ExtendedreadingtellthestoryofBeethoven’sremarkablelifegiveabriefintroductiontoBeethoven’sSymphonyNo.9findoutthequalitiesofBeethovenasagreatmusiciananalysewhatmakesagreatmusicianandexplainthereasonsLearningobjectives?borninGermanycomposer&pianistmusicgeniussufferfromlossofhearingFateSymphonyGuesswhoheis.Readthearticleandfillinthefollowingmindmapaboutitsoutline.FastreadingBeethoven:aremarkablelifePara.1Thefirst-everperformanceof_________________Para.2Beethoven’slifejourney

_____________________Para.3Beethoven’sattitudesinthefaceof___________________Para.4_____________Para.5Beethoven’s__________________________SymphonyNo.9thelossofhearingIntroduction

toSymphonyNo.9

reputationandachievementsStructurebeforehislatetwentiesWhyishe“remarkable”?DiscussWhatwastheaudiencereactiontoSymphonyNo.9?Theybrokeintoenthusiasticcheersattheendofthesymphony.Beforehim,hesawaseaofpeopleallstanding,clapping,andwavingtheirhatsandhandkerchiefstoexpresstheirappreciationofhismasterwork.para.1HowdidBeethovenrealizehissuccess?Hewasunawareoftheaudienceresponseuntiloneofthesingersturnedhimaroundtofacethecrowd.Whatmakeshimremarkable?intensivereading1.Howdoestheauthordevelopthisparagrah?Bytimeorderpara.22.What'sthepurposeofmentioningMozart'scommentsonBeeethoven?ToexpresshisappreciationtoBeethovenTorevealBeethoven'sextrodinarytalentWhatmakeshimremarkable?intensivereadingParagraph2：fillinthefollowingflowchartaboutBeethoven’slifejourney.NotlongafterAsagiftedchildInlatetwentiesstudyingmusicdayandnightbeingappreciatedforhispianoperformancesenjoyingareputationasawonderfulyoungmusiciansufferingtheworstpossibletwist:graduallossofhearing

timeorderBytheimehewasateenager1.WhathappenedtoBeethoven?para.32.Howdidhefinallyovercometheproblem?intensivereading(1)WhatdidBeethovendotoovercomethelossofhearinginparagraph3?Para.3sharewithhisbrotherinsecretreduceperformancesseekfordifferentwaystocontinuecomposingmusicreturntostagewithSymphonyNo.9Musicisauniverallanguagewhichreflectsrichfeelings.EnjoythemostfamouspartinSympony9thendiscusshowyoufeel.para.4Movementfeelingsqualitiesonetwo&threeastrongwillgreattaltentsfourquiet,energeticdesperateandupliftingjoyfuldeterminationintensivereadingOfallfamouspiecesofmusiccomposedbyBeethoven,whydoestheauthorfocusonSymphonyNo.9?

para.4LastmajorpieceofmusicReflectingbothhissufferingandhisstrongwillDisplayinghisuniquetalentsinmusicandpersonalcharactersandqualities.Whatmakeshimremarkable?intensivereadingWhyisBeethovenregardedasoneofthemostremarkablemusiciansinhistory?para.5BecauseofhisamazingachievementsinmusicandhisdeterminationinhisdarkestdaysintensivereadingWhyishe“remarkable”?DiscussFindoutBeethoven’squalitiesasamusicianbyaddingnounstothefollowingchart.QualitiesofBeethovendeterminationtalentpassionintelligencediligencepersistencecreativity…DiscussionoptimismdevotionWhichpartofthestoryaboutBeethovenimpressedyoumost?Why?Anyonewhounderstandsmusicwillbeabletotakeitoutofallhistroubles.Withthejoyofsuffering.Whatdonothaveismorevaluableandpreciousthantime,sodonotputoffwhatyoudotodayuntiltomorrow.

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