On July 4, 2012, the practice of collecting folk songs in Yunnan during the summer semester organized by the School of Music and Recording Arts of our school was successfully completed. Under the leadership of Xie Tao and Liu Congming, more than 30 students from 09 and 10 music dissemination majors conducted a 10-day research on collecting wind. In the research and practice, the students improved their professionalism and experienced the charm of the music culture and folk customs of the ethnic minorities in Yunnan.

The practice of collecting and collecting wind is a social practice activity based on the "Music Dissemination Survey" class. The activities are conducted in Kunming, Dali, Weishan, Lijiang and Shangri-La, so that students can learn from the minority of Bai, Yi, Hui, Naxi and Tibetan National music culture has a more in-depth understanding. On the way, the college also invited Professor Wu Xueyuan, a national musicologist from Yunnan Institute of Arts, Tang Xin, a successor of Nanzhao Ancient Music, a propaganda person of Naxi Ancient Music, and Li Dejing, director of Dongba Culture Research Institute. The lectures covered Yunnan The general situation of national music culture, the cognition of national folk musical instruments, the exploration of the root causes of Dongjing ancient music, the establishment and operation mode of Naxi ancient music industry mode, the comparison of song and dance styles of Yi and Bai nationality, Nanzhao ancient music and Naxi ancient music performance , Dongba culture and Naxi history to explain.

Yunnan Ethnic Music Culture Seminar (fourth from left in front of Professor Wu Xueyuan)

Nanzhao ancient music research (after the show with Nanzhao ancient orchestra photo)

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Dongba Culture Seminar (Dongba Cultural Institute, the third and fourth to the front row, Li Dejing)

In addition, led teachers to guide students from the perspective of music anthropology, combined with the national music and cultural industries in the market operation, including the pubs, bars, streets, houses, performances and landscapes and other environments between the start of teaching, research and Cultural experience.

In the inn research summary

Mining on the road

Liu congming, Xie Tao teacher for music classics (Lijiang ancient city bar)

During the gathering, students enjoyed the folk song and dance performances of different ethnic minorities along the way, including the original Yunnan opera "Kunming's Image", the "Nanzhao Ancient Music" in Weishan and the live performance of Dali Folk Songs and Dances of Dali Bai People, Live Lijiang Performance Impressions of Lijiang - Snow Mountain and Theater Lishui Sands, Naxi Ancient Music, Diqing Tibetan Folk Song and Dance and Folk Performances of Shangri-La, etc. Audio-visual feast at the same time, students are deeply intoxicated with the mysterious and long-standing ethnic culture and customs.

Performance highlights

In addition to listening to lectures, seeking ancient music heritage, field research, singing and dancing, students in the research practice, but also deeply immersed in the magnificent natural beauty incomparable. Variegated Lijiang Dayan ancient city, cloud stellar Xia Yu Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Yanbo fishing is a lake, Chiaki Jingxiu Bitahai, will undoubtedly become the students unforgettable memories.

Scenery along the way

In the practice of gathering wind research during the first semester, students learned about the characteristics of music and dance of ethnic minorities in Yunnan Province through the exchange with experts in ethnomusicology and local people, learned the planning concept of the original ecological performance project, Operation method, broaden the professional horizons, not only all-round experience of colorful Yunnan cultural diversity and customs, beautiful scenery, but also deepened the friendship between students on the trip, training teamwork. The students all said that the practice of collecting folk songs entertains and benefits greatly. (Text: Wang Xin Figure: Wang Xin Wang Yuze)