The Principal Mr. Lian

Interviewee:The Principal Mr. Lian

Q1:Do you like music ? What kind of music do you like?

A1:Music can make me feel relaxed and pleasant. I always turn to music channel while driving. The folk-music was very popular in our campus when I was in the university. It was popular for having different interpretation about different lives. I like it very much because it diversifies my young life.

Q2:What kind of musical instrument do you like ? Why did you want to learn at that time?

A2:I like to play guitar, because it's popular when I studied in college. I also learned to play some simple songs of piano because I have to teach music subject.

Q3:How do you feel about learning music?

A3:Learning music can broaden one's mind. It can also help pursue the true, the good, and the beautiful.

Q4:What's your impression of our rhythm band?

A4:When I stop by their classroom, I always see that everyone is involved in playing his musical instrument very much! In addition to individual practice, they still need ensemble. The ensemble is quite a hard work. It demands everyone’s cooperation and spirit of teamwork. One have to play immediately at the moment when it is your turn , so one has to play the instrument with deep concentration.

Q5:Are you satisfied with the result of the contest this time ?

A5:I'm pretty much satisfied. However, performance is not to rank on the hero. We have to give them the highest degree of recognition because they take serious attitude toward the contest! It will inevitably be under pressure. How to transform the pressure into the energy to practice is the most important lesson to learn.

Q6:What do you think about the rhythm band to be improved?

A6:I think the musical instruments should be supplied more. Before the band went for the contest last year, they suddenly found that the metallophone was out of order and sound of the terpodion piano was broken. As a principal, I’ll try my best to find the financial recource to increase the new instruments.
Also, in the future, I hope the players will cherish the new instruments they get. It’s very uneasy to obtain the recources. I hope everyone can develop the civility to pass on future generations.

Q7:What’s your impression of the students, parents and teachers of the rhythm band ? Is there anything you want to encourage them?

A7:First, I must say they are the best! Each of them is willing to spend their time and learn the playing skill seriously. It costs them several weekends to practice before the contest. Speaking of the parents, I really appreciate that they can offer the help when we need enthusiastically.
Secondly, the parents always concern about the development of our rhythm band. Almost of them can take care of their children very well. That the members can be present all the time attributes to the carefree life and good education they offer. Not only their own child but also the other children they have cared.
The last, and the most important, I would like to thank the instructor. She has devoted herself to teach the whole band and tried to give them the most and the best. Surely, she has been under great pressure. However, I must thank the instructor for giving the best interpretation. Besides, she has arranged all the musical instruments in great order. I hope all the students, parents and teachers can continue the struggle for the national contest this year.

Q8:Can you give us some suggestion about our attending the CyberFair?

A8:The first, I hope we can hold the“authenticity”, such as interviewing the teachers, interviewing the students, understanding the musical instruments....That is to say, we can display the rhythm band authentically ! Through the process, it makes everyone to feel that you are recording the history of our “Xisong rhythm band”. The second, I hope you can initiate from the field of creative ideas. You can discover some elements from your point of view. And then, you can participate and work with them. You can grab the elements from your background and form the different appearance. The third, it is necessary to use the skills of information literacy in this project. You have to realize how to use the software in the process of attending the CyberFair this time. It’s just like the simulation when you learn how to use the software ordinarily. Now, you have the rhythm band as the creative elements. You can use different software to make the internet with the photos, records, and the content of interviewing. The last, it must be attractive! You have to make people surprised at the first glance. It’s just like the endless pleasure when licking fingers and recalling. You have to make people eager to see how it is going on after reading one page of our internet. Let them to find the great skills of our team in making the internet and operating the software to produce the internet. We wish the people all over the world could make the acquaintance with the rhythm band and get to know more about our Xisong Elementary School. In the meantime, they would like to be more closer to music.