TPO 47 听 力 文 本 Conv ersation 1 Listen to a conversation between a student and a music director. Stu: Ms. Harper? Dir: Yes, can I help you? Stu: Hi, my name is Eric Paterson, I’m a journalism student, Er, I want to ask you about the orchestra. Dir: I’m sorry, Eric. But the orchestra is only open to music majors. Stu: Really? Well, see… Dir: But the policy’s changing next year. After that, if you’ve taken three music courses, you will be able to audition. Stu: Well, e… , I have taken some music courses and I do play the double bass, so maybe that’s something to think about. But, actually, I was here about something else. Dir: Oh, sorry, it’s just I... I get that question all the time, so… Stu: That’s Ok. The thing is, I work for Magna, the school paper, and I’m reporting on last week’s concert. Now I went to it and I really enjoyed it. But now I’m looking for some background knowledge. Dir: Well, I can refer you to some of the students in the orchestra if you’d like a young musician’s point of view. Stu: Er, I guess that might be helpful, but I’m really looking for a little bit of scholarly perspective, some history of the music that was performed that evening, where it was originated, how it’s developed over time. Dir: Well, some of our musician’s kind of specialize in Appalachian music. In fact, that’s part of the reason we performed it. So you really should talk to them, too. Er… OK, so we were playing Appalachian music from communities in the Appalachian mountain regions of the United States. Stu: All right. Dir: Er… , Do you really think you can keep these all in your head? Stu: Oh, don’t worry. All I need are a few key facts. I...
