校園不再響鈴聲？

Reporter： Well， could that be a thing of the past in our schools？ A school in Salford has replaced its bell with music to mark the beginning and end of lessons. Five Lives Rowan Bridge has been to St. Ambrose-Barlow Roman Catholic School to find out more. Tell us Rowan.

Rowan： Yes， so they do have a bell， but it was described to me as being more appropriate for a prison than a school， so they decided to do away with it， and they only use it for fire alarms. So now， youre more likely to hear the theme tune from out of the film Out of Africa or a Beatles track being played between lessons. Well， if theyre feeling really adventurous， the last day of term they played “Schools Out” by Alice Cooper， just to be a bit out-there. So they play， sort of， 30 seconds of an instrumental version of a track to mark the end of lessons. It was the idea of the Head， Marie Garside， who explained to me why she brought it in.

Marie Garside： One， to develop peoples listening skills， to allow them to have， hear a wider range of music within school than they perhaps normally access via their favorite application or radio station. Two， actually create a calm atmosphere around the school.

Rowan： So probably this is about introducing them to music they wouldnt otherwise hear.

Marie： Yeah.

Rowan： Have you done a 70s Prog Rock Day yet？

Marie： No， weve had ABBA on the Abb…ABBA Days.

Rowan： OK， so what are we listening to now？

Marie： Were listening to “Out of Africa.”

Rowan： Its lunch time， and hundreds of people smartly dressed in their black school blazers are besieging the canteen in a rather orderly fashion. For them and， indeed， many of the members of staff， the musics a welcome change from the old traditions of the school bell.

Scott： Hello. Im Scott and Im from St. Ambrose-Barlow High School.

Hannah： Hello. Im Hannah， Im a pupil from St. AmbroseBarlow.

Rowan： So what did you think when they said “were gonna replace the bell with music”？

Scott： I was a bit surprised， because Ive never heard it before， but， like， its better than a boring bell.

Hannah： To begin with， I think that itd really work，cause， like， a bells a bit more alarming. Its quite nicecause its a good flow， really， like when youre walking out of class， its nice to have some theme music to walk around to.

Rowan： And what do you think of the musical choices？

Hannah： I think theyre really good， and they are like， like a disco den. The uploads are really good ones， especially like girl ones like “We are Family，” things like that， so when you walk with your friends， like， youll sing coming on.

Rowan： You make it sound like an episode of Glee.

Hannah： It isnt really， but sometimes it is probably. Its not too as lively as going in cause you know we have to be sensible in school， and not mess around too much.

Mrs. Sanders： Hi， Im Mrs. Sanders. Im a teacher of ballet at St. Ambrose-Barlow.

Rowan： As a teacher you clearly dont have a first name.

Miss Ward： Im Miss Ward. And Im an art teacher at St. Ambrose-Barlow. I think its great. I think the kids really enjoy it.

Mrs. Sanders： It makes for a lot calmer environment rather than just a big loud bell at the end of the lesson. Its more of a nice transition. Someones got a particular request. Though most of them have been adhered to， some of them， “Gangnam Style，”didnt go down too well， so thats why…thats why their choices come from sensible music.

Miss Ward： And sensible choices.

Rowan： Wheres One Direction？

Miss Ward： That probably wouldnt be my personal choice， but…

Rowan： Theyre modern classic.

Miss Ward： …but wouldnt…wouldnt be my choice.

Mrs. Sanders： Maybe we do need to get some One Direction. Maybe we should start a One Direction Day.

Rowan： One Direction Day.

Reporter： Rowan Bridge is doing his best to promote 70s prog rock at some temporary school in Salford.

