People's Education Press Music Book (Volume 1 for Sixth Grade)

The table of contents is as follows:

There are six units in total, and there is also a my music webpage at the end.

Extended content:

1. Development of Chinese music

(1) Ancient music

In ancient China, "poetry" is not divided into , that is, literature and music are closely related. The poems in the Book of Songs, the earliest existing collection of Chinese poetry, were all set to tunes and sung orally by the people.

The development of music theory in ancient China was slow, its status in the "official history" was not high, and no more written information was left. But music, like literature, was a compulsory course for the ancient intellectual class, and undoubtedly played an important role in the daily life of ancient Chinese people; folk music is full of colorful melodies.

(2) Modern music

Uses Western instruments and musical methods, but popular music is still based on the Chinese method, that is, melody is the mainstay and pentatonic scale is the mainstay. The most loved one. Zhou Xuan was one of the most popular performers at the time and a representative of popular music at the time. The theme songs "Songstress from the End of the World" and "Song of the Four Seasons" she sang for the movie "Street Angel" were extremely popular at the time and were in line with the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people at the time. , known as the "golden voice".

(3) Modern music

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in addition to revolutionary songs, Soviet songs translated into Chinese were added. Symphony troupes began to be established in various places to perform Western classical music and new works by Chinese composers. Exchanges with third world countries have also been increasing. For this reason, the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe was established, specializing in learning and singing folk songs and music from various ethnic groups in Asian, African and Latin American countries. It is very popular in China. From then on, the music of developing countries began to pay attention to Chinese music has an impact. The orchestration and ensemble methods of Chinese ethnic bands have also been basically finalized, and many successful ethnic instrumental symphonies have been produced.

In the 20th century, China's national music began to receive widespread attention from all over the world. Every Spring Festival, it is invited to hold a Chinese New Year concert in the Golden Hall in Vienna, and the seats are packed.

(4) Contemporary music

Since China’s reform and opening up, pop music has first entered the mainland from Hong Kong and Taiwan, especially Taiwanese campus songs and songs sung by Teresa Teng. Very popular in the mainland. Zhang Mingmin's "My Chinese Heart", which was performed at China Central Television's 1984 Spring Festival Gala, became an instant hit in the mainland. This was also the first public performance of a Hong Kong and Taiwan song in mainland China. Since then, popular songs from mainland China have been combined with various styles and genres of music from other regions, resulting in many popular songs.

2. Learning music:

(1) Understand music scores, such as staffs, simplified musical notations, etc.;

(2) Learn musical instruments according to your own interests and hobbies;

(3) Practice your voice and find songs that suit you according to your voice;

(4) Listen more, read more, practice more, and think more. Improve your understanding of basic music knowledge and learn to explain things in simple terms and make suggestions from a high point;

(5) Practice lung capacity, do exercises and swim to exercise;

(6) Perform in some public places and practice Courage and on-site adaptability, practical drills.

Reference materials:

Music_Baidu Encyclopedia