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Hi everyone, it's so nice to have everyone's here. I am doing the music psychology and I am interesting in the field of music performance anxiety (MPA) and performance relate musculoskeletal disorder (PRMDs). Hopefully I can know more theory and point of view in psychology and music way and try to publish an article as well.

I have done some, like some commentary and literature review things, during my first master in uni of York.

I have no experience in presentation and speaking exams. But I am exciting about this cause this is a useful skills in any way and it's gonna be helpful for my career. I am comfortable in speaking like explain things, share the idea but not that good in writhing and reading, base on my background of a performance students we didn't practice that a lot.

I like the music that can say its a bit quite, does't have lots strong bits or rythem, like folk music, jazz, classical music, especially the baroque period. My favourite one is Joseph Haydn's Symphony No.104 in D major. I like it because the beautiful melody and the simply harmony, also strings are performance in baroque style, with make a lots of short note and pure sound, just make me feel relax and make my life easier.

Its okay for me to describe music, not that hard.

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hello everyone, Glad to meet you all and talk about music with you. My name is Zhao Pufan. My undergraduate major is music performance and Bel Canto singing. I studied at Shanxi University. I am currently studying musicology in Sheffield.
Before that, I only wrote an extended writing on the effect of music therapy on mental health when I was in a language class. It was an integrated essay. I summarized the views of the paper by consulting some relevant literature and then combined my perception and understanding to write my first English essay  I think I have a lot of space for improvement in speaking because I do not dare to communicate with others, resulting in my great shortcomings in speaking. The writing section has fewer problems than the speaking section, but it still sometimes uses unacademic vocabulary and expressions.
I usually like to listen to some Chinese pop songs, my favorite singer is Jay Chou. My favorite song is "Rice Fragrance" because I like his composition style and lyrics. After hearing it, there was a feeling of hitting the heart.

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My name is Hecheng Sun. Nice to meet you all.

The course I am studying is music performance. During my year in Sheffield I hope to improve my piano skills and performance and gain more experience on stage.

Unfortunately I have no experience of speaking in English. However, I have had a speaking test in English. I have taken an oral examination in English, and I have introduced myself briefly. I think my strength in speaking is that I can express myself bravely. But my weakness is that I can't hear very well. I need to work on my listening skills.

My favorite type of music is classical music. My favorite composer is Chopin. His music can fulfill all my fantasies about music! I've played a lot of his music.

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Hello everyone! I’m Shuyu Yang, I am very lucky to spend the next year with you. Previously I studied musicology for my undergraduate degree, I mainly studied the history of western music. And now I also major in musicology. I hope that during the one year in the University of Sheffield, I can strengthen my professional knowledge，research ability, and improve my language skill. The most important thing is that I hope to graduate successfully.

In the past year, when preparing for IELTS, I have written some essays on some topics and practiced some simple oral dialogues. In writing, I may use a lot of simple sentences or elementary words, which makes the article seem less rigorous and formal. In oral expression, I cannot express my ideas clearly due to my lack of language ability.

I like classical music, because I think classical music has beautiful melody, but also can be magnificent, will give people a different feeling. I think music has a great power to heal the heart in ways that words can't.

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My name is Yucheng Yao, but you can call me Cherry. I studied music performance in college. I am majoring in Musicology to deepen my knowledge and pursue future research.

I have various interests, including listening to music, dancing, swimming, travelling, drawing, and watching movies during my free time. If we share some common interests, we can enjoy them together.

My favourite composers are Schumann, Schubert, and Mozart, and I enjoy listening to their classical music. Out of all composers, Mozart is my favourite due to his well-balanced and clear melodic music structure, simple and unadorned form, and fluid and light melody. From beginning to end, the tone is crystal-clear and captivating, making it easy to connect with the speaker's emotions.

Although my English needs improvement, I need to work on it immediately. I hope to improve my English skills as soon as possible by working hard.

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Hello everyone，my name is Laiyi Cui and it’s my great honer study with everyone.I’m musicology student, I’m used to study traditional Chinese instrument performance pipa, and composition and composition thoery.

When I came to Sheffield, I deeply fell in love with the city and the school, I hope to learn more in-depth music knowledge during my postgraduate study in Sheffield and become a professional music researcher as soon as possible.

I have taken oral exams and attended English speeches, but they were all very short. Among them, I found my grammar was confused, especially when listening to and speaking long sentences. It is precisely because of this that I have some grammar problems in my writing.

For me, music is an indispensable part of my life, and describing music makes me feel very relaxed. I like to listen to pop music and R&B. For example, Ed Sheeran, my favorite British male singer, whose "Thinking Out Loud" is a song that moves me very much every time I listen to it. The simple melody of guitar, the perfect match of rhythm and drum beat, and Ed's clear singing make me drunk.

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Hello, everyone! My name is Xinyu Zhang, nice to meet you all. During my college years, I majored in music performance, and I played the Western instrument clarinet. My major is Musicology now and I am looking forward to learning more about Western Music History at the University of Sheffield.

In fact, I seldom used to write and present in English before, but in July and August of this year, I joined an online language class, in which I was trained to write and present in English. I think my speaking skills are weak and I don't know how to express something, but of course, this is mainly due to my lack of grammar and vocabulary.

