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wayscanweenjoyandadmiremusic?TheCDsTheradioTheliveperformanceandconcertTheTVMyclassmates/friendsThecomputersandInternetThevirtualchoirPredictfromthetitleandthepictureagroupofpeoplewhosingtogethervirtualchoirtraditional/realitychoirmadetoappeartoexistbytheuseofcomputersoftwareThevirtualchoirScan&circle1.Themanwhocameupwiththeideaforavirtualchoir.EricWhitacre(P2,L1)UniversityofNevada(P2,L2)2.Theplacewherehestudiedmusicalcomposition.3.Thenameofhissong.“WhatIf”(P3,lastline)

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WhatisaVirtualChoir?

Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?TheVirtualChoirDefinitionSignificancePersonReasonsPlaceProceduresEquipmentAnyoneAnywhererecordthemselvesperformaloneonvideouploadvideosontotheInternetputvideostogetherintooneseeonline

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ofotherindividualsbecomepartoftheglobalcommunitybeapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofmanypeoplehelpconnectordinarypeopletogetherP1wasbornintheUSAbeganstudyingmusicattheUniversityofNevadareceivedamaster’sdegreeinmusicalcompositiongraduatedfromuniversityhisoriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopularP2WhatisaVirtualChoir?

Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?EricWhitacreon2Jan,1970in1988in1995in1997Overthenext10yearsaward-winningcomposerandconductorWhatisaVirtualChoir?

Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?Thisledtothecreationofthevirtualchoir.HefellinlovewithMozart’sclassicalmusicwhenhesangfortheuniversitychoir.Moved

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music,hesaid,“Itwaslikeseeingcolorforthefirsttime.”HisdeeplovetotheMozart'sclassicalmusichisoriginalcompositionsbegantobecomequitepopular

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WhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?P3HereceivedavideofromagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworksOverthenext10yearsIn2009Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.On23July,2014

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WhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?P3Itisveyimportanttousedataassupportingevidencewhenorganizinganarticle,asitismoreconvincingcomparedtoageneralintroductionorargument.2.Whydoestheauthorusethosenumbers?In2009，Whitacrereceivedavideoofagirlwhowassingingoneofhisworks.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintooneperformance.1.WhatmakesitpossiblefortheVirtualChoirtocomeintobeing?ThesupportfromhisfansTheinspirationfrommusicloverHisfirstvirtualchoir,“LuxAurumque”,had...Whitacre’snexteffortwas...Whitacre’scontinuousefforts

WhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?P4Thevirtualchoiris

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aroundtheworldtosingwithonevoiceand

thusmaketheworldabetterplace.Thewriterfeelspositiveaboutthevirtualchoir.Q1:What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthevirtual

choir?Q2:Isthereanyotherevidencefromthetexttosupportthisidea?Asonevirtualchoirmembersaid,“Musichelpsmeto...forgetmyproblems.Withmusic,Ibecomesomeoneelse.”Example…had185singersfrom12differentcountries…Altogether,2,292youngpeoplefrom80countries…NumbersConclusionWhatisaVirtualChoir?Whocreatedit?Howwasitcreated?Howdiditaffectus?Summarize&reflectThedefinitionThefounderThecreationTheinfluenceFromyourperspective,whatmakesEricWhitacresuccessfulincreatingthevirtualchoir?ABCDThedevelopmentoftheInternet&technologyHisenthusiasm&capabilityformusicTheinspiration&supportfrommusicloversThedesire&loveofmusicsharingsingasongDiscuss&shareWhat

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