Active reading 1:NavigationComprehendingthetext2. What is the main characteristic of the sensuous plane?(a) It is the sort of feeling we get when listening tomusic on the radio.(b) It can only be experienced by people who aren'tmusicians.It is a reaction we have whichis generated by thedhakldsound of the music.(d) It does not give us any real sense of pleasure.A kind of brainlessbutattractive stateiof mindisengenderedbythemere sound appeal of themusic
Comprehending the text Active reading 1: Navigation A kind of brainless but attractive state of mind is engendered by the mere sound appeal of the music. 2. What is the main characteristic of the sensuous plane? (a) It is the sort of feeling we get when listening to music on the radio. (b) It can only be experienced by people who aren’t musicians. (c) It is a reaction we have which is generated by the sound of the music. (d) It does not give us any real sense of pleasure
Active reading 1:NavigationComprehendingthetext3. What is the main characteristic of the expressive plane?(a) Itcanonly be experienced by intelligentpeople.(b) It is when webelievethe composeriscommunicating something to us.(c) It is a controversial concept; some composersdon't think it exists.(d) It is most obviously apparent in the music ofStravinsky.Heavenknows itisdifficult enough to say preciselywhat it is that a piece of music means, to say itdefinitely,to say it finally...But that should not leadone to the otherextreme of denyingto music therighttobe"expressive
Comprehending the text Active reading 1: Navigation 3. What is the main characteristic of the expressive plane? (a) It can only be experienced by intelligent people. (b) It is when we believe the composer is communicating something to us. (c) It is a controversial concept; some composers don’t think it exists. (d) It is most obviously apparent in the music of Stravinsky. Heaven knows it is difficult enough to say precisely what it is that a piece of music means, to say it definitely, to say it finally. But that should not lead one to the other extreme of denying to music the right to be “expressive
Active reading 1:NavigationComprehendingthetext4. What is the main characteristic of the musical plane?(a)Itcanonlybeexperiencedbypeoplewhohavestudied to read music.It is the ability to experience different musicalek（b)elements.(c) It is the plane that we experience instinctively,without realizing it.(d) It is the easiest of the three planes to appreciate.-musicdoesexistintermsofthenotesthemselvesandof theirmanipulation-Listeningto all oftheseelementsislisteningonthe sheerlymusicalplane
Comprehending the text Active reading 1: Navigation 4. What is the main characteristic of the musical plane? (a) It can only be experienced by people who have studied to read music. (b) It is the ability to experience different musical elements. (c) It is the plane that we experience instinctively, without realizing it. (d) It is the easiest of the three planes to appreciate. — music does exist in terms of the notes themselves and of their manipulation — Listening to all of these elements is listening on the sheerly musical plane
Active reading1:NavigationComprehendingthetext5. How do most people usually listen to music?(a) On only one plane at any given moment.dx- (b) On all three planes at the same time.(c) Without paying enough attention.(d) Without understanding what they are doingActually,wenever listen on one ortheother ofthese planes. What we do is to correlate them:listeninginallthreewaysatthe sametime
Comprehending the text Active reading 1: Navigation Actually, we never listen on one or the other of these planes. What we do is to correlate them – listening in all three ways at the same time. 5. How do most people usually listen to music? (a) On only one plane at any given moment. (b) On all three planes at the same time. (c) Without paying enough attention. (d) Without understanding what they are doing
Active reading 1:NavigationComprehendingthetext6.Why does the writer end the passage by referringtothe theatre?loY The theatre also offers three types of experience.(b) Composers are like the characters in a play.(c) Theatre is the form of art which is most similar tomusic.(d) The audience in a theatre are like musicians in anorchestra.It is easy enoughto see that the theatergoer neveris conscious of any of these elements separately.Heis aware of them all at the same time.The same istrue of music listening
Comprehending the text Active reading 1: Navigation It is easy enough to see that the theatergoer never is conscious of any of these elements separately. He is aware of them all at the same time. The same is true of music listening. 6. Why does the writer end the passage by referring to the theatre? (a) The theatre also offers three types of experience. (b) Composers are like the characters in a play. (c) Theatre is the form of art which is most similar to music. (d) The audience in a theatre are like musicians in an orchestra