"The bright moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be the frost on the ground..." Gong Linna, a singer dressed in white, joined hands with more than 60 children to sing on the same stage, and the clear children's voice set off Gong Linna's high-pitched chanting, marking the end of the concert. Recently, this moving scene appeared in the "Flowing Time - Gong Linna Twenty-Four Festivals ancient poetry concert" return session of Guangzhou Xinghai Concert Hall.
It is understood that many of the children participating in the chorus are children of migrant workers from the Second Primary School of Dongfeng Village, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, which is supported by the "Music Accompaniment Program" of Xinghai Concert Hall, and they have been preparing for this performance for 3 months.
Children "wait every day for that day to come"
"The children's songs are as clean and beautiful as angels!" Singer Gong Linnajie praised that on January 15, 2022, "Flowing Time - Gong Linna's 24 Festivals ancient poetry concert", two children's choirs that sang with her live chorus, one is the Guangzhou Children's Radio Choir, which has been established for 3 years, "their training is very professional, the pitch is very good", and the other is the choir from the Second Primary School of Dongfeng Village, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, supported by the "Music Companion Program" of Xinghai Concert Hall, "Children who have not undergone long-term training, their voices are even wilder, The voice will be a little braver, but the pitch needs to be improved in all aspects. ”
Gong Linna was singing affectionately.
The praise of singer Gong Linna made this group of migrant children happy. "In order to make myself better on stage, I try to practice this song every day." Fifth grade boy Cheng Zhenghan used "excitement", "excitement" and "honor" to describe his mood when he knew that he was selected for the choir and could sing on the same stage as Teacher Gong Linna.
Gong Linna and the children at the scene of the performance.
"She waited every day for that day to come, nagging herself to go on stage." The mother of the fifth-grade girl Xiao Yaqi mentioned the child's cute behavior and smiled closely, "After knowing that she could perform at the Xinghai Concert Hall, she thought about it every day, always asking me 'Can I really sing well', I cheered her up 'as long as you work hard enough, you can definitely do it'." Singing now, she became confident. ”
It is reported that the Second Primary School of Dongfeng Village, Haizhu District, Guangzhou Is a fixed-point pairing school that the Music Companion Program "Enters the Campus" continues to help. When she learned that Gong Linna had plans to cooperate with local children's choirs in each city of the tour, the "Music Companion Program" team proposed to Mr. Gong whether it was possible to provide a chance for the children of this school for the children of migrant workers to take the stage, and Ms. Gong immediately gave a warm response. So, three months before the performance, the teacher and the children began to rehearse with great anticipation.
The Music Companion Program teaches children to make music games
It is reported that 2021 is the fourth year of the launch of the "Music Accompaniment Program", and from March to December 2021, the "Music Accompaniment Program" has united more than 20 public welfare organizations to carry out 8 "into the concert hall" activities. The forms of activities range from rehearsal observation to interactive small classes, from cross-border painting exhibitions of music and painting to music and dance art experience courses, which are rich and diverse, covering groups including children with special needs, families with lost independence, children of migrant workers, and special groups in need of help.
At the same time, in the "Into the Campus" series, we continued to deliver 40 professional art courses to three fixed-point pairing schools in Guangzhou, namely Dongfeng Village No. 2 Primary School in Haizhu District, Qihui School in Nansha District, and Fengcun Junior High School in Shiling Town, Huadu District.
Ji An, a special art instructor hired by the "Music Companion Program", said that the stage performance requires continuous practice to prepare, "because the children's musical foundation is still relatively weak, even if the effect may not be able to achieve the most perfect, but at least it is the best state between us to cooperate with each other." ”
In addition to teaching music expertise, Ji An spends a considerable part of his time leading children to make music games and learn simple Cantonese nursery rhymes, "The lyrics of these Cantonese nursery rhymes are closely related to their lives, such as nagging mothers, fathers who are away from home because of work... In the process of singing, I will also explain the meaning of the song to them, so that the children can learn to cherish the happy life at this moment. ”
"In the past, children's understanding of music lessons was a traditional, single way, but after 3 years of 'Music Companionship Program', they saw that there were so many possibilities for music lessons." Li Ming, vice principal of the second primary school in Dongfeng Village, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, said that these have greatly improved the children's musical literacy, and they have slowly changed in the class, "In the course of music accompaniment, they have become more and more active and confident from the original restraint to letting go of themselves." ”
She said that the music companion program has planted a seed of music on campus, so that everyone has a new understanding of music, falls in love with music, and is more willing to enjoy the fun brought by music in daily learning and life.
Written by: Nandu reporter Yang Ting Correspondent Concert Hall