China News Service, Beijing, July 30 (Reporter Ying Ni) The first China Ulan Buhe Desert Music Festival will be held from August 17 to 19 in the Ulan Buhe Desert, Dengkou County, Inner Mongolia, aiming to discover and support music The "Hundreds and Tens of Thousands" music talent training project for younger talents will also be launched at that time.

　　According to Dai Yuqiang, the art director of the Music Festival and the "Hundred Thousands" Music Talent Training Project and a famous singer, this is a country music talent training project initiated by the Zhongguancun Rural Revitalization Alliance. In the early stage, a music selection activity with a total bonus of 2.88 million yuan has been carried out. , 188 winners will be invited to the music festival, and the first and second prize winners will perform on the same stage with the artists.

　　"The number of aesthetic education teachers in rural schools is insufficient, and the degree of specialization is lacking. Most rural areas cannot allocate music teachers according to the number of teachers. Some art teachers on the post are changed to culture teachers for various reasons. Short-term service makes it difficult for talents to take root, which has become a bottleneck restricting the healthy development of country music education." Speaking of the practical significance of launching the "Hundreds and Tens of Thousands" music talent training project, Dai Yuqiang said.

In addition, there are insufficient music courses, insufficient supporting hardware, and many rural primary and secondary schools have not paid enough attention to and played the role of music in classroom teaching.

"In the process of rural revitalization, how to train country music teachers so that rural children can cultivate their sentiments and grow up healthily under the influence of music aesthetic education is my mission as an art educator, and it is also the country music that has been in poverty for a long time. urgent need for education.”

　　China Ulan Buhe Desert Music Festival, as a start-up project of the "Hundred Thousands" Music Talent Training Project, leads music with culture and empowers rural construction with music: "Hundred" is to go deep into 100 counties to improve the level of country music aesthetic education; " "Thousand" is to help 1,000 rural teachers to fill the shortcomings of country music education; "Wan" is to discover 10,000 country music talents and create a business card with country music characteristics.

　　According to reports, the organizers invited the famous songwriter Fu Lin, the famous vocal music educator Ma Qiuhua, the famous tenor singer Dai Yuqiang, the doctoral tutor Professor Qu Xuexuan of the China Conservatory of Music and other top domestic artists and experts to form a strong lineup of judges. This music selection is strictly controlled.

In the end, there will be 6 first prize winners with a bonus of 100,000 yuan per person; 16 second prize winners with a bonus of 60,000 yuan per person; 66 third prize winners with a bonus of 20,000 yuan per person; and another 100 outstanding awards.

All award-winning contestants will be selected into the music talent pool of the "Hundreds of Thousands of Music Talents Training Project", and are given priority to be recommended to participate in a series of rural revitalization activities such as music teaching, performances and training.

Excellent talents have the opportunity to participate in well-known art colleges and universities for further study, face-to-face learning and exchanges with famous teachers, and have the opportunity to receive support from the Dai Yuqiang Aesthetic Education Fund.

　　The "Ulan Buhe Desert Music Festival" and the "Hundred Thousands" Music Talent Training Project are hosted by Dabeinong International Group, and co-organized by China Dairy Association, Dai Yuqiang Aesthetic Education Fund, Zhongguancun Rural Revitalization Alliance, Inner Mongolia Sand and Grass Industry Association and other units.

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