Rock it! The boy on the cloud!
Author: Dan Xiaojie
Picture: Qu Honglun, Gu Ya
"Let me dance for you,
Let me sing a song for you"
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Haiga Primary School, Dawan Town, Zhongshan District, Liupanshui City, Guizhou Province,
In a rehearsal room transformed from an old classroom,
5 girls around 12 years old are rehearsing,
The guitars, basses, and drums constantly "neigh",
The vocalist who picked up the microphone instantly "started up",
This "unknown boy" rock band composed of "baby in the mountains",
On the "Campus on the Cloud" at an altitude of nearly three kilometers
Sing the dream of music.
Mountainous "primary school student rock band" is all over the Internet
Teacher: The original intention is to make children more confident
Recently, a rehearsal video of the "Unknown Boys" rock band at Haiga Primary School in Guizhou became popular online. The appearance of five 12-year-old girls bravely chasing their dreams made netizens sigh: happiness is seen in the eyes of children.
They sang "Sing a Song for You", which was also recognized and praised by the original singer "The Band", and expressed their hope that they could sing a song for you if they had the opportunity.
"Unexpectedly, children can cause such a big response on the Internet." Talking about the band rehearsal video that has become popular on the Internet recently, Gu Ya, the head of the band and teacher of Haiga Elementary School, told reporters that the children started to learn musical instruments and music. It is to make children more confident.
In 2014, Gu Ya, who just came to Haiga Primary School, found that the children here are very introverted, don't like to talk, and don't want to communicate with teachers. How to improve the "lifeless" atmosphere in the school? It has become a question that Gu Ya often thinks about outside of teaching.
Because he had formed a band before, Gu Ya occasionally picked up his guitar and sang a few songs in the dormitory, so as to relieve work pressure while also recalling his "young years".
"I just played for a short time, and I turned my head and suddenly found that the windows of the bedroom were full of small heads." Gu Ya said, these shy children who usually "dodging their eyes" had their eyes glowing, full of curiosity and yearning.
"Come in and sit down." With a simple sentence, this group of usually introverted and reluctant children became acquainted with music and opened the musical dream of "baby in the mountains".
Break the loneliness of the mountain with music
Sing the rock dream on the "Roof of Guizhou"
Seeing that children love music very much, Gu Ya began to try to teach music theory and how to use instruments during lunch break for children who volunteered to learn music. "After trying to teach a few students, I found that although they all have zero foundation, they learn very quickly." Gu Ya said.
"I have never heard of a drum set before, but when I came across it, I fell in love with the feeling of playing drums." Huang Yumei, drummer of the "Unknown Boys" band, told reporters that every time I beat the drum set, I was very excited and felt very happy. Pass this happiness to others.
Yan Xingyu, the lead singer of the "Unknown Boys" band, is usually "taciturn", but as soon as she picks up the microphone, she seems to "transform" instantly and immediately becomes a passionate lead singer on the stage. "I like the stage and I like to bring happiness to others through music." Yan Xingyu told reporters the "secret" of her transformation.
There are more and more children learning music, and the lack of musical instruments has become the biggest shackle. The teachers of Haiga Primary School have begun to do everything possible to find musical instruments for the children and find ways to ask for help.
“The only bass and drum kits in the school were borrowed, and many students lined up to use a guitar.” Gu Ya said that solving the gap in the instrument was the biggest problem at the time.
The children's musical dreams have attracted more people's attention. Many caring people and companies have donated folk guitars, electric guitars, bass, drums and other instruments to the school. In the music class, the children finally had their own musical instruments to practice.
With musical instruments, the school vacated several old classrooms, which were dedicated to children as music classrooms. After lunch every day, dynamic music begins to drift in the mountains.
"Some children lose confidence when they learn to learn, and feel that they always practice basic chords." Gu Ya said that he wanted to make the children more interested in learning by not having a small band.
Soon, 5 students formed the first rock band of Haiga Elementary School-"Yu" Band. The children said, meaning that they met such a group of teachers in Haiga Primary School.
"The first'Yu' band graduated last year, and this year's'Unknown Boys' band will soon graduate." Gu Ya said that whether they are band members or other students, they may not continue to learn music after graduation, but these The children must be able to walk out of Haiga Village more sunny and confident to welcome their future study and life.
Haiga Elementary School, located in Jiucaiping, the "Roof of Guizhou", was almost closed because it had no teachers because of its high altitude and poor conditions. Nowadays, not only does it have a six-year complete elementary school, the children also use music to break the loneliness of the mountains and sing the "highest altitude" rock music in Guizhou.
Learning music is endless
The eyes will "glow" when playing music
In order not to occupy too much of the children's study time, the school strictly controls the time of practicing playing, requiring training only after lunch break and after school finishing homework.
Even though there is time to practice musical instruments every day, children often sneak into the classroom to "enhance" after class and school.
"You won't be tired after rehearsing many times. There is no end to it." said Long Jiao, guitarist of the "Unknown Boys" band. She often asks the teacher to borrow a guitar for her to practice at home during vacations.
Xiong Qiuhua, bassist of the "Unknown Boys" band, told reporters that playing music is very happy. When he grows up, he wants to be a music teacher and pass the joy of music to others.
Entering the office of the teachers of Haiga Elementary School, a few guitars and ukuleles are the most dazzling presence in the room. "Many teachers are also learning music, otherwise they don't have a common language with the children." Zheng Long, the principal of Haiga Primary School, said with a smile.
"With the company of music, the children also find a different happiness from the past." Teacher Jiang Zhengting said. When they first entered school, the children were more introverted and did not like to communicate with the teacher. Now every child has more faces. A confidence.
"These children who are usually shy and shy will have their eyes'glow' when they play music." Zheng Long said that after a period of training, the children not only did not delay their studies, but also had a more sunny, confident, cheerful and lively personality.
Anyone has a dream is great
The music dream of the baby in the mountains makes netizens praise
"The rich villages under the Jiucai Mountain have always been helping the party; the villagers get rich and go well-off, and the food is fragrant in the farmhouse; the thatched earthen houses are transformed into bungalows, and the cultivation and breeding are flourishing; the dirt roads become spacious and the fishes are swarming in the Haiga Lake..."
This "Song of Haiga", composed and created by three teachers including Gu Ya, has become the repertoire of each band, and it has also made more and more people aware of the development and changes of Haiga Village over the years. In the small mountain village on the top of the cloud, a band is making its own voice.
After videos related to the band rehearsal and performance were uploaded to the Internet, the music dream of the baby in Shanli sparked heated discussions and praises among netizens. Many netizens said: This video shows me crying! Like the children's musical dreams!
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"The music of Haiga Primary School is'sustainable', and it has become a kind of campus culture." Gu Ya said, I hope more rural schools can have their own unique campus culture, so that children can have more Choices and opportunities.
Anyone who has a dream is great!
Like the children's musical dreams!