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12. Reread the texts you selected in Activity 7 and highlight some key ideas in
favor of and against your position. Look at the example.

Example:

ARE VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE ADVANTAGES OF CLASSICAL
MUSICAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS A INSTRUMENTS
THREAT TO CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Posted by Melissa The lines are blurred between virtual instruments and acoustic
instruments. Most popular music today is produced completely
with computers or with the assistance of computers. So what
Music is changing. That’s easy enough for anyone to advantages do classical instruments offer?
recognize, most people over a certain age have noticed We touched on the first reason already, classical
the rise of electronic music with mixed emotions. Even instruments are tactile. Even the most sophisticated acoustic
older musicians and fans can remember the rising instruments make music based on the oldest methods of music
popularity of electric music. The truth of the matter is Key idea in favor making. There’s air blowing through tubes, percussion causing
that music has always been changing. If music didn’t then, air to vibrate, and strings being vibrated to release sounds.
we would still be making music by slamming sticks against Clarinets, drums, and cellos all harken back to the days when
rocks and logs. But that doesn’t mean that changes can’t humans made music with reeds, hollow logs, and vines. To touch
be criticized, though it does encourage some humility. these instruments is to rest your hands on musical history,
If you turn on the radio, you’ll notice that more and producing music in the same basic manner that your ancient
more music is made using virtual instruments or highly ancestors once did. This is a raw, visceral appeal that tugs at
distorted using music software. That’s what we’re talking our heartstrings even before we learn any of this history.
about; music made with computers versus music made with There is also the social nature of classical instruments. True,
wind, percussion, and strings. Even if the instruments use electronic musicians can get together and collaborate. But if
electricity, we’ll still consider them classical, since even you look at popular electronic musicians you’ll notice that they
the most devoted fan of the acoustic guitar will sooner often perform alone, or if they do collaborate they provide all
play an electric guitar then use a computer program that the instrumentation while someone else does the vocals. This is a
recreates the guitar sound without using a single string. completely legitimate way to make music, but it takes something
Electronic music is on the rise, but will it replace Key idea againts away from the collaboration process. When you learn a classic
classical instruments? The short answer is no, and even instrument, you understand that you can’t do everything
electronic musicians will tell you this. The long answer is yourself. A rock band isn’t the same if it’s just a guitarist or
more complicated. just a drummer, it takes different musicians coming together to
Source:https://bit.ly/2VCbBbd create something bigger than themselves.

13. Classify the ideas in favor of and against the topic that you highlighted in
Activity 12.

• Consider the position you decided on in Activity 11.
• Rewrite the ideas using the English variant you prefer. If, for example, something is
written in British English, but you feel more comfortable using American English,
adapt the statement to the American variant. Look at the example.

recorded
For our debate nuances
Glossary on
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Example: - Music has evolved over time. Technology is present in every aspect of our life.

Ideas in - Very few people can distinguish between a recorded traditional
favor: instrument and a decent computer emulation of those instruments.
- Computer-based sound can produce as many nuances as a competent

performer could want.
- Some people like the computer kind of sound in music. They exaggerate

it to sound “fake”.

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