The culture ministry of the Russian republic [at / of] Chechnya has made a rule about what speed of music people can listen [on / to] . The ministry has banned songs that are too fast or [so / too] slow. It made an [announcement / announce] about the tempo of songs allowed. It said: "From [know / now] on, all musical, vocal and choreographic works should [respond / correspond] to a tempo of between 80 to 116 beats per minute." The new standard, which starts at 80 beats per minute, is [many / much] slower than a lot of modern-day pop music. However, the Russian national anthem is [usual / usually] played at 76 beats per minute. There has been no [word / vocabulary] from the culture ministry about whether the anthem can be played. It seems likely the anthem will be an [exception / except] to the new rule.
The ban [in / on] music that is too up-tempo or too down-tempo is to protect Chechnya's culture and [traditional / traditions] . The Moscow Times said it was, "to root [in / out] any hint of Westernization". Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, said the ban was to [make / do] music, "[conform / confirm] to the Chechen mentality". He added: "[Borrowing / Lending] musical culture from other people's is inadmissible." Musa Dadaev, Chechnya's culture minister, said: "We must [brought / bring] to the people and to the future of our children the cultural heritage of the Chechen people." Local [art / artists] have until June the 1st to rewrite their songs to [follow / chase] the new tempo. People in Chechnya will no longer be [able / ability] to listen to techno music, or many songs by Beyonce, Drake and Taylor Swift.
