Junior high school students in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, who are scheduled to sing the choral song "Departure Day" at their graduation ceremony on the 15th of this month, practiced while learning directly from the former music teacher who wrote the song how to express their feelings. did.
``Departure Day'' was composed over 30 years ago by Hiromi Takahashi, who worked as a music teacher at a junior high school in Chichibu City, and is widely sung at school graduation ceremonies across the country.
At Kashiwara Junior High School in Sayama City, all students were scheduled to sing together at the graduation ceremony on the 15th, and Mr. Takahashi visited the school on the 12th to give singing guidance.
Mr. Takahashi said that he created this song as a present for graduating students, and shared an anecdote from that time, saying, ``I want people to put their feelings into the song while thinking about the person they want to say thank you to.''
A third-year junior high school boy said, ``I'm starting to realize that I'm about to graduate.The graduation ceremony will be the last time we'll sing together, so I want to make it even better.''
Takahashi said, ``I want you to sing with the person you want to express your feelings of gratitude in mind.''