Eighth Grade Volume 2
Unit 1 Baihui Hanying
This is a unit with the theme of "Flowers". Since there are so many teaching materials to choose from, in order to closely adhere to the theme of "taking aesthetic education as the core" and reflect the combination of music and related culture, this unit focuses on highlighting the relationship between "flowers and people" and "flowers and music". Internal connection.
This unit selected the Hebei folk song "Jasmine" as the students' singing repertoire. Like "Embroidered Purse" from various places, "Jasmine" from the north and south is also a representative work among Han folk songs. In order to comprehensively improve students' musical literacy, this song is presented in the form of two parts with branch polyphony. The rhythm of the two parts is basically the same, and the range is more suitable for the singing requirements of eighth grade students. In order to accompany the singing of the song, a knowledge board was also set up to introduce simple common sense of texture for students to read. The purpose of the after-class discussion questions is to cause students to think about the relationship between melody line and dynamics, and to consciously guide singing practice from theory.
There is a relationship of "added variations" between the Jiangsu folk song "Jasmine" and the Hebei folk song of the same name. The similarities between the two can be found in terms of the structure of the phrases and the beginning and end of the melody, and the differences between the two can be seen in terms of rhythm. Comparing the two can help improve students' awareness of the material development techniques in folk songs, thereby enhancing their understanding of singing or appreciating songs. "Hao Hua Hong" is another folk song genre - a folk song, with fresh, simple and philosophical lyrics. Although works such as "Peony Song", "Three Wishes of Roses", "Velvet Flowers" and "Three Plum Blossoms" are based on flowers, they pay more attention to expressing the emotions of the world and affirming and praising beautiful personalities. The recital "February Orchid" with music is a masterpiece of prose by contemporary writer Ji Xianlin who uses scenes to express emotions and blend scenes. Choosing music and reciting it will help students understand the close connection between literature and music, which are both components of the humanities, in terms of expression. The music activity "Pair of Flowers" can not only guide students back to the appreciation of folk songs, but also help students stimulate their creative thinking and improve their abilities through performance practice.
Unit 2 Li Yuanxueying
In the third unit of the first volume of the eighth grade, the practice activities of learning the gong and drum scriptures have paved the way for students to learn opera music. As a treasure of Chinese culture, opera music is one of the teaching contents explicitly mentioned in the curriculum standards. It is an important material for promoting national music and inheriting historical culture. At present, many versions of domestic music textbooks cover opera music, and it is particularly important to innovate in material selection and arrangement.
This unit follows the guiding ideology of “inheritance and development” in its arrangement, and strives to reasonably select representative arias and arias from each type of opera. Taking into account the actual needs of teaching, the Peking Opera-style composition song "Singing Masks" is used as an introduction to stimulate students' interest through lively and vivid expressions.
The "Bao Longtu Meditates in Kaifeng Mansion" and "The Prince Consort Doesn't Have to Speak Artfully" in "The Case of Guillotine Beauty" are famous parts of Peking Opera's "Bronze Hammer Painted Face". The characters created by the music are vivid and vivid. The dramatic effect is strong and easy for students to accept.
The music of the two sections of "The Tower Meeting" in the famous Yue Opera piece "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" contrasts very sharply with the Peking Opera "Guillotine" in terms of character image and musical style. The following comparison and appreciation of the balcony dialogue (i.e. the dialogue between violin and cello) in the violin concerto "Butterfly Lovers" can deepen students' understanding of the artistic value of opera music.
"Who said women are inferior to men" and "Couples Return Home" are familiar arias from Henan Opera and Huangmei Opera respectively. "Fighting Tigers on the Mountain" is a representative work of modern Peking Opera. In terms of expression, it pays more attention to the symphonic orchestra effect, which is different from traditional operas.
This unit also introduces several performing artists through stills, music activities, etc., as well as common knowledge such as facial makeup of opera characters.
Unit 3 Orchestral Harmony
In this set of textbooks, this is a column corresponding to "The Music of Eight Tones" in the first volume of the eighth grade textbook. "The Music of Eight Tones" introduces national musical instruments and national instrumental music works. This unit introduces the representative instruments and works in Western orchestras.
The layout of the textbook first presents a picture of a Western orchestra and representative musical instruments on a facing page. Next is the appreciation of solo pieces for violin, cello, flute, trumpet, clarinet and other instruments. Although "Shehra Chadha" appears in the "Music Story" column, the use of orchestration of each instrument (group) is distinctive, which not only helps students accumulate the timbre of the instrument, but also reminds students to pay attention to the ensemble. The expressiveness of each instrument (group).
