Canyouplayamusicalinstrument？Wheredidyoulearntoplayit？IfyouwereapupilinaBritishschool，youwouldmostprobablylearnatschool．Around25%ofBritishpupilslearnaninstrument．What'smore，ofthe75%thatdon't，40%woul

　　Canyouplayamusicalinstrument？Wheredidyoulearntoplayit？IfyouwereapupilinaBritishschool，youwouldmostprobablylearnatschool．Around25% ofBritishpupilslearnaninstrument．What'smore，ofthe75% thatdon't，40% wouldliketo．Butwhatinstrumentsdothepupilslearntoplay？Traditionally，schoolchildrenlearntclassicalinstruments，suchasthepianoorviolin．Thisisstilltruetoday．Youngerchildrenoftenlearntherecorder．Astheygetolder，theystarttoplaytheviolinorpiano．Infact，nearlyoneoutoffivemusicstudentsislearningtheviolin．Thepiano，orkeyboard，ismorepopularwitholderchildrenatsecondaryschool．However，thingsarechanging．Morepupilsthaneverbeforearenowlearningtheguitar．Asmanyas16% ofpupilslearninganinstrumentarestrumming（弹奏）itsstrings．

　　Britishschoolsdonotjustofferlessonsforinstruments．Allpupilslearnmusictogetherasaclass．Theseclasseshavebeenchanging，too．Inthepast，thefocusofclasseswasverymuchWesternclassicalmusic．Buttheclassesnowcoverafarwiderrangeofstyles，includingfolkmusicandworldmusic．InarecentstudybyKeeleUniversity，64% ofboysand70% ofgirlssaidtheyenjoyedmusiclessonsasaclass．Theylikesingingandplayinginstrumentsandfindthelessonsfun．

　　Manyschoolshaveorchestras（管弦乐队）andputonconcertseachterm．Itisalsocommonforpupilsthemselvestoformtheirownbands，copyingtheirrockandpopheroes．Inconclusion，musicplaysabigpartinBritishschools．Pupilscanstudyaninstrument，playmusictogetherasaclassandeventakepartinconcertsandplays．

　　Title （71）___inBritishschool

　　Ⅰ．Statisticsforlearninginstruments

　　●Around25% ofBritishpupils （72）___．

　　●40% ofthe75% that （73）___wouldliketo．

　　●（74）___learntheviolin．

　　●64% learnthepianoorkeyboard．

　　●16% learnstrumminginstruments．

　　Ⅱ．Musiclessons

　　●Form→（75）___learnmusictogetherasaclass．

　　●Attitude→themajorityofthestudentssaidthey （76）___musiclessonsasaclass．

　　●（77）___→westernclassicalmusic/folkmusic/worldmusic

　　Ⅲ．Music （78）___

　　●orchestras→（79）___concertseachterm

　　●bands→beingcom