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During the final term of my theater and performance degree at the University of Leeds, I found myself standing outside Berkeley Court care home with three classmates and an underdeveloped idea. We planned to hold some interactive workshops with the residents to try to inspire memory and social engagement.
I remember being nervous, aware that we were working with people who were vulnerable, and that I had no idea what I was doing. Some residents were almost nonverbal, some were clearly not with ability. Some were happy to see us, and some were not.
I had decided to play music at the end of the session. We went with the song My Way because the residents, all roughly 80 years old, were probably listening to the hit song in their late 20s.
Once I pressed play, it was as if a spell had been cast. Nearly everyone in the room stood up and sang what seemed like every word. I was so profoundly moved. Many of them were communicating much better. It looked and felt like magic.
Off I went to drama school, but I thought about that experience almost daily. So when we were given the opportunity to write a script for a theater festival, I created a love story about music and dementia (痴呆), spanning 50 years of a couple’s life.
And now, 10 years later, the show I made is running again in London thanks to the Music for Dementia campaign.
When my grandma was diagnosed with dementia toward the end of her life, I didn’t struggle to communicate with her in the way that other people in their might have done. I felt more able to tune into what she needed and better equipped to see her underneath the disease.
I now know that music-based intervention reduce the need for medication in more than 60% of people living with dementia. I don’t know what My Way would be, but I certainly think we should all strive to find our song and do our best to stay connected to the people we share it with.
1. Why did the author choose the song My Way to play? (No more than 15 words)相似题推荐
【推荐1】Biggest Music Tours & Festivals of 2023
Your favorite artists are ready to hit the road! After two years of rescheduled, postponed or canceled tours and concerts, music fans can rejoice in knowing that live shows are back in full swing.
Madonna, SZA, Beyoncé, Anita Baker, John Meyer, Blink-182, Taylor Swift, Willy Nelson, John Meyer, and Billy Joel are just a small portion of acts heading on tour in 2023. And the list keeps growing. Below, find a roster of more than 30 of the year’s most expected concerts, tours and music festivals. We’ll be updating this story regularly, so be sure to check back for new dates and ticket information.
From A-Z: A List of Must-See Music Tours (Updating)
Anita Baker — The music legend hit the road for her first tour in decades joined by Babyface. The tour kicked off on Feb. 11 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla.
Billy Joel — In addition to joining Stevie Nicks for a co-headlining tour, Billy Joel has solo shows scheduled for this year.
Blink-182 – The band has postponed its upcoming world tour, which was scheduled to start September 11 in Tijuana, Mexico. Find ticket information here.
Charlie Puth — The singer will be heading out on The Charlie Live Experience tour this spring.
Coldplay — The Music of the Spheres World Tour will make stops in Brazil, Spain, Portugal and other countries before hitting the states. Get tickets here.
Ed Sheeran — Ed Sheeran’s “Mathematics” tour makes its way to North America in May.
Harry Styles — Harry Styles performed a string of shows rescheduled from last year’s tour.
Stray Kids – The K-pop group will bring the expanded Maniac world tour to the states in September.
Taylor Swift – The Eras tour, featuring Paramore and Gayle, officially kicks off on March 17. Get tickets here.
2023 Music Festivals: Where to Get Tickets
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival — April 14-16 & April 20-23; Get tickets here.
Dreamville Festival — April 1-2. Get tickets here.
Bonnaroo Music Festival — October 15-18.
Lovers & Friends Festival — May 6 in Las Vegas.
Rolling Loud — March 3-5 (California); Jul 21-23 (Miami).
1. The underlined word “roster” in the second paragraph may mean________.| A．poster | B．list | C．number | D．ticket |
| A．Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Taylor Swift. |
| B．Dreamville Festival, Blink-182. |
| C．Bonnaroo Music Festival, Stray kids. |
| D．Rolling Loud, Coldplay. |
| A．A musical magazine. | B．A website. |
| C．A newspaper. | D．A brochure. |
【推荐2】Indonesia’s festival scene is one of the most popular festivals in Southeast Asia, attracting thousands of music and party lovers every year. Make sure to keep an eye on these events.
We The Fest
Born in 2014, We The Fest has become the pioneer on the southeast Asian music festival scene. By mixing the pleasures of art, music, fashion and food, it's a must-go event for festival lovers. In 2017 it lasted over three days for the first time, with more than 50, 000 participants. Great names like The Kooks, Phoenix, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have played on We The Fest stage.
Djakarta Warehouse Project
Djakarta Warehouse Project is the biggest EDM festival in southeast Asia, since 2014. When it was born, it wasn't a festival, but a party organized by clubs in Jakarta. The event usually takes place in December. Past editions featured world-class DJs, including Carl Cox, Cashmere Cat, Robin Schulz and many others. Before going, make sure to pack your dancing shoes and get ready for a good dance.
