Elementary school students in Viet Tri ward confidently performed Phu Tho Xoan singing alongside professional actors and artists on large stages.
During the period 2020-2025, Phu Tho province has made efforts to integrate Xoan singing into the general education curriculum and extracurricular activities in schools. To date, 100% of music teachers from preschool to junior high school in the province have participated in training and received certificates in teaching Xoan singing. With 9 training courses organized for 350 music teachers, this team has become an important core group, directly teaching Xoan singing to students.
Xoan singing is integrated into subjects in the main curriculum, extracurricular activities, and experiential activities, along with the establishment and maintenance of Xoan singing and folk song clubs in schools. This work aims to raise awareness among officials, teachers, and students about the value and significance of this heritage.
For young children, the experience of Xoan singing is not just about learning in the classroom, but also a journey of "learning while playing, heritage gradually absorbed," sowing cultural seeds naturally and gently into their souls. At preschools and primary schools, Xoan singing experiences are regularly organized. Ms. Tran Chinh, manager of Little Bear Preschool (Viet Tri ward), shared: "The children get to experience, observe, and join the artisans and teachers in singing Xoan songs. This is also an activity regularly organized by the school every Monday morning. This activity helps nurture love for their homeland, love for their nation, and the protection of their cultural heritage."
The traditional Xoan singing experience in the ancient village is organized annually by Little Bear Kindergarten.
During these experiences, as their young eyes admire and their ears listen to the songs and dances from the artists, the children are gradually developing a love for their homeland and national pride in the most natural way. Not only do they get to watch, but they also get to clap along, dance to the music, or unleash their creativity through whimsical drawings. These experiences help children develop comprehensively in language, music, creative thinking, communication skills, and emotions.
Notably, Xoan singing is not limited to schools but is also brought to larger stages, creating opportunities for young children to perform and interact with veteran artists. Every year, Phu Tho province organizes Xoan singing and folk song festivals to commemorate Hung Kings' Ancestral Anniversary - Hung Temple Festival, alongside performances and introductions of Xoan singing within the framework of the festival. In addition, a model of school tourism linked to the Xoan singing heritage is being developed, allowing students to learn about and experience the heritage at historical sites.
Images of students in traditional costumes confidently performing Xoan singing alongside elderly artisans at major cultural events such as the Hung Temple Festival have become a touching and meaningful cultural highlight, educating the younger generation about traditions and promoting heritage. Participating in these large-scale events is not only an honor but also an opportunity for the students to deeply appreciate the value of the heritage, thereby becoming more aware of their responsibility to preserve it.
The students learned about Phu Tho Xoan Singing, a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity, at Lai Len Temple.
In a sharing session about the role of teaching, People's Artist Nguyen Thi Lich (head of An Thai Xoan singing group) affirmed: "For the Xoan singing heritage to spread and develop sustainably, nothing is better than teaching it to the younger generation. This is the best way for the younger generation to better understand, love, and preserve the heritage of their ancestors. Xoan singing must be taught from a young age, so that the children gradually absorb it, love it, and only then will they have the awareness to preserve it. I am very proud that in An Thai Xoan singing group today, there are 5 generations of Xoan singers."
Allowing preschool and schoolchildren to experience Xoan singing is a valuable investment in the future. More importantly, this is how we sow the seeds of heritage preservation awareness from a young age, so that Xoan singing will not only be a source of pride in the past, but its melodies will continue to live on in the future, carried on and developed by today's children, becoming fresh, vibrant "Xoan sprouts." This is how we pass on age-old cultural values, so that Xoan singing will forever be a source of pride for the ancestral land and the entire Vietnamese nation.
Le Hoang
Source: https://baophutho.vn/cung-em-vui-hoc-hat-xoan-244392.htm
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