The fill-in-the-blank exercise on page 39 is intended to assist students in independently organizing and analyzing the music knowledge appearing in the teaching materials, and to prepare for writing "music descriptions" in the future. Although there is not a one-to-one concrete relationship between the sounds shown in music and the descriptions of language and literature, explaining works to students in this way is also a common practice in current music appreciation teaching.
"Central Asia Steppe" is another plot work. There is a close relationship between the use of musical instrument timbre and the shaping of musical images. The music structure is clear, and the polyphonic style presented in the texture of the reproduction section helps to improve students' musical aesthetic experience.
Unit 4: The Land of China (4) - Dense Forest
This unit is the fourth part of the permanent column "The Land of China" in this set of textbooks. It displays relevant information about praising the forest, Different forms of musical works (including songs, symphonies, etc.) depicting forests can guide students to pay attention to green life and a good attitude of caring for the natural environment. Through after-school music activities - the creation of the musical "Tree Planting" to further arouse students' awareness of environmental protection. At the same time, this unit, like other "The Great Land of China" columns, can be studied in conjunction with Chinese geography knowledge to strengthen the organic connection between music and geography-related content.
"Song of the Forest" is an excellent work singing about the forest. Unconventional rhythmic patterns such as pianissimo, dotted, triplet, and syncopation are used throughout the whole song. It has strong emotion, clear structure, smooth melody, and moderate range. "Morning in the Big Forest" is a fresh and beautiful work that praises the forest. It is freer in rhythm than "Song of the Forest". Although both are lyrical songs, they have a certain contrast. "Small Design" is a linking column in this unit. It is not only an activity to guide students in music creation, but also inspires students to actively participate in the appreciation of the three symphony excerpts that follow.
Unit 5: Global Journey (4) - Oceania Collection
This unit is another stop to lead students to appreciate the world's national folk music. Due to the constraints of objective conditions, the music materials in the Oceania region of our country are not very rich, and this content was rarely covered in previous textbooks. The unit title is marked with "Collecting Styles", which means hunting for novelties, collecting, and broadening one's horizons.
This unit mainly focuses on song and dance music. "Sheep Shearing" is a widely sung Australian folk song. From a teaching perspective, the songs are a bit too childish. In order to make up for this shortcoming, this unit is presented in the form of a two-part chorus to increase the difficulty of learning. In this two-part song, various forms such as unison singing, duet singing, and rotation singing are used successively. The use of line words and onomatopoeia is lively and interesting, which helps to improve students' performance interest. "The Barber" is a humorous song with vivid images; the recorder playing "The Barber" after class highlighted the contrasting effect of skipping notes and legato.
"Haka Manumanu" and "Lakaraka" are both dance music, which helps to improve students' awareness and understanding of diverse musical cultures, thereby cultivating their affinity for other regional ethnic cultures. feel.
Unit 6 Summer Rafting
This unit is the third part of the textbook's "Four Seasons" theme and is arranged for students to study before the summer vacation. "Golden Autumn" in the first volume for seventh grade and "The Sound of Spring" in the second volume for seventh grade are companion volumes to it.
"Summer Boating on the Sea" is a relaxed and lively three-beat song adapted from the aria in Verdi's opera "La Traviata", with a strong sense of movement. "Island of the Sun" is a contemporary, beautiful and lyrical song. The scene shown in the lyrics has a certain connection with the students' upcoming summer vacation travel activities, and it has certain educational significance for students. "June - Barcarolle" is a piano piece that is both elegant and popular. It has a distinct artistic conception and a graceful and smooth melody. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is Mendelssohn's symphonic overture based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. It is a model work that combines music and drama. Since this work has never appeared in similar textbooks, it will help broaden the horizons of teachers and students. At the same time, it will also help students combine literary scripts and deepen their understanding of the relationship between music and drama. "Thunder and Lightning Polka" contains some clips that use musical instruments to simulate natural sounds such as "wind, rain, thunder and lightning". With the help of exercises to judge musical instruments and experience activities with music accompaniment, it can effectively help students review the knowledge of orchestral instrument timbre in the third unit. content. "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" is a prose describing the scenery of the lotus pond on a summer night, and the recital to the music is a continuation of this regular content.