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(1)简单介绍歌曲的音乐特点。(10分)

(2)如指导中年级小学生演唱该歌曲,请拟定教学目标。(10分)

(3)依据拟定的教学目标,结合该歌曲的学习,设计导入环节并说明设计意图。(20分)

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本题解析:

(1)《愉快的梦》是一首优美的抒情儿童歌曲,主要讲述了孩子们梦境中神奇的色彩和孩子对美好事物的向往。歌曲具有摇篮曲的特点,6/8拍,速度较慢,节奏平稳,表现了恬静悠闲的意境。第一乐段旋律音区相对较低,营造了深沉神秘的意境。第二乐段旋律音区较高,色彩明亮,营造出孩子们看到梦中神奇的景观而兴高采烈欢呼的场景.表现了孩子们对美好事物的向往和憧憬。 (2)教学目标

情感态度与价值观目标:感受摇篮曲优美、恬静的音乐风格,树立积极向上的生活态度。

过程与方法目标目标:1~8小节用自然柔和的声音歌唱,9~16小节通过二声部合唱,体会音乐的变化。知识与技能目标:能看懂指挥的手势,整齐的开始和结束,有感情地演唱歌曲。

(3)导入环节

①情景导入,激发兴趣

教师课前将教室布置成比较梦幻的场景。

提出问题:这个场景美不美?有没有哪位同学和大家一起分享,这么美的画面让你联想到什么?

(学生自由发言)

②教师进行总结:大家都觉得这样的场景十分的梦幻、美丽,想象自己在银河、宇宙中自由的翱翔,也有同学想到这样的场景和妈妈在跟自己讲故事时的场景一样的安静、祥和。

今天我们就来学习一首歌曲《愉快的梦》,体会歌曲是怎样表现这样梦幻、美丽的场景的。顺势导入今天的新课《愉快的梦》。

【设计意图】

导入环节运用了创设情境导入方法。通过创设情境,可以激发学生的学习兴趣,提高课堂学习效果。教师将教室装扮成符合本课情境的样子,画面可以吸引学生的注意力,并更好地将学生带入到音乐表达的情境中,使学生更快地将注意力转回到课堂当中,从课下到课上形成了一个自然、生动的过渡,调动学生学习音乐的积极性。也紧贴新课程标准理念中“突出音乐特点,关注学科综合”这一理念。

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of Facebook users accessing the site on their phones surged by 67 percent to 543 million in the last quarter,or more than

half its customer base.

Numbers are only part of the problem.The mounting pile of failure creates a negative feedback loop that threatens Facebook’s future in other ways.Indeed,the more Facebook’s disappointment in the market is catalogued,the worse Facebook’s

image becomes.Not only does that threaten to rub off on users,it’s bad for recruitment and retention of talented hackers,who are the lifeblood of Zuckerberg’s creation.

Yet the brilliant CEO can ignore the sadness and complaints of his shareholders thanks to the super-voting stock he

holds.This arrangement also was fully disclosed at the time of the offering.It’s a pity so few investors apparently bothered to

do their homework.

What is the major cause for Europeans’loss of sleep 《》()

  • A.The daylight savings time
  • B.The colorful night life
  • C.The World Cup
  • D.The summertime
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