On the morning of September 11th, the donation ceremony for the “Happy Keys” music classrooms was held at Xinghua Bilingual School in Guyang Town. Guests from Pechoin Group, the Lang Lang Arts Foundation, the Lankao County Education Culture and Sports Bureau, and the township government attended the ceremony.
The donated Xinghua Bilingual School is located in Guyang Town, Lankao County, Henan Province. This rural primary school is near Xuchang ethnic musical instrument village, where many villagers make traditional instruments such as the guqin and guzheng. Influenced by the local cultural industry, many students at the school can play traditional Chinese instruments but have had little exposure to Western instruments like the piano.
▲When pianos arrived, curious children crowded around the music classroom door.
At the donation ceremony, Liu Qingyi, director of the Lankao County Youth Activity Center, and Xu Ruijin, the mayor of Guyang Town, gave speeches. They thanked the caring individuals and organizations for their attention and support of rural children’s music education and encouraged students to study hard and develop comprehensively. The children, in turn, performed carefully prepared programs to showcase their love for the arts and express their dreams.
After the donation ceremony, the guests visited the brand-new music classroom to participate in the children's first piano lesson. The newly donated "Happy Keys" music classroom is equipped with 16 smart pianos, each with its own display screen. These pianos are integrated with internet-based intelligent teaching software, which guides students to a joyful learn and serves as an instructional assistant.
For the first time, children sat upright in the classroom, attentively following the notes on the large screen. Under the teacher's guidance, they played simple melodies. The lively cartoon interface, along with interactive teaching methods like games and competitions, made repetitive practice more enjoyable.
▲The children sat in the newly decorated “Happy Keys” music classroom
▲The children followed the large screen and the teacher’s instructions, learning finger techniques.
In addition to donating professional teaching equipment, the “Happy Keys” music classroom project also includes a series of teacher training sessions and music and arts exchange activities between teachers and students. On the morning of September 9th, teachers at Xinghua Bilingual School had their first piano teaching training session in the music classroom. In the future, the foundation will provide continuous follow-up and teaching support services to the donated schools to improve the teaching quality and teachers’ personal development.
▲Teachers at Xinghua Bilingual School participating in piano teaching training
The Lang Lang Arts Foundation, initiated by international piano master Lang Lang and approved by the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau, is supervised by the Beijing Cultural Bureau. Its mission and goal are to help more Chinese children have equal opportunities to receive arts education, fulfill their musical dreams, and use music and arts to help and influence more people.
The "Happy Keys" music classroom is the flagship project of the Lang Lang Arts Foundation. It aims to provide children with professional music learning equipment and a relaxed and joyful learning environment, allowing more children to have the opportunity to learn piano and experience the wonders and beauty of the musical world, giving them more space for imagination and creativity.
The establishment of the “Happy Keys” music classroom at Xinghua Bilingual School in Guyang Town is expected to help the school carry out more systematic and scientific music teaching, giving the children here the wings to pursue their musical dreams.