Only with a good choir can there be a good choir. Shanghai Conservatory of Music has opened classes for choir conductor teachers: With a good conductor choir, there are problems and conductors
In recent years, the quantity and quality of choirs in Shanghai have been continuously improving. The closing performance of this year's Shanghai Spring International Music Festival was attended by 25 choirs from over 40 industries in the city, with the Citizen Choir accounting for two-thirds. In order to meet the new needs, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission guided and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music hosted the "Third Shanghai School Choral Conduction Backbone Teacher Training Class". After six days of intensive training, it ended on July 8th. This is also an important project for the integration of culture and education in Shanghai in 2023.
The Third Shanghai School Choir Conducting Backbone Teacher Training Class
"Why is choir so valued? Because it has a wide range of participation, regardless of age and gender, and requires teamwork, it is a very important part of school and youth art education work." Tang Zhe, the director of the Music Education Department at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, introduced that from comprehensive universities, primary and secondary schools to youth activity centers, training classes are mainly aimed at choir conductors here.
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The Music Education Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music has provided numerous talents for choir conducting and teaching nationwide, and has also led multiple champion teams in choir competitions. This training class has gathered a team of audio teachers including Wang Hailing, Deputy Director of the Music Education Department, and Professor Zhang Rui from the Composition and Conduction Department. Many domestic and foreign experts have also been invited to give offline lectures. Composer Lu Zaiyi, composer Lin Hua, chief conductor of the National Theatre Choir Wu Lingfen, choir conductor Tian Xiaobao, young pianist and composer Wen Yuchuan, as well as Associate Professor Tan Yaru of the School of Music at East China Normal University and Laszlo Norbert Nemes, Dean of the International Kodai Research Institute at the Liszt Conservatory of Music in Hungary, participated in the event.
Concert venue
In addition to the opening and closing concerts, there are also 16 master's lectures. Under the guidance of various groups such as the Women's Choir of Shanghai Conservatory of Music Education, the Student Choir of Fudan University, the Choir of Shanghai Caoyang No.2 Middle School, the Children's Choir of Shanghai International Department, the Men's Choir of Shanghai Yangjing Middle School, the Spring Youth Choir, and the Choir of the Youth Palace Children's Art Troupe of China Welfare Association, experts explained the solutions to choir related problems in a simple and concise manner.
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"Amateur choirs, especially school choirs, will encounter many difficulties, such as pitch accuracy issues, multi voice harmony issues, track mastery issues, voice training for children in the changing voice period, and rehearsal efficiency for high school students with academic stress. We have arranged relevant courses and lectures to help teachers who participate in the training find answers," said Wang Hailing.
The Municipal Education Commission certifies experts
Tang Zhe introduced that many of the students are graduates of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Those who have already worked hope to return to the workforce for recharging, keeping pace with Shanghai Conservatory of Music's latest theoretical and practical achievements. "The training class has been held for three years, and some teachers have also been here for three consecutive years. Due to limited resources, we cannot cover the whole society, but by training these teachers, they can be brought back to the workforce, improved, and then covered. Perhaps a spark can become a torch."
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Yu Luyang, a young teacher from Zhabei Third Central Primary School in Jing'an District, graduated from the Department of Music Education at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After seeing the teaching team and curriculum arrangement of the training class, she returned to her alma mater to recharge. "It is necessary to discover problems in teaching practice, actively learn in discovering problems, diligently reflect in active learning, and break through difficulties in diligent reflection.".
162 choir conductors make up 162 teams and 162 experiences. After the training class, the students expressed that they would continue to communicate in WeChat groups or even offline, turning command communication into team communication and school communication. In order to allow more members of society interested in choir to participate, Shangyin recorded two concerts and all courses, which will be broadcasted online in the future.