Many ways to maintain and promote the art of amateur singing

Don ca tai tu (ĐCTT) is one of the genres that Hau Giang pays special attention to and gradually creates conditions to preserve, promote, and create more playgrounds for artisans to exchange and pass on their skills.

Artists are always trained to improve their performance skills.

Focus on practice and teaching

Practicing to play well and sing well is one of the things that the Provincial Cultural Center focuses on directing throughout the system, to support professional knowledge for amateur artists, helping them confidently stand on stage to perform amateur songs. Recently, a 20-day training course organized by the Provincial Cultural Center attracted 30 artists from local amateur music clubs. Artist Hoa Mau, a member of the amateur music club in Vi Thanh city, shared: “I am very happy to attend the class. Coming here, listening to artists who are knowledgeable about amateur music not only impart knowledge, but also inspire, so that I can overcome my limitations, learn more forms and love this subject more, and feel the responsibility in continuing to inspire the passion.”

Training is one of the ways to help artisans in the province gain more knowledge from basic to advanced about this art form. The special thing is that after the learning process, teachers and students together build a ĐCTT art program to report the summary, conveying to the audience the unique features of this art form through the acquisition and creative application of the knowledge learned. Many times coming to Hau Giang to teach, excellent artisan Phan Minh Duc, lecturer at the University of Theater and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, shared: “Every time I meet new students, they all love ĐCTT, wanting to absorb as much knowledge as possible. From then on, the 20 days of teachers and students meeting each other passed very quickly. I believe that these are the people who continue to be the core, keep the fire burning and pass on the profession, contributing to making the traditional music continue to live in the community”.

Improve quality, create more playgrounds

The ĐCTT Club is one of four core clubs in the cultural center system. Local authorities always create favorable conditions for artisans in communes, wards and towns to establish clubs for regular activities. The whole province has nearly 100 clubs, teams and groups, with more than 1,000 artisans. Special attention is paid to organizing training in the system of centers, so that artisans in these clubs have enough performance skills and connect, support localities to create diversity, richness and improve the quality of clubs from the province to the grassroots.

Ms. Huynh Thi Hoa Dam, Head of the Vi Thanh City ĐCTT Club, shared: “The Club of the Center for Culture - Sports and Broadcasting is always the core force and we often organize exchanges with clubs at the commune and ward levels. In the area, there are about 100 artisans participating in clubs, and more and more clubs are organizing weekly and monthly activities. At regular activity points, we combine organizing vocational training sessions so that anyone who is interested can come and learn. What makes us happy is that the clubs are attracting more and more enthusiasts to participate. The artisans are always passionate, enthusiastic, and creative in organizing regular activities to gradually improve their quality.”

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed the Provincial Cultural Center to focus on improving the quality of the ĐCTT Club from the province to the grassroots level and support each locality to build a quality ĐCTT Club, linking to building a program to introduce the local tourism potential, capable of serving tourists in tourist areas and spots when needed. This is also an open direction for the grassroots ĐCTT Clubs to improve the quality, helping artisans have more opportunities to increase their income to ensure their lives and nurture their long-term passion.

Mr. Duong Thanh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, shared: “We have advised the Provincial People's Committee to develop a project to protect and promote Don Ca Tai Tu in the following years and when it is issued and implemented, there will continue to be more opportunities to promote this type of art. We also directed the Provincial Cultural Center to review and improve the quality of activities of the Center's ĐCTT Club and in the entire system; continue to organize regular activities and exchanges between provincial and district-level clubs with localities to both create a movement and improve quality. In the near future, we will organize a ĐCTT art competition, continuing to review and evaluate the quality to have directions for affiliated units to preserve and promote, create vitality, and spread in a practical way".

Article and photos: VINH TRA

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