“Maybe I don’t have talent, but I have the innocence of dreams…” Along with the passionate melody of the song “Chasing Dreams and Pure Heart”, on the campus stage, 12-year-old Yang Xi and his classmates played the drums skillfully, Fast paced and confident.
In order to celebrate the “June 1st” International Children’s Day, with the support of non-profit organizations, the campus of Evergrande No. 10 Primary School in Lutang Township, Dafang County, Bijie City, Guizhou Province, was filled with splendid literary and artistic activities. The teachers, students and parents burst into applause.
At the same time, the literary and artistic activities were also broadcast live through social network platforms, and received many likes from netizens. Some netizens left a message: It is hard to imagine that the children on the stage are from remote mountainous areas in Guizhou, and their performances are superb and confident.
From being out of reach and knowing nothing to having the opportunity to learn and play a musical instrument, many rural children like Yang Xi are starting to change from the “music classroom” in Dashan.
It is understood that the “Music Classroom” project is a brand public welfare project independently developed by Guizhou Province for Aiqianxing Public Welfare Service Center (hereinafter referred to as “Aiqianxing”) under the guidance and support of grass-roots education departments and group organizations. Schools in remote mountainous areas or supporting schools in relocation sites donated to build music classrooms, integrating musical instruments and dance into school music classrooms, providing rural children with systematic and professional music learning opportunities.
Walking into the “Music Classroom” of Evergrande No. 10 Primary School in Lutang Township, it is divided into two functional areas, dance and music, equipped with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, carpets and other facilities. Multifunctional electronic screen for distance teaching.
In similar project schools, “For Love in Qianxing” will invest 35,000 to 40,000 yuan in renovation funds at one time, and at the same time, 10,000 yuan will be given each year to run the “music classroom” for teacher training and cultural and recreational activities. Wait.
Liu Xiaoying, a fifth grade student at Evergrande No. 10 Primary School in Lutang Township, is 11 years old this year. “Before, I have never been to the county town a few times, let alone learning a musical instrument. Now African drums are my ‘good partner’.” When it comes to learning musical instruments, this little girl who has lived in a remote mountainous area of Guizhou since she was a child appears to be graceful. It was hard to imagine that she had been a withdrawn and timid child.
From inferiority complex to self-confidence, from withdrawn to cheerful, from timid to generous… The reporter felt during the interview that in this rural primary school, there are still many children who have quietly changed with music.
Wu Jianlin, founder and chairman of “Love in Guizhou”, said that in remote mountainous areas, many children are left-behind children because their parents go out to work, and the emotional care from their parents or families is lacking. Music education is unique in its creativity and entertainment. Sex can fill the void in these children’s hearts.
As the main person in charge of the “Music Classroom” project at Evergrande No. 10 Primary School in Lutang Township, Li Huadong takes the children’s changes in his eyes and keeps them in his heart. “In the past two years, many left-behind children in the school have been immersed in the fast-paced instrumental music learning and performance, and their spirits have changed.” Li Huadong said happily that more children have ignited their dreams than the change in personality. “spark”.
In the “music classroom”, many rural children continue to expand their hobbies and hobbies, and some often appear on the stage inside and outside the school because of their outstanding performance, constantly “shine” in the spotlight.
Since the first “Music Classroom” project was launched in 2018, it now covers 162 schools in 32 counties in Guizhou Province. Up to now, the “Music Classroom” project has provided training for at least 280 teachers, directly benefiting more than 60,000 teachers and students.
Zhan Yao, secretary-general of “A Journey for Love in Guizhou” who participated in the exploration of the “Music Action”, said that when implementing the “Music Classroom” project, the team will also strictly inspect the project schools to ensure that they are built one by one. And actively integrate the rural children’s palaces of the project schools, local minority music, talents, etc., on the basis of striving to revitalize the quality education resources of the original rural schools, to make the “music classroom” activities more abundant and distinctive.
Zhu Jing, director of Lutang Township Education Management Center and principal of Evergrande No. 10 Primary School, said that music education is a shortcoming of quality education for rural children. Relying on “music classrooms” can continuously improve the level of rural music education and effectively enhance rural schools in the implementation of “double The after-school service ability in the process of reducing “minus”, the power contained in music is changing the children silently.
(Xinhua News Agency, Guiyang, June 1, reporter Luo Fei, Tian Defeng)
Article source: “Guangming Daily” (June 02, 2022 09 edition)
