Summary
Summary:
A. Musical Instruments:
- Dotar
- Sarinda
- Guitar
- Bamboo flute
- Drum
- Tabla
- Piano
- Harmonium
- Ek-tara
- Violin
Questions to consider: Can you sing a song? Can you play any of these instruments? Do you know anyone who can play them?
B. Folk Songs in Bangladesh:
Folk songs reflect the traditional style of a community or country, characterized by themes, words, and tunes that have been passed down through generations. Bangladesh boasts a rich collection of folk songs such as Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan, and songs of Hason Raja, often accompanied by traditional musical instruments.
Questions to ponder: Who typically enjoys these folk songs? Can you name well-known folk singers? Do you like folk songs? If yes, who is your favorite singer, and which songs do you prefer?
C. Group Discussion:
Write a paragraph discussing whether you enjoy listening to folk songs and your reasons for your preferences.
Key words : folk musical instruments
A. Work in pairs. Look at the names of the musical instruments and answer the following questions.
| dotara | sarinda | guitar | bamboo flute | drum |
| tabla | piano | harmonium | ek-tara | violin |
- Can you sing a song?
- Can you play any of these musical instruments?
- Do you know anybody who can play any of these instruments? Tell what you know about her/him.
B. Read the text and answer the following questions.
Folk songs are songs sung in the traditional style of a community or country. Here the traditional style includes the themes, words and tunes of the songs that have existed for a long time among the common people.
We have a rich history and collection of folk songs in Bangladesh. Of them Palligiti, Bhatiali, Bhawaiya, Jari, Sari, Gambhira, Lalongiti, Palagaan and songs of Hason Raja are very popular. The traditional musical instruments are usually played with these songs.
Questions
- Who usually likes our folk songs?
- Can you name some well known folk singers?
- Do you like folk songs? If you do, who is your favourite folk singer? Which song or songs do you like most?
C Discuss in groups and write a paragraph on the following question. Do you like to listen to folk songs? Why? Why not?
# বহুনির্বাচনী প্রশ্ন
Folk music is an integral part of our culture. The life of the rural people is reflected in folk music. Our agriculture, food, seasons, and rituals are all reflected in these songs. Village people express their weal and woe and feelings through different form of folk music like Palligiti, Bhatiwali, Jari, Sari, Lalon Giti, Palagan, etc. But people's taste for music has changed over time. As people migrate to cities and villages. transform, our traditional folk songs are slowly fading. Folk music or Palligiti is now sung with western instruments. At the same time, modern music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general band and pop music is becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young generation. Yet folk music has a great importance in our everyday life today. As this song is deeply rooted in our culture, people still derive pleasure listening to folk music. Besides, folk music is still used in mainstream films and music albums.
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