Musicians of the Metro
In Paris,/you can often hear high-quality music/in public places. For example,/it is performed in metro stations/where busy passengers come and go.
The high-quality music/is made possible by the project/“Musicians of the Metro.” Since 1997,/the metro company has held auditions. Twice a year,/the metro staff and citizens/listen to the auditions/and choose about 300 musicians/out of 1,000. The winners can play/in metro stations or on trains/for half a year. One goal of the project/is to make passengers’ travel/more enjoyable. Another is to give chances/to amateur musicians.
The metro company even holds concerts/for the musicians. Many of them have become professionals/so far. The project enriches the music culture/of Paris.
Musicians of the metro/play a variety of musical instruments. For example,/one musician plays the harmonica,/and another sings and plays the guitar. The music genres are varied, too. An accordion player plays a typical chanson/for tourists. That is the time/when the tourists can feel/they are in Paris. At the next station,/they may hear classical or Latin music.
The musicians’ ethnicities are also diverse. There is a saxophonist from Ireland. He has played in the metro/for a long time. There is a guitarist from Mali/in Africa. He mixes Mali’s traditional music with jazz.
Thanks to these diversities,/metro passengers in Paris/can have a new musical experience/every day.
Some other cities have projects/similar to that in Paris. One of them is “Heaven Artist”/in Tokyo. It was established in 2002. The city hoped to entertain its diverse population/and promote new talent. That is the reason/why Tokyo started this project.
The project is not only for musicians/but also for street performers. Street performances/include magic, comedy, juggling, or acrobatics. A unique example is a Japanese traditional sales talk,/“gama no abura uri, ”/performed in English.
The annual audition for “Heaven Artist”/is open to anyone/who is 16 years old or over. That means/high school students can apply. Why don’t you look for a project/in your area/and show your talent?
In Paris,/you can often hear high-quality music/in public places. For example,/it is performed in metro stations/where busy passengers come and go.
The high-quality music/is made possible by the project/“Musicians of the Metro.” Since 1997,/the metro company has held auditions. Twice a year,/the metro staff and citizens/listen to the auditions/and choose about 300 musicians/out of 1,000. The winners can play/in metro stations or on trains/for half a year. One goal of the project/is to make passengers’ travel/more enjoyable. Another is to give chances/to amateur musicians.
The metro company even holds concerts/for the musicians. Many of them have become professionals/so far. The project enriches the music culture/of Paris.
Musicians of the metro/play a variety of musical instruments. For example,/one musician plays the harmonica,/and another sings and plays the guitar. The music genres are varied, too. An accordion player plays a typical chanson/for tourists. That is the time/when the tourists can feel/they are in Paris. At the next station,/they may hear classical or Latin music.
The musicians’ ethnicities are also diverse. There is a saxophonist from Ireland. He has played in the metro/for a long time. There is a guitarist from Mali/in Africa. He mixes Mali’s traditional music with jazz.
Thanks to these diversities,/metro passengers in Paris/can have a new musical experience/every day.
Some other cities have projects/similar to that in Paris. One of them is “Heaven Artist”/in Tokyo. It was established in 2002. The city hoped to entertain its diverse population/and promote new talent. That is the reason/why Tokyo started this project.
The project is not only for musicians/but also for street performers. Street performances/include magic, comedy, juggling, or acrobatics. A unique example is a Japanese traditional sales talk,/“gama no abura uri, ”/performed in English.
The annual audition for “Heaven Artist”/is open to anyone/who is 16 years old or over. That means/high school students can apply. Why don’t you look for a project/in your area/and show your talent?