23. A. Look through the descriptions of things you can do with music and try to guess the meaning of the words in bold type.

She plays the piano very well, but she doesn’t read music. She’s got a good ear. She can pick out any tune on the piano. She doesn’t have to practice much at all. She’s a natural. She can play by ear.

He’s very musical. He wrote an arrangement of (arranged) a Bach symphony for the band. You can play a tune on an instrument or you can whistle or hum. You can make music in lots of ways. I’ve some new chords on the guitar I have to practice my scales, but it’s boring.

B. Fill in the words in bold type from the text above in the description of

1. Vanessa started ____ the violin since her very first months, and by the age of 3 she could ____ music. She liked ____ her scales.

2. At seven, never having had a violin lesson, Mozart could ____ any tune on the violin. He ____ the first of his symphonies in 1765.

24. Read the following interview of Teen correspondent with Jon Bon Jovi. Try to think whether it was difficult for the singer to become a pop star. Using the information of the article say if Bon Jovi is an optimist or a pessimist about life, about fate. Is he suffering from a big-headedness?

Bon Jovi: Get Into My Rhythm!

At 18 he got into a record company as a janitor (cleaner). He used to dream of playing the guitar but he found a hoover instead. He swore that he would become a musician and… he kept his promise. Bon Jovi’s complete albums are Fahrenheit, Keep the Faith, Crossroads, Blaze of Glory.

- Why did you decide to become a musician?

- When I was a kid, I used to spend all the evenings listening to music and playing the guitar. Alone in my room, I used to imitate my favourite singers. I dreamt of becoming like them.

- How did your band come into existence?

- During the day I used to clean and at night I used to play in a group. We played famous songs in the joints of New Jersey. But I wasn’t satisfied. I wanted to sing my own songs! The other members of the group didn’t like my idea. So I left the group and formed my own: Bon Jovi. At last, I could do what I wanted! And after some time I obtained a contract from a record company.

- But you had a very late success.

- That’s right! My first two albums were a real disaster. We decided to go on a tour with famous groups. We inaugurated their concerts with our songs. So when Slippery entered the market we were already famous and the album became a success.

- After your taste of success, has there been any change in your life?

- Now, I’m completely independent. I write my own songs, I am also a producer and I can sing in a group or all alone. In short, I am free to choose. For all the rest I’m still the same. I’ll never forget the days when I used to do lots of jobs to earn a few dollars honestly. Whenever I go back to my home town, Bayerville, I see my old friends and none of them treats me like a star.