Exercise 9. Answer the questions in writing.
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1. What kind of music do you like (dislike)? Who or what do you think influenced your music tastes?
2. Did you learn music at school? Can you play any musical instrument? If yes, which one? Do you enjoy doing it? If not, what instrument would you like to learn to play?
3. Do you have favourite musical instruments? Which ones? What do you like about them?
4. Do you have any special feelings when you hear a brass band play? Do you have any associations with this kind of music?
5. Can you say that you choose music according to your mood and the job that you are doing? If yes, what kind of music do you most like to listen to when you are:
| a) with your friends? | c) dancing? | e) doing your homework? |
| b) relaxing alone? | d) in a bad mood? | f) working about the house? |
6. Can you say that your parents, grandparents and you share the same musical tastes? Do you like to listen to the same music? Do you think music tastes have something to do with age? Do you agree that tastes in music change during a person's life? Why do you think it happens?
7. Have you ever experienced any healing influence of music? If yes, can you tell about it? Do you believe in the healing power of music?
8. Do you like classical music? If yes, do many of your friends share your love of classical music? If not, can you explain why?
9. Why do you think there is so little classical music on radio and TV?
10. Do you prefer to listen to live or recorded music? What is the difference?
11. Can you imagine the world without music? What would it be like?
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