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Classical poetry is music to the ears of students
By Wang Lihui and Dong Yiying |
October 25, 2010, Monday
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RECITING Chinese classical poems has engaged the imagination of primary and secondary students in Jiading during a recent school program.
"Reciting aloud is a necessary part of learning poetry," says Liu Kui, a Chinese teacher in Jiading No.1 Secondary School. "The essence of a classic poem can not be enjoyed by merely looking at sentence structure."
The poetry program involves teachers discussing the history of classical poetry and the unique pitches and accents that bring out the inner beauty of the verse.
Teachers in the district have compiled and published a book entitled "Ancient Poetry Reading." It will be used in all high schools.
Sing out the rhythm
"I wake, and moonbeams play around my bed,
Glittering like hoar-frost to my wandering eyes;
Up toward the glorious moon I raise my head,
Then lay me down---and thoughts of home arise"
Instead of reading this poem called "Night Thoughts," students in Xincheng Road Primary School sing the verse written by master poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
The poem is one of 16 listed in the book "China's Choir: Poetry and Music Enlightenment."
Jiang Xiaotong, a second grade student, said she thinks it's easier for her to memorize a poem if it's learned by singing.
Since mid-September, Xincheng Road Primary School has extended the poetry singing to the whole school. Every Tuesday, more than 700 students sing poems together on the school playground.
"Good handwriting is important for students," says Zhao Min, the principal of Feng Bang Secondary School.
The school's calligraphy class began in 2008. Held once a week, it has attracted many students and cultivated their love for calligraphy.
Yao Yijie, a junior three student, has practiced hard-pen calligraphy for two years. When she wrote "Jiang Cheng Zi" one of the poems written by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), she was moved by the poet's deep emotion toward his dead wife.
Her interest aroused, Yao began studying the poetry and life of this great poet. Noted calligraphers have been invited to schools in Jiading to help students improve their character writing.
"Reciting aloud is a necessary part of learning poetry," says Liu Kui, a Chinese teacher in Jiading No.1 Secondary School. "The essence of a classic poem can not be enjoyed by merely looking at sentence structure."
The poetry program involves teachers discussing the history of classical poetry and the unique pitches and accents that bring out the inner beauty of the verse.
Teachers in the district have compiled and published a book entitled "Ancient Poetry Reading." It will be used in all high schools.
Sing out the rhythm
"I wake, and moonbeams play around my bed,
Glittering like hoar-frost to my wandering eyes;
Up toward the glorious moon I raise my head,
Then lay me down---and thoughts of home arise"
Instead of reading this poem called "Night Thoughts," students in Xincheng Road Primary School sing the verse written by master poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907).
The poem is one of 16 listed in the book "China's Choir: Poetry and Music Enlightenment."
Jiang Xiaotong, a second grade student, said she thinks it's easier for her to memorize a poem if it's learned by singing.
Since mid-September, Xincheng Road Primary School has extended the poetry singing to the whole school. Every Tuesday, more than 700 students sing poems together on the school playground.
"Good handwriting is important for students," says Zhao Min, the principal of Feng Bang Secondary School.
The school's calligraphy class began in 2008. Held once a week, it has attracted many students and cultivated their love for calligraphy.
Yao Yijie, a junior three student, has practiced hard-pen calligraphy for two years. When she wrote "Jiang Cheng Zi" one of the poems written by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), she was moved by the poet's deep emotion toward his dead wife.
Her interest aroused, Yao began studying the poetry and life of this great poet. Noted calligraphers have been invited to schools in Jiading to help students improve their character writing.
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