Recently, Hangzhou has been experiencing high temperatures every day, and many people are reluctant to come out after entering the air-conditioned room. However, there is a group of children who sweat every day even in an air-conditioned room. Because it's exam season.
Xiaoyun, a fourth-grade girl, has just finished the seventh grade of Chinese dance and practices dance for 2 hours a day, and she is sweating after a while. Not only were the clothes soaked with sweat, but the dancing shoes were worn out three pairs.
I just finished the seventh grade of Chinese dance and wore out two or three pairs of dance shoes in a month
On the evening of August 2, after a month of intensive practice, Xiaoyun finally finished the exam.
As soon as the school holidays start in early July, the dance training camp begins. Classes are usually held twice a week, each time for more than 1 hour, one-on-one teaching. After entering the summer vacation, the frequency increases, and classes are held three or four times a week. When I'm not in class, I practice dancing every day.
"The dance room was air-conditioned, but not long after the class, the clothes on my back were visibly sweaty. By the time class ended, his forehead was covered with sweat and his hair was dripping down. "My mother, Ms. Wang, said that it was very distressing to look at, but there was no way to take the exam.
When it comes to grading, Ms. Wang has her own opinion: "I don't pay so much attention to grading, I value basic skills and artistic literacy. I didn't really want my daughter to take the professional route in the future, but she was very positive and set a goal, saying that she wanted to take the Northern Dance exam. ”
It's easy to say, but it's hard to do. Ms. Wang has many children who learn to dance, and when they finish the senior exam, or because of academic tension, they slowly stop dancing. At present, my daughter still has momentum, so I will definitely support her and practice with her.
Last year, Xiaoyun participated in the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, and during the previous training camp, sometimes he could wear out a pair of dancing shoes in a day. "After last year's intensity, this year is still acceptable, wearing out two or three pairs of dancing shoes in a month. Fortunately, the exam has been completed. Ms. Wang said that she can't fly after the exam, especially in terms of weight.
Xiaoyun is now 1.55 meters tall and weighs 80 pounds. "The weight is normal for ordinary children, but if you want to take the professional dance route, you have to lose more than ten pounds to be suitable. Therefore, weight control is very important, and we adults lose weight, sweets, fried foods can not be eaten, eat a light diet, eat more whole grains. Ms. Wang said.
Fingers grinding blood, lips blowing skin, many children are struggling to "sprint"
During this summer vacation, many parents posted on Orange Persimmon Interactive to tell about their children's progress on the way to the exam.
Lele's mother posted a video of her daughter playing the liuqin, saying: "I sprinted for the summer vacation exam, practiced every day until my fingers were worn out, and finally a song was recorded, which is really the best birthday gift!" ”
Lele started the fourth grade, and after learning piano for two years, he changed to Liuqin, and this year he has to take the 5th grade.
"I just finished the exam the day before yesterday, and I was sitting on the train to Jinan with her. At the end of the training camp, just relax. On the phone of Lele's mother, the child's joyful laughter came out.
Recalling a week ago, Lele was still crying. "No wonder the child cried, the strings of the liuqin are steel ropes, if the force is not enough, the sound of the play is not right. Although the fingers had already worn out calluses, they were worn out by playing for two hours every day during the intensive training, and some of them were bleeding. Lele's mother said that it was very distressing to watch, but since she had learned, she still had to pass the phased assessment.
Lele posted a circle of friends on the phone and watch, and said with a little ghost: "The summer vacation exam has passed, but my hands are 'wasted'." It was accompanied by a close-up photo of his fingers.
Xiao Ji, a sixth-grade boy, is going to take the saxophone level 9 exam this summer. Some time ago, I went back to my hometown in Wenzhou to play for two weeks, and I went back with the piano case on my back, ready to practice every day.
"But every time he was reminded to practice the piano after dinner, either a little friend came to play with him, or he was taken to watch a movie by his uncle, and his grandparents interceded again, in short, all kinds of things were delayed, and the piano box was never opened for more than ten days, and he didn't practice once, and he came back untouched." Xiao Ji's mother said.
When I returned to Hangzhou, I started a "hellish training", blowing five or six hours a day from morning to afternoon, and my mouth and tongue were worn out after blowing.
"He knew that he had been delayed in the previous time, and he didn't complain about the injury, so he persevered, and maintained this intensity before and after, practicing for 10 days." Xiaoji's mother said that during the holidays, if you are in the usual environment, it is not too difficult to insist on it, but I am afraid that if you change the environment, the execution is not strong, and it is easy to interrupt.
Is this year's exam hot? Many teachers said the number of people was decreasing
Is this year's exam hot? Little Lion interviewed several practitioners of art training institutions, and many teachers said that the number of exams has decreased compared to last year.
"Many of our students are preparing for art and dance exams. Compared to previous years, the number of people is much lower. Teacher Zhang of a training institution said that she felt that the concept of parents was changing, "not so rolled". Many parents prefer to take their children outdoors and travel to broaden their horizons and improve their physical fitness. Parents sometimes sign up for interest classes for their children, not to take the professional route, but to have a place to take care of the baby during the summer vacation.
Mr. Wang, who teaches piano, is a graduate of Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, and in early July, he got together with several college classmates to work in different urban areas such as Lin'an, Shangcheng, and Binjiang.
"I brought more than 80 students, and only 40 of them have to be examined this year. Last year and the year before that, on a proportional basis, about 70 out of 80 people had the need for the exam. Teacher Wang said.
Whether it is necessary to take the exam every year, many families are also thinking about it, and everyone has their own ideas.
One parent said, "It's like a final exam, I've been learning piano for a year, and I want to achieve a small goal." Some people say that the exam is just to play a few tunes repeatedly, and there is no technical content, but I think it's good to practice fingering. ”
There are also parents who no longer let their children take the exam. "The mentality of parents is changing, now the purpose of learning the piano is not so strong, I have a sixth-grade student, I used to take the exam every summer, this year my mother said early, do not take the exam, practice a song that meets the child's level and the child also likes." A teacher said.
Another teacher said: "What is the ultimate goal of a child learning an instrument or an interest course varies from house to house, but the process evaluation of the examination is very necessary, so that the child can have a greater sense of identity with himself and have gains." ”