Module 4 Music Liu Fang is recognised as one of the most successful pipa players as well as a sensitive performer on the guzheng. She has cooperated with world?class musicians all around the world and has released several albums. The following article is written by her about how she thinks of performances and her understanding of music. While music is often about expressing mood and feeling, it is fascinating to experience how musicians who play different instruments come together to create a great piece of music. It is inspiring and creative, particularly when organisers provide enough time for musicians to rehearse (排练) before concerts. We have a lot to discuss and always bring our work to another level. This is especially true when musicians meet with an open heart, willing to learn from each other and not simply satisfied with things just sounding “okay”． For my concerts, I play mostly traditional Chinese music. This type of music is often closely linked to poetry. As poetry, it sets out to express human feelings and purify (净化) the mind. This type of music was noncommercial, typically played solo on private occasions for oneself, or for Zhi Yin — close friends and music lovers. The music is supposed to be played in a calm state, and the feeling and energy are present and should remain fresh even when performers are repeating the “same old pieces”． The challenge here is the current trend of looking for “new”. In fact, the “old” music has great value. While there is nothing wrong with creating new — and indeed, today's good creation will be tomorrow's tradition — it is misleading to use this to judge music?making. Even for the same piece, every performance is “original and new”， not to mention the different environments and audiences. In a real sense, one can't separate music from musician. When the musician dies, his or her music no longer exists. Recording is not the real thing. That is repeating, not music?making, which is very different from painting. Section_ⅠIntroduction_&_Reading_—_Pre?reading An Interview with Liu Fang Part 1 Liu Fang is an international music star, famous for① her work with traditional Chinese instruments. She was born in 1974 and has played the pipa since the age of six. She's given concerts② since she was eleven, including③ a performance for the Queen of England during her visit to China. She graduated from④ the Shanghai Conservatory⑤ of Music, where she also studied the guzheng in 1993⑥. What is your musical training and background? My mother is a Dianju actress. Dianju is a kind of Chinese opera, which includes singing, dancing and acting⑦. When I was a child, she took me to performances⑧. I listened to music before I could speak! When I was five years old, she taught me to play⑨ the yueqin. In 1990, when I was 15 years old, I went to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where I studied the pipa and the guzheng⑩. After I graduated, I went back to my hometown of Kunming and worked as? ... ...
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