記者：這聲音會從我們的學(xué)校里絕跡嗎？（英國）索爾福德市的一所學(xué)校用音樂替代了上下課的鈴聲。新聞、體育綜合電臺的羅恩·布里奇前往圣安布羅斯·巴洛天主教學(xué)校一探究竟。羅恩，給咱們介紹一下吧。

羅恩：好的。這里確實(shí)還有響鈴，不過校方表示這聲音更適合監(jiān)獄，而不是學(xué)校，因此他們決定將其棄置，僅用于火警。如今，你在課間聽到的更有可能是電影《走出非洲》的主題音樂，又或是披頭士樂隊的哪首曲子。如果他們真敢的話，在一學(xué)期最后那天還會播放艾利斯·庫柏的《假期來臨》——來點(diǎn)不一樣的口味。學(xué)校會將一首歌曲的純伴奏版播上30秒作為下課的標(biāo)志。這是校長瑪麗·加賽德的主意，她向我詳細(xì)說明了為什么要采取這種做法。

瑪麗·加賽德：一是為了提高學(xué)生們的聽力，讓他們得以……在學(xué)校里也能聽到更多不同類型的音樂，比他們平時通過自己喜歡的應(yīng)用或者在電臺里聽到的類型更為豐富;二是可以在校內(nèi)營造出一種安定平和的良好氛圍。

羅恩：所以這種做法大概就是為了讓學(xué)生聽到平時接觸不到的音樂。

瑪麗：沒錯。

羅恩：你們有沒有為上世紀(jì)70年代的前衛(wèi)搖滾搞過主題日？

瑪麗：沒有，我們倒是在“阿巴主題日”里播過阿巴合唱團(tuán)的歌。

羅恩：好吧，那我們現(xiàn)在聽到的這首是什么歌？

瑪麗：我們聽到的是《走出非洲》。

羅恩：現(xiàn)在是午飯時間，幾百名整齊地穿著黑色校服的學(xué)生井然有序地聚集在食堂里。對他們以及許多教職員工而言，和傳統(tǒng)的鈴聲比起來，音樂確實(shí)是個不錯的改變。

斯科特：你好，我是斯科特，圣安布羅斯·巴洛中學(xué)的學(xué)生。

漢娜：你好，我叫漢娜，是圣安布羅斯·巴洛中學(xué)的學(xué)生。

羅恩：當(dāng)校方說“我們準(zhǔn)備用音樂替代鈴聲”時，你們有何想法呢？

斯科特：我有點(diǎn)吃驚，因為這是聞所未聞的事情，但這總比枯燥的鈴聲好多了。

漢娜：首先，我覺得這確實(shí)行得通，因為鈴聲更容易讓人嚇一跳。這做法挺好的，因為這是個很自然的過程，伴著主題音樂步出教室的感覺真不錯。

羅恩：你對他們的選曲口味怎么看呢？

漢娜：我覺得這些曲子都不錯，就像在迪斯科廳里似的。上傳的歌都挺贊的，尤其是像《我們是一家人》這種女生的歌，像這類型的曲子，當(dāng)你和朋友并肩走在學(xué)校里時，你們會跟著一起哼唱。

羅恩：你這么一說，聽上去就像《歡樂合唱團(tuán)》的劇情。

漢娜：沒那么夸張，但有時也許真有點(diǎn)像。這里不會像電視劇里那么歡脫，因為大家也知道我們在學(xué)校里要保持理性，不能太鬧騰。

桑德斯太太：你好，我是桑德斯太太，是圣安布羅斯·巴洛的芭蕾舞老師。

羅恩：既然是老師，名字大都會被遺忘吧。

沃德小姐：我是沃德小姐，在圣安布羅斯·巴洛教美術(shù)。我覺得這個做法太棒了，學(xué)生們都很受用。

桑德斯太太：和吵鬧的鈴聲比起來，音樂能夠讓每節(jié)課結(jié)束時的氣氛更加平和，是一種更為自然的過渡。有些學(xué)生會提出一些特殊要求。盡管我們會滿足大部分要求，不過有些要求——比如《江南Style》之類的，反響不怎么好，這就是為什么……因此他們要從正經(jīng)的音樂里進(jìn)行選擇。

沃德小姐：并做出理性選擇。

羅恩：單向組合的歌呢？

沃德小姐：那大概不會是我的選擇，不過……

羅恩：他們是時下經(jīng)典呢。

沃德小姐：……但我還是不會選他們。

桑德斯太太：也許我們確實(shí)要來點(diǎn)單向組合的曲子，也許搞個“單向主題日”吧。

羅恩：“單向主題日”。

記者：在索爾福德市的一所臨時學(xué)校里，羅恩·布里奇正盡其所能地為70年代的前衛(wèi)搖滾進(jìn)行一番推廣。