HCM City cultural officials learn to sing folk songs from three regions

On the morning of June 11, the City Culture and Exhibition Center (Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City) organized a training course on folk singing skills of 3 regions and explaining exhibition images in 2025 for civil servants, officials, cultural specialists, and members of traditional folk art clubs at facilities in Ho Chi Minh City.

Members of the Three Regions Fragrance Club performed at the opening ceremony

Photo: Quoc Thanh

In order to improve the quality of activities of folk art clubs and groups at the grassroots level, the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Culture and Exhibition (under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports) has just opened a training course on singing folk songs of three regions and explaining exhibition images (from June 11 to June 27).

The class provides knowledge and practical skills for singing folk songs from the North, Central and South, focusing on typical techniques such as vibrato, reverberation, vibrato, and pronunciation in local accents. In addition, students are also instructed in vocal training techniques, breath control and sentence lengthening... important factors that create the identity of regional folk songs.

In addition to the content of folk music, students are also trained in the skills of explaining exhibition images, from editing, selecting, to annotating photos, to serve more effectively the work of propaganda andeducation of national cultural traditions. These skills also contribute to forming a valuable source of long-term documents for grassroots cultural units.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi My Liem (second from right) and Master Pham Thi Kim Thoa (third from right) teach at the training class.

Photo: LX

The training program includes 6 topics, including 5 topics on folk singing taught by Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thi My Liem - Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Music Association and vocal instructor Pham Thi Kim Thoa. The topic on visual explanation is instructed by Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang - Head of the Department of Skills Education and Psychological Counseling, Ho Chi Minh City Children's House.

Participants in the course include professional staff, movement staff, civil servants, and public employees working at the cultural and sports centers; cultural and sports centers, cultural houses... in Thu Duc City and 21 districts in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, members of local folk art clubs are also encouraged to participate.

Through this activity, Ho Chi Minh City hopes to equip professional skills for grassroots cultural officials and members of folk art clubs; thereby, forming a core team capable of spreading and guiding the community in preserving and promoting the values ​​of folk songs of the three regions. At the same time, creating a healthy artistic playground, enhancing cultural exchange and building a repository of documents serving the work of traditional education, raising awareness of Vietnamese folk culture for the younger generation.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/can-bo-van-hoa-tphcm-hoc-hat-dan-ca-3-mien-185250611105432408.htm