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[00:-1.00]PRE-READING
[00:-2.00]1 What kind of music do you like?
[00:-3.00]2 When you listen to a song,do you listen to the words or the music?
[00:-4.00]3 Do you play any musical instrument?What is your favourite instrument?
[00:-5.00]4 Do you like to lesten to music from other countries?
[00:-6.00]THE SOUNDS OF THE WORLD
[00:-7.00]There is a world of music out there!
[00:-8.00]What we hear on the radio or see on TV
[00:-9.00]is only a small part of all the wonderful music that is waiting for us.
[00:10.00]Most of us probably like pop music and have our favourite performers,
[00:11.00]stars or bands,but many of us also want to discover new sounds and rhythms.
[00:12.00]Here is a brief look at some of the exciting musical styles from around the world
[00:13.00]Blues music has a long history.
[00:14.00]The blues is a way for people to show who they are and what is in their heart.
[00:15.00]People have been playing the blues for many years,
[00:16.00]but the music has kept many of its characteristics.
[00:17.00]The blues comes from African songs
[00:18.00]that people used to sing when they worked and during festivals.
[00:19.00]The African songs met American music when African slaves were brought to the US.
[00:20.00]The blues has been part of African-American culture since then,
[00:21.00]and it is still an important part of American culture.
[00:22.00]Other musical styles,like jazz and rock music,
[00:23.00]have all come from blues music.
[00:24.00]Today's American culture contains many different musical styles.
[00:25.00]People still listen to blues and rock,
[00:26.00]but they also listen to hip-hop and rap.
[00:27.00]Hip-hop and rap have much in common with blues and rock,
[00:28.00]but they also have their own characteristics.
[00:29.00]Hip-hop music often combines parts of other styles
[00:30.00]to create music that will help people hear new things in old music.
[00:31.00]Perhaps the most important characteristic of rap music
[00:32.00]is the way the artists sing.
[00:33.00]In rap music,the singer or"rapper"will speak or"rap"the words along with the beat
[00:34.00]Another important style in today's world of music is Latin music.
[00:35.00]Latin music-music that uses traditional styles from Latin America-
[00:36.00]has spread all over the world.
[00:37.00]In the US,where there are many Spanish-speaking people,
[00:38.00]Latin music is a big part of the culture.
[00:39.00]It has always been popular in Spanish-speaking countries
[00:40.00]and today stars like Santana and Ricky Martin are known throughout the world.
[00:41.00]There are of course many other interesting styles of music.
[00:42.00]There is a wide variety of new music to be discovered in every corner of the world
[00:43.00]so the next time you look for a tape or a CD,
[00:44.00]don't just look for Chinese or American music-
[00:45.00]open your ears to the sounds of the world!
[00:46.00]There is a world of music out there!
[00:47.00]What we hear...
[00:48.00]favourite performers,stars or bands,
[00:49.00]Blues music has a long history.
[00:50.00]The blues is a way for people to show who they are and what is in their heart.
[00:51.00]The blues has been part of African-American culture since then,
[00:52.00]and it is still an important part of American culture.
[00:53.00]Today's American culture contains...
[00:54.00]People still listen to blues and rock,but they also listen to hip-hop and rap.
[00:55.00]characteristic
[00:56.00]Perhaps the most important characteristic of rap music is the way
[00:57.00]the artists sing.
[00:58.00]It has always been ...
[00:59.00]There are of course many other interesting styles of music.
[-1:00.00]There is a wide variety ...to be discovered...
[-1:-1.00]open your ears to the sounds of the world!
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