Read the given passage carefully and and answer the questions that follow. *********************************************************1. Music is perhaps the most popular and widely practiced form of fine Arts, transcending all kinds of cultural and linguistic barriers. Any form of fine art is difficult to master and almost impossible to perfect and music is no exception. 2. Nature, it is learnt, has blessed almost two-thirds of human race with musical ability of some sort. Music has the power to bring out the deepest emotions. It can make one cry or bring a smile on one’s face. In fact it is a magic medicine and many seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed. It is this intimacy that makes us listen to music or even hum or sing sometimes. This singing or realistically speaking, expressing one’s emotion musically sometimes takes a serious turn. This desire to show musical expression in public then becomes a serious business profession. And from here the musical journey begins. 3. This desire to sing before an audience is innocent and beautiful and indeed it is perfectly alright to have such a genuine desire. But it is also important to understand that singing is an intricate art- a highly refined one at that, which requires systematic, prolonged and strict training, to be acceptable. This is an aspect we forget in our keen desire to reach the stage and perform. It is almost like preparing a formal meal for someone specially invited guests, without even having learnt and trained in the basics of cooking. This is why we have more noise and less music nowadays. 4. These days almost everyone sings and it does not stop here. Most of us want to become professional singers. Result: a complete disregard for and ignorance of the training part, as the need is never felt to go through one and the urge to get to the stage and perform overcomes even a little desire to learn, if any. If at all, somewhere along the way one feels the need to gain some knowledge and training, it leads to hurried shortcuts and half-hearted attempts, best described as “Crash Courses”. 5. It is observed that those who have attained the so partial success suddenly feel that they lack the required knowledge and are not learned enough. But it is too late by then. It should be understood here that the stage or a performance brings in a different mindset within the artist. It is always recommended and rightly said, that while on stage, cover the mistakes and weaknesses if any, and get along. But the contrary is true when it comes to acquiring knowledge and during the learning process. While under training, the student is expected to make mistakes but then rectify those mistakes under the supervision and guidance of the teacher. Therefore, it is good to make mistake and then be corrected during the process of learning as this subsequently makes one flawless and educated. This is a different mindset. And these two mindsets discussed above, (those of a performer and that of a student) cannot co-exist.
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(a) How can we say that music is a magic medicine? *
it can make one cry or bring a smile on one’s face
people seek refuge in it when they are depressed or stressed
it can bring out the deepest emotions
all of the above
(b) What is best described as ‘Crash Courses’? *
hurried shortcuts
half-hearted attempts
training to gain some knowledge
all of the above
(c) What should be the mindset of a student of music? *
focuses on improvement and sees effort as a way to build his/her abilities.
sees failure as a natural part of the learning process and learns from mistakes.
(iii) both 1 and 2
(iv) none of the above
(d) Why is singing a refined and intricate art? *
it requires systematic, prolonged and rigorous training
it is a short- term training and all can go for it
it is very easy and simple to learn
all of the above
(e) The desire of any singer to sing in public is fulfilled _________ *
easily
after undergoing a strict training
after one-time rehearsal
occasionally
(f) Almost ________ of human population is blessed with musical ability of some sort. *
two-thirds
one-third
half
one-fifth
(g) Any form of _________ is difficult to master. *
visual art
audio-visual art
fine art
design art
(h) 'Transcending' in para 1 means: *
drown under
rise above
surrender
fail
(i) 'Refuge' in para 2 means: *
shelter from rain
shelter from storm
shelter from unhappiness
shelter from sun
(j) 'Partial' in para 5 means: *
unfair
incomplete
whole
total
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(a) We can say that music is a magic medicine as it can make one cry or bring a smile on one’s face.
(b) 'Crash Course' are best described as hurried shortcuts.
(c) The mindset of a student of music should be to sees failure as a natural part of the learning process and learns from mistakes.
(d) Singing is a refined and intricate art because it requires systematic, prolonged and rigorous training.
(e) The desire of any singer to sing in public is fulfilled easily.
(g) Any form of fine art is difficult to master.
(h) 'Transcending' in para 1 means rise above.
(i) 'Refuge' in para 2 means shelter from unhappiness.
(j) 'Partial' in para 5 means incomplete.
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why should one not make half hearted attempts in singing
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