On July 12, in the Gaoqiao Children's Holiday School in Tanjialong Village, Shiyangtang Town, You County, Zhuzhou City, the piano was melodious and clanging. Volunteers of the Summer "Three Going to the Countryside" social practice team of the College of Humanities of Hunan University of Science and Technology played and sang the guzheng and popularized the knowledge of classical music, so that the students could experience the beauty of its timbre and art, and stimulate their love for folk music, so as to further promote China National traditional culture, enhance national self-confidence and pride.
"Wow, what is this?" As soon as the guzheng was placed in the classroom, the first-year students swarmed over the guzheng and kept discussing around the guzheng. Volunteer Yang Shuxin started from the origin of the guzheng. As an ancient national musical instrument of the Han nation, It occupies an important position in the history of Chinese classical music, "beautiful sound, elegant appearance, this is the guzheng." Yang Shuxin sat in the front third of the bench, with a straight waist, and his legs were naturally bent after the body was aligned with the first piano yard. , the left foot is slightly ahead of the right foot, and the palm of the hand is downward in a half fist shape, demonstrating the correct playing posture for the students. The fingernails of the volunteers caught the attention of the students. Yang Shuxin introduced: "These are the fingernails specially used when playing the guzheng. They are made of tortoise shells, which can not only improve the sound quality, but also make the zheng sound clear and pleasing to the ears and protect the ears. finger."
The beauty of guzheng lies in its charm, simplicity and elegance. Yang Shuxin's fingers on the strings sometimes fiddled, sometimes pressed, and sometimes vibrated. The performance of the classic children's song "Little Swallow" even ignited the children's interest. After the song came down, the students in the classroom couldn't wait to try it. Yang Shuxin briefly described the method of plucking the strings with the thumb, index finger and middle finger, as well as the common fingerings and movement essentials such as scratching, vibrato, up-down and down-and-down notes, and repeated demonstrations. "Any classmates want to come up and try it?" Shi Xiaoyu raised his hand high, and Yang Shuxin guided him step by step, encouraging him first and then correcting mistakes in time, and taught patiently hand in hand.
With thousands of years of history, "Guzheng Culture" has integrated the crystallization of people's wisdom. Volunteer teams take the Guzheng as a guide, bring classical music into the classroom, cultivate their minds in one string and one sound, and appreciate the nation in one play and one play. Spirit, establish cultural self-confidence, cultivate from childhood, and strive to be the inheritor and promoter of national culture.