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08-May-2015
World Accordion Day and the Chinese Youth Report - Chinaby Harley Jones |
  I have timed the release of a report on the 2015 China Youth Accordion Year to co-incide with World Accordion Day 6th May. Particularly, I wanted to highlight the wonderful work being done every day by accordion teachers around the world. They are the unsung heroes of the accordion world. To all you students around the world - have you said "thank you" lately? The recent 2015 China Youth Accordion Year tour had two days where, each day had a remarkable story about a Chinese accordion teacher devoting time, energy and their own personal money, entirely for the benefit of young children learning the accordion. The first is Prof. Quo, (right, top) who had retired (over 60 years) and had decided to undertake a private project for accordion. He selected a school in a very poor area, very far out in the country (2 hours drive) from the city. This school has 109 students and Prof. Quo personally purchased 20 new accordions, music, stands so that 20 selected children could have practise every noon and once a week he would drive to give them free lessons. He also assisted to get a full time teacher of accordion. Read more at: 10April2015 The second is Zhou Zhiming (picture right lower), who started teaching in the Sichuan mountains late 1980's. His aim was to have "accordion music ringing over the mountains". He started off in a van with 5 students charging nothing. From that time, to today, the accordion music has "continued to ring over the mountains" and Zhou Zhiming has had a remarkable success in the country areas promoting accordion education and improving the life of the people. Read more at: 11April2015 A huge thank you to accordion teachers around the world for World Accordion Day. |