介绍:
Gong Linna, a famous Chinese musician, is putting her philosophy towards music education into practice with new teaching methods at her recent concert — titled Tracing Roots. Here “Roots” refer to our cultural roots.
The first song of the concert, Search High and Low, is named after the classical poem Li Sao, “The road ahead will be long / I shall search high and low.”
“It’s arranged to be sung by all performers, indicating that we should all search high and low for our roots,” said Gong.
Gong believes that the popularization of Chinese music should rely on primary and secondary schools rather than on music academies.
The children’s passion for music and their outstanding performance have amazed Gong, “When singing, they are completely immersed in the music. Music brings light and richness to one’s spiritual world. So, learning to sing is never about passing examinations, but about enjoying the music. Children truly fall in love with Chinese traditional music.”
With an international vision, Gong’s husband Lao Luo has worked on how to make today’s youngsters fall in love with Chinese music. He has written and will continue to write songs based on Chinese folk music and ancient poems.
“Seeing the children perform my pieces, I realized I should write more songs for them,” said Lao Luo proudly. “It’s a great encouragement for me to see they like the songs, and they really need music related to the Chinese culture.”
Gong said children should learn about the beauty of Chinese music. Only when they know about their own sounds can they have cultural confidence.
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