I like to listen to pop music in my daily life, and my favourite singer is JJ Lin, I like him because I think his songs have a strong sense of melody. My favourite song of his is "Light of Sanctuary" because not only is it melodic, but the lyrics are very inspiring.

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1. My major is Musicology, in my major, people usually focus on music background， music literature， music history and so on... In my year in Sheffield, I want to improve my language skills, make many new friends and pass all my exams.

2. I wrote an extended writing in my language teaching classes. This writing is my exam to pass the language teaching classes, so I wrote it. During the language teaching classes, I also did some presentations when I took language teaching classes, it is also my exam. Through my language teaching classes， I found that I am not good at grammar, It is so difficult for me.

3. I like listening to some K-pop and R&B My favourite songs is stuck with me from Justin Bieber and Ariana Gander.  The song is very gentle and soft, I usually listen to it when I am washing, It can ease my mind, and the lyrics of this song are so sweet.
That is my favourite song, but when I describe it I can not describe how beautiful this song is, so it isn't easy to describe music maybe...

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My name is Tianyu Tao, and I am studying musicology at Sheffield. I want to improve my writing skills and expression during the whole semester because it will greatly help me in my future career. Before the new term, I studied at ELTC for a month and a half. During this time, I did some presentations and writing in English.

My weak part in writing is logic, as I hardly find arguments to support my view. But I did well in building a framework. About speaking, I am not afraid to communicate with English speakers, but my vocabulary is relatively poor.

I usually listen to pop music and hip-hop. My favourite song is Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful”. I like her voice and the melody of this song. I find it is not easy to describe music, since everyone's perception of music is different, and sometimes it is difficult for words to express the emotions of music.

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Hello everyone, My name is Ruqing Xie, and you can call me Sukey in English.

I’m currently majoring in Musicology at the University of Sheffield and I want to be able to think critically about what I study because it helps me to deepen my understanding of things. In addition, I also want to learn how to build a good paper framework so that I can improve my dissertation writing skills.

I've given a few English speeches and my oral fluency is okay, but I always like to make sentences complicated and use words that are not accurate enough. The most difficult part of writing is argumentation, as I am not good at reading academic articles, which requires reading a lot of literature to find relevant data to support the point of view.

I like to listen to pop music and piano music. My favorite music is Jay Chou's blue and white porcelain, which incorporates many elements of Chinese national Musical Instruments. I think it’s very novel and interesting. For my part, describing music is more of an intuitive feeling, and I may not be able to find the right words to describe it, so it is not easy.

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Hi, I'm Hu Yi. I studied music education during my undergraduate years. At Sheffield I studied musicology. I can play the piano, and I hope I can make friends with you and learn more knowledge in the coming year.

In fact, I have written in English before. In language class, I wrote a paper on whether music can reduce suicide rates by affecting mood. Also, in language classes, I gave some presentations. I used to take IELTS and Lang's speaking test. Among them, I took the IELTS six times, and I took the Lance once. I think my advantage in writing and speaking is that I am very confident and have a very good mentality. Even if I can't express it, I can express what I want to express in very simple sentences.

There are many types of music I like. I loved listening to rock music when I was in high school. Because I was under a lot of pressure from study at that time, I liked to release the pressure by listening to rock. I don't think it is difficult to describe music, but as an international student, it is very difficult for me to express what I want to describe in English.

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Hello everyone! I’m Xingyu Chen, and you can call me Esther. I am a musicology student. I used to study music performance, Chinese instrument playing for my undergraduate degree. But despite this, I still have a keen interest in musicology. I look forward to learning and researching more about musicology, reading more articles and analysing them critically. I hope to learn more about the history of music.

In speaking exams, I always express the words that I react in my head or use some agreeable substitutions to express what I want to say. However. When it comes to writing, it is likely to cause grammatical errors and cause in incoherent sentences. So I hope that in a year of study in Sheffield, I can further improve my English.

I listen to a wide variety of music, I'm never tied to one type of music, my favourite music changes with my mood. For me, describing music is like describing a mood, and what I've been listening to lately is a niche piano piece《Felicity》，I think this song is very warm, just like its title, it's like a spring full of hope, it can remind me of a lot of good memories, it's a piece of music that makes me feel happiness.

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I am studying musicology, and next year, critical thinking is the most important thing I want to learn. I wish to read more English articles about music to improve my reading skills.  Yes, I have written in English before. I chose the English course as a minor degree, so I wrote some assignments in English. What’s more, I also present my dissertation in English. The topic is The Education and Female Awakening in Dad Long Legs. For writing, my strength is language diversity, and my weakness is that it is easy to get off the subject if I sometimes do not review it. For speaking, my strength is confidence and pronunciation, and my weakness is grammar mistakes. I like hip-pop, and Mi Jin Xuanshi is my favorite singer. He is talented in music composition and performance. Among all his songs, I like the song “ Loser,” which has fantastic sound effects and a sense of rhythm. Some music is easy to describe because they have specific and advanced characters, like beautiful melody and pastoral style.

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Write your profile based on the following questions:
1. What programme are you studying on & what is your particular area of research/performance? What do you expect to learn from your year in Sheffield?

2. Have you done any writing in English before (not only academic)? If so, What type and for what purpose? Have you done any presentations or speaking exams in English? If so, provide some details. What are your strengths and weaknesses in writing and speaking?

3. What kinds of music do you listen to? Describe a favourite piece of music/song and why you like it. Do you find it easy to describe music?