Java Jazz Festival
Feeling inspired for some jazz music? Java Jazz Festival history goes back to 13 years ago: they are the pioneers of music festivals in Indonesia and held their 14th edition in 2018. They organize many other wonderful music projects around the country. This one is unmissable.
A: M Festival
Last but for sure not least is A: M（Absence of Mute） Festival. 2018 has been its first edition, held in Kuningan City Ballroom with a lineup filled with famous local names. Their mission is to help new musicians enter the industry. Shout out for that and look forward to the next year.
1. Why does DJakarta Warehouse Project differ from other festivals?| A．It started as a club gathering. |
| B．It features Indonesia’s best DJs. |
| C．It aims at helping new musicians. |
| D．It is the pioneer on the music festival scene. |
| A．We The Fest. | B．A:M Festival. |
| C．Java Jazz Festival. | D．DJakarta Warehouse Project. |
| A．To show the popularity of music. |
| B．To attract more visitors to Indonesia. |
| C．To compare different Indonesia’s festivals. |
| D．To introduce Indonesia’s festivals to the public. |
【推荐3】Today show's Kathie Lee Gifford is hoping to bring the story of David to a new generation with her latest musical project, The Little Giant.
The 13-song album tells the story of the shepherd (牧羊人) boy who defeated a giant with five stones and a slingshot and became a king. The idea of the record came after Gifford and her husband Frank went on a life-changing trip to the Holy Land in 2012.
Gifford hoped to shine light on David's story to help a new generation find their own purpose; it's why she decided to compose this album that invites kids to hear the tale of the shepherd in a fun and educational way. Gifford based the record's opening track What is Your Stone on bravery and faith. She hopes the songs can help children find confidence in themselves.
Though the album is aimed towards families and children, Gifford found recording the story of David to be an exercise in healing after the death of her beloved husband Frank who passed away two years ago.
"I catch myself saying that I lost him sometimes," Gifford says, "No, he hasn't been gone. The trip took root in my husband's life, because he truly came to understand exactly what David did."
Gifford says the trip and the teachings stayed with her husband until his death. For the next three years, when people came to visit us, they’d always see Frank's trophy (奖杯) room because it's like a museum," Gifford explained. "He would take them over. Instead of all of his trophies, he would point to the stones we brought back from the travelling destination and talk about them. "
Gifford expects her own journey, her new album and her commitment to bringing a bit of joy to people through her show can help inspire children to discover their own faith and purpose.
1. What was Gifford's main intention of making the album?| A．To honor the meaningful trip. |
| B．To show her love to her husband. |
| C．To help children find faith and purpose. |
| D．To make children understand David's story. |
| A．It made her become a superstar. |
| B．It made her win lots of trophies. |
| C．It helped her plan to have a trip to the Holy Land. |
| D．It helped her recover from the pain of losing Frank. |
| A．The visitors. | B．The stones. | C．The trophies. | D．The trips. |
| A．David was the hero of many children. |
| B．Gifford finished recording the album in 2012. |
| C．Frank had won much glory when he was alive. |
| D．The author liked Gifford's songs very much. |
The owner of a house in Sonoma County, California called pest (害虫) control when they spotted worms coming from one of their bedroom walls. Those worms turned out to be meal worms, feeding on an unbelievable amount of acorns (橡树子), believed to be collected by a pair of woodpeckers.
“It was really strange. I had never really seen worms with acorns before,” Castro from the pest control said. But the strangeness was just beginning.
After making a small 4-inch-square hole in the wall, Castro said the acorns began spilling out. That alone wouldn’t be terribly unusual, but they “just kept coming,” he said.
“It was very unbelievable to see the amount,” said Castro. He guesses there were at least 700 pounds of acorns, likely collected over the past two to five years.
Often woodpeckers store acorns on the outside of homes, but hardly do they get them inside. In this case, Castro discovered the birds dropped their treasures through a hole in the chimney and entered the attic through a separate hole to eat.
As they dropped from the attic, tens of thousands of acorns gathered from several nearby oak trees filled the hole of the walls, Castro explained.
But this odd find took unusual to a whole new level for the man who has been working in the pest control industry for more than 20 years.
“On a scale from 1 to 10, this is a 10. It’s a one in a million chance to find something this unusual,” said Castro. “I expected to find a few handfuls, nothing like this.”
It took creating another three holes in the home’s walls to remove all the acorns, which piled and reached about 20 feet high, Castro believed.
Castro and his crew of three spent a full day collecting the nuts.
