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Summer Music Courses
Overview
SOCAPA’s Music Program provides development in music performance through the singing and songwriting courses with the singer or house band option. Students experience playing at the professional level, from song conception, writing and workshopping the lyrics and music-to-music video production and everything in between. Students write, arrange, perform, and record their own music. Studio writing and playing time is combined with experiencing live performances, meeting accomplished musicians, and more, all in the heart of New York City or Los Angeles, home to Beck, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Eagles, No Doubt, the Black Eyed Peas, Tom Waits, Weezer, the Beach Boys, Van Halen the list goes on and on.
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Course Name
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Course Purpose
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Course Details
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Intended Learners
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Core Music
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Improve your skill through daily lessons in song writing and composition as a singer or songwriter, or as a member of the House Band in co-operation with your peers.
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●Offered in New York Gity & Los Angeles
●Length: Two or Three Weeks
●Projects: Record a Song, live
Perfomanes, Music Video (3 weeks only)
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●Intermediate
to Advanced
●Ages 13-19
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Music Boot Camp
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Want to improve your chops as a Singer/Songwriter? Write multiple songs in a single week, with help from professional lessons in song conception, arranging and lyric composition, in this fast-paced SOCAPA music course.
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●Offered in New York City and Los
Angeles
●Length: One Week
●Projects: Live Performances
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●Intermediate
to Advanced
●Ages 13-19
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Advanced Music
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Retum singer-songwriters! Develop your songwriting skills while taking master classes and learmning to build up yourself as an emerging artist.
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●Offered in New York City
●Length: Three Weeks
●Prjeats: Record a Song, live
Peformnes, Pess Kit, Syized Msic Video
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●Advanced
●Ages 15-19
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1. What is the purpose of this music program?
A. To attract more people to love music.
B. To promote students’ music performance.
C. To organize a professional music campaign.
D. To introduce famous musicians to the public.
2. Which of the following is included in all the three courses?
A. Writing songs. B. Recording live performances.
C. Joining the band. D. Working with musicians.
3. Who is the text intended for?
A. Singers seeking to improve professional skills
B. Composers lacking in achievements.
C. Music lovers looking for live performances.
D. Students with certain experience.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了SOCAPA的音乐项目通过歌手或家庭乐队的演唱和写歌课程给学生提供音乐表演方面的发展，通过三个具体项目，学生体验专业水平的演奏，自己创作、安排、表演和录制音乐。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段中的Students experience playing at the professional level, from song conception, writing and workshopping the lyrics and music-to-music video production and everything in between. Students write, arrange, perform, and record their own music.(学生体验专业水平的演奏，从歌曲构思、歌词和音乐的写作和工作跳跃到音乐视频制作以及两者之间的一切。学生创作、安排、表演和录制自己的音乐)可推断出，音乐项目的目的在于促进学生的音乐表演能力。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。在Course Purpose下面Core Music中的Improve your skill through daily lessons in song writing and composition as a singer or songwriter, or as a member of the House Band in co-operation with your peers.(作为一名歌手或词曲作者，或作为与同龄人合作的家庭乐队成员，通过日常的歌曲创作和作曲课程提高你的音乐技能)，Music Boot Camp中的Write multiple songs in a single week, with help from professional lessons in song conception, arranging and lyric composition, in this fast-paced SOCAPA music course.(在这个快节奏的SOCAPA音乐课程中，借助歌曲构思、安排和抒情作曲方面的专业课程，在一周内创作多首歌曲)和Advanced Music中的Develop your songwriting skills while taking master classes and learmning to build up yourself as an emerging artist.(在学习大师课程的同时，培养你的歌曲创作技能，并学习如何将自己打造成一名新兴艺术家)可知，三个课程都包含了创作歌曲。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段的Students experience playing at the professional level, from song conception, writing and workshopping the lyrics and music-to-music video production and everything in between. Students write, arrange, perform, and record their own music.(学生体验专业水平的演奏，从歌曲构思、歌词和音乐的写作和工作跳跃到音乐视频制作以及两者之间的一切。学生创作、安排、表演和录制自己的音乐)，Course Purpose下面的Core Music中的Improve your skill through daily lessons in song writing and composition as a singer or songwriter, or as a member of the House Band in co-operation with your peers.(作为一名歌手或词曲作者，或作为与同龄人合作的家庭乐队成员，通过日常的歌曲创作和作曲课程提高你的音乐技能)，Course Purpose下面的Music Boot Camp中的Want to improve your chops as a Singer/Songwriter?(夏令营想提高你作为歌手/作曲人的能力吗？)和Intended Learners中的Ages 13-19, Ages 13-19, Ages 15-19(13-19岁，13-19岁，15-19岁)可推断出，本文是写给有一定音乐经历的学生的。故选D项。
