Unit 3: Tonal Infusion
This Unit begins your full practice of Mandarin Flow! In the previous lessons, the artists obscured the tones either through singing or stylistic rap style, so the tonal infusion was added later.
From now on you will focus on songs in which the rap artists keep the lyrics tonally consistent with normal speech. You will also develop your ability to retain Mandarin sounds by memorizing more complex sets of lyrics.
The song you will focus on in this unit is beijing wanbao(北京晚报), or Beijing Evening News, by Beijing rap group yin san er (阴三儿), which can be translated to mean The Three Dark Sons. In this song, yin san er paints a scathing but humorous picture of Chinese society and media.
From now on you will focus on songs in which the rap artists keep the lyrics tonally consistent with normal speech. You will also develop your ability to retain Mandarin sounds by memorizing more complex sets of lyrics.
The song you will focus on in this unit is beijing wanbao(北京晚报), or Beijing Evening News, by Beijing rap group yin san er (阴三儿), which can be translated to mean The Three Dark Sons. In this song, yin san er paints a scathing but humorous picture of Chinese society and media.