“We filled eight big black garbage bags. They were so heavy we could hardly pick them up,” said Castro. “They had to have weighed at least a hundred pounds each.”
The acorns were thrown away as they were covered in droppings and bits of fiberglass from the wall’s insulation.
1. Why did the owner called pest control?| A．He had too many acorns. | B．He was fed up with woodpeckers. |
| C．He saw worm coming out his wall. | D．He spotted holes on his wall. |
| A．worms hardly comes out from walls | B．acorns hardly get worms |
| C．woodpeckers doesn’t store acorns | D．acorns are hardly stored in walls |
| A．The acorns had seriously damaged the house. |
| B．The acorns were sold because there were lots of them. |
| C．Woodpeckers store acorns to get worms to eat. |
| D．Woodpeckers keep acorns often on the outside of a wall |
【推荐2】My 6-year-old son hates the British. To be more specific, he hates the British Empire that had ruled over up to a quarter of the world’s land by the early 1900s. He hates that one of the biggest diamonds in the world, found in India over 1,000 years ago, now sits in the queen’s set of crown jewels.
How does my 6-year-old son know all about this? Well, because we talk about it and have a lot of books at home. And now that we have more flexible schedules since we have to work at home- and the kid has to do school at home--- we have even more time together. He is naturally attracted by the books with characters that look like him.
As a scholar of multicultural education, I know that children are able to understand complex issues, like racism, if they are broken down and explained in a way that they can grasp. So, when books talk about subjects like racism, slavery, or colonialism（殖民主义）, my wife and I explain those terms as best as we can.
The-coronavirus pandemic （全球性流行病） has brought on a lot of hardship and heartache to families everywhere, and it has also made it easier for parents like us to spend more time with our children. As parents of color, we have an opportunity to offer counter-stories that focus on people who look like us, instead of having our children forced to learn from narratives and stories written from a European or white angle.
Schooling at home provides a unique chance for children of color to build up their knowledge of their histories and larger struggles for social and racial justice locally and globally. Perhaps this moment can be an opportunity, a place of possibility within the overwhelming task of parenting during the pandemic.
1. Why did the author’s son hate the British Empire?| A．He was introduced to books concerning racism and colonialism. |
| B．He was told about his father’s suffering and hardship in the UK. |
| C．He was too young to have a good understanding of the history. |
| D．He was schooled at home without teachers’’ instruct and guidance. |
| A．Misguided. | B．Practical. | C．Equal. | D．One-sided. |
| A．Doubtful | B．Positive | C．Concerned | D．Negative |
【推荐3】My grandparents are in the middle of a month-long visit with my family. This means they are staying in my bedroom while I share my sister Indi’s room.
“Isn’t it fun that we get to be roommates?” she asked exeitedly.
However, things didn’t turn out that way. It was time to sleep. I intended to turn off the big light and could just use my mini booklight to read.
“Wait!” said Indi. “I can’t fall asleep with any light on and without listening to The Adventure of Jeremy Owl.” “I don’t want to listen to anything,” I said. “I want to read.” “I promise you’ll change your mind when you hearit. Jeremy has an upside-down party, and you’ll never guess what happens. Indi presssed the play button on her CD player.
I had no way but to tolerate (忍受) it. That night, between the fan, Jeremy Owl’s upside-down-adventure and-Indi’s surprisirgly-loud snoring (鼾声), I had an extremely hard time concentrating on my book and an even harder time falling asleep.
Sharing a room doesn’t get any easier during the day. My things kept getting mixed up, covered and lost.
That night, we had a family meeting to come up with some solutions.“How about we just move to a big house with lots of bedrooms?” my little brother, Tex, suggested.“It could have a swimming pool and a basketball court,” “If we had a few million dollars lying around, that would be a fantastic idea,” said my dad, laughing.
But how could we solve our problem? Dad said we both need to be considerate of others and show each other mutual (互相的) respect. No mini booklight. No bedtime stories. And nobody is allowed to touch the other person’s things.
Finally, we both get some privacy and we become happy roommates.
1. Why does the author have to share a room with Indi?| A．To have some fun. | B．To strengthen their ties. |
| C．To make room for her grandparents. | D．To have her own room painted. |
| A．Unhappy but supportive. | B．Unfavorable but toleyant. |
| C．Understanding and appreciative. | D．Annoyed and dissatisfied. |
| A．Sadly. | B．Humorously. |
| C．Doubtfully. | D．Seriously. |
| A．It’s hard to maintain family ties. |
| B．Great things may be done by mass efforts. |
| C．Putting yourself in others’ shoes is important. |
| D．Teaching by example is better than teaching by words. |
