Module4MusicLiuFangisrecognisedasoneofthemostsuccessfulpipaplayersaswellasasensitiveperformerontheguzheng.Shehascooperatedwithworldclassmusiciansallaroundtheworldandhasreleasedseveralalbums.Thefollowingarticleiswrittenbyherabouthowshethinksofperformancesandherunderstandingofmusic.Whilemusicisoftenaboutexpressingmoodandfeeling,itisfascinatingtoexperiencehowmusicianswhoplaydifferentinstrumentscometogethertocreateagreatpieceofmusic.Itisinspiringandcreative,particularlywhenorganisersprovideenoughtimeformusicianstorehearse(排练)beforeconcerts.Wehavealottodiscussandalwaysbringourworktoanotherlevel.Thisisespeciallytruewhenmusiciansmeetwithanopenheart,willingtolearnfromeachotherandnotsimplysatisfiedwiththingsjustsounding“okay”．Formyconcerts,IplaymostlytraditionalChinesemusic.Thistypeofmusicisoftencloselylinkedtopoetry.Aspoetry,itsetsouttoexpresshumanfeelingsandpurify(净化)themind.Thistypeofmusicwasnoncommercial,typicallyplayedsoloonprivateoccasionsforoneself,orforZhiYin—closefriendsandmusiclovers.Themusicissupposedtobeplayedinacalmstate,andthefeelingandenergyarepresentandshouldremainfreshevenwhenperformersarerepeatingthe“sameoldpieces”．Thechallengehereisthecurrenttrendoflookingfor“new”.Infact,the“old”musichasgreatvalue.Whilethereisnothingwrongwithcreatingnew—andindeed,today'sgoodcreationwillbetomorrow'stradition—itismisleadingtousethistojudgemusicmaking.Evenforthesamepiece,everyperformanceis“originalandnew”，nottomentionthedifferentenvironmentsandaudiences.Inarealsense,onecan'tseparatemusicfrommusician.Whenthemusiciandies,hisorhermusicnolongerexists.Recordingisnottherealthing.Thatisrepeating,notmusicmaking,whichisverydifferentfrompainting.Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_PrereadingAnInterviewwithLiuFangPart1LiuFangisaninternationalmusicstar,famousfor①herworkwithtraditionalChineseinstruments.Shewasbornin1974andhasplayedthepipasincetheageofsix.She'sgivenconcerts②sinceshewaseleven,including③aperformancefortheQueenofEnglandduringhervisittoChina.Shegraduatedfrom④theShanghaiConservatory⑤ofMusic,whereshealsostudiedtheguzhengin1993⑥.Whatisyourmusicaltrainingandbackground?MymotherisaDianjuactress.DianjuisakindofChineseopera,whichincludessinging,dancingandacting⑦.WhenIwasachild,shetookmetoperformances⑧.IlistenedtomusicbeforeIcouldspeak!WhenIwasfiveyearsold,shetaughtmetoplay⑨theyueqin.In1990,whenIwas15yearsold,IwenttotheShanghaiConservatoryofMusic,whereIstudiedthepipaandtheguzheng⑩.AfterIgraduated,IwentbacktomyhometownofKunmingandworkedas⑪apipasoloist⑫oftheKunmingMusicandDanceTroupe.In1996,ImovedtoCanadawithmyhusbandandIhavebeenliving⑬theresincethen.①(be)famousfor因……而著名此处为形容词短语在句中作后置定语，相当于定语从句“whoisfamousforherwork...”。②giveconcerts举办音乐会③includingprep.包括④graduatefrom毕业于⑤conservatory/kn'svtri/əɜːən.音乐学院⑥whereshealso...是非限制性定语从句，修饰theShanghaiConservatoryofMusic,where在从句中作地点状语，可转换成“介词＋which”形式。⑦which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Dianju。⑧takesb.toperformances带某人去看表演⑨teachsb.todosth.教某人去做某事⑩whereIstudiedthepipaandtheguzheng是非限制性定语从句，修饰theShanghaiConservatoryofMusic。⑪workas做……(工作)⑫soloist/'slIst/əʊəʊn.独奏者⑬havebeenliving为现在完成进行时。现在完成进行时的结构为“have/has＋been＋现在分词”，表示从过去某一时刻开始一直延续到现在的动作，...
