音乐系教授与学生对话：探讨爵士乐学习路径.pdfVIP

Conversation1

Narrator:Listentoaconversationweenastudentandtheprofessor.

Student:Hi,ProfessorThomas?

Professor:AhHelloJill,OhwhatcanIdoforyou?Iseverythingokay?

Student:Well,yeahyeah,everything’sfine.Thethingis,thereasonIwantedtoseeyouis,

um,you’retheheadoftheuniversity’smusicdepartmentaren’tyou?

Professor:Yes…

Student:AaandyouspecializeinJazzright?

Professor:Well,IteachcoursesinClassicalPerformanceandasyouknow,oneinMusic

Theory,butyes,Jazzpianoismy,um,myfort.

Student:Okay,yeahthat’swhatIthought.Seethethingis,Iypianotoo,andinHigh

SchoolIwasinallsortsofJazzgroups,likeextracurricularstuff.

Professor:Uh-huh,verygood,verynice.

Student:And,well,actuallyforawhile,iwasconsideringapplyingthrough,imean,i

reallywantedtogotoaconservatoryandjuststudymusic.

Professor:Oh?andwhatmadeyouchangeyourmind?

Student:WellIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideato,like,tokeepmyacademicoptionsopen

youknow.Andmyhighschoolgradesinthescienceswere,prettygood,biology

inparticular.SoIcamehereinstead,forwell,amoreacademiceducation.

Professor:Uh-huh.Probablyawisedecision.

Student:Right.Well,Ifigureditmademoresenseformyfuture.Mycareerandall.Butthe

thingis,IreallyMISShavingmusicinmylife.That’swhyIsignedupforyour

MusicTheoryclass.AndIHAVEbeenen