Lesson 3 The Music Goes On
The Star of Stars
Do you have a ____ K-pop idol?
Many students ____ answer, “Yes.”
These students often show great love for their ____.
Some scream madly at ____.
Others wait hours to take ____ of their stars.
Some students even travel to another city to see their ____ stars.
Are idols a recent ____?
No way!
Did idols ____ with The Beatles in the 1960’s?
They were loved by many, but they were ____ the first.
____ about Elvis Presley in the 1950’s?
____ even close.
To find the answer, let’s ____ a time machine to a concert hall in Vienna in 1845.
____ the seats are filled.
Unlike other concerts, the side of the piano ____ the audience.
This ____, the audience can see the handsome 185cm pianist better.
He doesn’t have any sheet music with ____.
He begins to play from memory.
He starts slowly by softly ____ the keys.
____ the people hold their breath because they don’t want to miss a single note.
He builds up speed, and his long fingers ____ down on many keys at once.
This makes the music very powerful and ____.
The audience pays ____ to his every little body movement.
His ____ beautiful hair flies everywhere.
It’s like watching a ____ and ballet performance at once.
____ flies and the concert ends.
People scream and throw flowers and pieces of clothing ____ the stage.
The concert ____ goes wild!
Who was this amazing star?
His name was Franz Liszt and he was born in 1811 in ____.
He ____ started playing the piano when he was seven.
Liszt ____ became a great pianist, composer and teacher.
But many people ____ of him as the first idol.
Why don’t you give his ____ a listen?
If you like today’s idols, you will love the original ____.