大學(xué)英語綜合教程學(xué)生用書 The First American Music

[00:00.00] The First American Music [00:04.28]The first Europeans came to American in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. [00:12.64]Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, [00:19.80]from Europe,Africa,and Asia,and they have brought their music with them. [00:26.96]This mixing of people and music has created American music. [00:34.80]Music is a very important part of our lives. [00:40.65]Music is for dancing,drinking,eating,loving,and thinking. [00:47.52]Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth. [00:53.37]Others remind us of the people we love. [00:58.02]Many important occasions,like weddings and funerals,have special music. [01:05.07]Every nation has a national song [01:10.11]like the American song"The Star-Spangled Banner". [01:15.57]In the U.S..high schools and colleges have school songs too. [01:22.34]Music is a part of the history of America. [01:27.48]It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. [01:33.23]As the years pass,the music grows and changes. [01:39.19]Modern science has also changed music. [01:44.33]Inventions like records,radio,movies,electric instruments, [01:51.60]tape recorders,and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. [01:59.04]They have helped to make music [02:02.80]and important form of international communication. [02:08.65]American music,from the earliest folk songs to modern:"pop". [02:15.21]is known around the world. [02:18.95]Music in one fo American's most important exports. [02:25.01]It brings the people of the world together. [02:29.66]Even when people cannot understand the same language, [02:35.40]they can share the same music. [02:39.45]Many people learn and practice English by singing songs. [02:45.38]Understanding American music can help you understand American people, [02:51.81]their history and culture. [02:55.75]So,as the song says,"Put a dime in the juke box,baby." [03:01.81]Let's listen to the music! [03:05.76]Native Americans lived in American before Columbus arrived. [03:12.60]They had songs for many occasions [03:16.96]and they used drums and other musical instruments. [03:22.11]Dancing amd music was an important part of their life and their religion. [03:29.16]You can still hear native American music [03:34.02]and see dancing at special festivals. [03:39.06]The first British people who came to American were very religious. [03:45.83]They came for religious freedom. [03:49.98]Their songs were simple [03:53.53]and they did not use musical instruments in the church. [03:59.07]Soon other people with different forms [04:03.93]of the Christian religion arrived in America. [04:09.00]They brought different kinds of church music from Europe [04:15.63]and they used musical instruments, [04:19.79]like the organ and the piano,in the church. [04:25.53]Not all early music was church music. [04:31.36]Some people liked to drink and dance. [04:36.01]Many drinking places opened and fiddle(violin)music [04:42.75]and European songs entertained the people. [04:47.71]American farmers soon left the east coast to begin new farms further west. [04:55.86]The farms were bog and far apart. [05:00.90]There were not many towns or churches. [05:05.27]Religious leaders,called preachers, [05:10.02]rode horses around the country and brought religion to the farm people. [05:16.26]To bring the country people together in a large group, [05:21.72]these preachers held"camp meetings". [05:26.48]These religious meetings were held in big tents. [05:31.83]Sometimes thousands of people went to hear the preachers. [05:38.08]Camp meetings often went on for several days. [05:45.03]Popular religious songs were sung and the music was very lively. [05:52.97]People clapped their hands and tapped their feet to the music. [06:00.72]The first camp meeting was held in 1800 and they are still held today. [06:08.67]Many pop stars,for example Elvis Presley, [06:14.23]first learned to sing and to love music at these meetings.

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