An interview with a pop pianist

1、Welcome!,An Interview with a Pop Pianist,Clip 1,What is Robin Gordon? What is James Newman? What is JN well known for?,A way of playing classical music in a wildly romantic manner,His strange clothes,A journalist.,A rich and famous pianist.,Prediction,If you were Robin Gordon, what questions would y

2、ou ask James Newman?,Clip 2,What personality does James Newman have? (Pay attention to adjectives and key information) Dont let the chance _ _ _ _. Be _ when the opportunities turns up. Be important to be _ _ all the time, and _ _ _ at school. Adjectives:_, _, _, _ Why does JN have such a personalit

3、y?,slip through your fingers,prepared,number one,hardworking, competitive, aggressive,get straight As,career-oriented,Pair work,What kind of person do you think yourself is? How has this personality been developed? In your point of view, do your family or family members have great influence on your

4、personality? Give some examples to prove your idea.,Clip 3,What did JN wear when he began as a pianist? How did he feel when he played with these clothes?,A black suit and a bow tie.,Serious and miserable.,Clip 4,Where and how did JN begin his own style? JN: I learned the piano_ _ _ _, and after I l

5、eft music school, I started giving piano performances. Well, anyway, one evening when I was in Wisconsin, something happened. My audience that evening _ _mostly rich farmers. They were all sitting like _ dummies(模型)it was really a very hot eveningI was all _. They just werent _ Bach or Chopin.They w

6、ere ready to _ _ their chairs with boredom. So I stopped playing and _ _.,at an early age,consisted of,sleeping,sweaty,enjoying,fall,stood up,off,JN: Exactly. And I shouted, “Come on, folks. What would you really like to hear?” At first they looked at me as if I had _ _, then they became all _ _. Th

7、ey agreed that they wanted a _. So I played something in a kind of _Bach style.,gone mad,wide awake,change,wild,What changes did this incident bring to JN?,Starting his new style: to play Bach and Chopin,Starting wearing fancy clothes.,classical music,in a very unusual way,strange clothes,Group Disc

8、ussion,If your were James Newman meeting such an accident during the piano performance, how would you react? In order to develop ones own style, what factors do you think count?,Clip 5,How do his father and other people think of his change of style in piano?,Check your understanding!,Mr. Newman play

9、s classical music in a usual and traditional way. Mr. Newman isnt a hardworking and competitive man. Mr. Newmans family have a significant influence on him. The rich farmers in Wisconsin didnt seem to enjoy classical music. Many people have accepted Mr. Newmans style, his father included.,Assignment,Recite the text and read it for at least 3