VIP Class Notes (Luca)

Vocabulary

French horn 圆号

cross over/mash up
I would describe this band music as being a kind of cross/mash up or traditional mongolian music and electronic music.

Bow
The violin bow.

This band has a mongolian folky vibe.

backstage 后台

Throat singing

Nomad (noun) Nomadic (adjective)

idyllic, picturesque, beautiful

portable (easy to move)

folk

folktale

Writing exercise

Adam is to write a profile for his band.

The I manage is called Narabara. Its a very youngest and the talent band. They are five members in total, most of the members come from mongolia. Even they are based in shanghai and beijing, they want to promote mongolia. So they play traditional mongolian instrument with electronic effects.

The band I manage is called Narabara. They are a group of young and talented musicians originally from Mongolia. Though they based in Shanghai and Beijing, They feel strongly about promoting Mongolian culture. Their music can best be described as a kind of crossover between traditional Mongolian folk music with both jazz and electronic music influences. 

Description of mongolian life style.

The mongols lead a nomadic lifestyle in the idyllic grassland of their country. The mongols travel with their sheep and cattle as they graze the plains of Mongolia, consequently the mongolian yurt is desgined to be very portable.

Speaking exercise

The band I managed is named called

In total there are five members/ there are five members in total.

The vocal/ the vocalist

The words of the song are mongolian/they sing in mongolian.

the album haven’t release/ the album hasn’t been released yet.

This song is based on a traditional mongolian folktale about a small horse and a group of small children. 

saying/speaking

I have been to biggest city/ I have been to some of the biggest cities in the world

the tempo of the life is fast/ the pace of life is fast.

the stressful of the life is heavy than other cities/ life is more stressful in bigger cities.

Pronunciation

Pay attention to the letters are the end of words.

instrument

africa

drum

jam

influences.

improve