Intelligent note jumping,
With a river wind,
Drift to the riverside garden of the big city
In the ears of passers-by
A group of retired old people,
Get together,
Accordion,
Electric guitar,
Erhu,
Violin,
Flute,
Guzheng and other musical instruments,
In their hands
Suddenly remembered one song after another.
Melodious music.
This is an old band that has persisted for 14 years.
The players are over 60 years old.
The longest is 74 years old.
A group of 60-year-old people came together because of music.
As long as it doesn't rain, there will always be melodious songs played by erhu, accordion, flute and other musical instruments near Tongchuan Bridge in Binhe Garden at 2-4 pm every day. These music players are not professional players, but a group of retired people with an average age of over 60. They came together because of their hobbies, brought their own musical instruments and formed a grassroots band.
Many people in the band were talents or literary backbones from all walks of life when they were young. Tang Benzhong, the 70-year-old accordionist and the captain of the band, said: "At first, no one knew each other. We all came together because we love music."
Talking about the situation when the band was founded, Captain Tang said with a smile that since 2003, in order to pass the time after retirement, he has been playing the accordion on Binhe Road alone, which is called "one-person carnival". Later, due to the mutual attraction of music, more and more retired music lovers gradually joined in, one by two ... Now the band has more than 20 formal members.
"Our band also has a name-'Te Mei Sheng Advanced Band', which means the sound is particularly beautiful." Captain Tang said proudly.
Self-study musical instruments, and regain music hobbies after retirement.
"After retirement, I have nothing to do. Because I love music, I taught myself musical instruments. This hobby has made me know more partners and made my previous life more colorful. " Yang, a 62-year-old bell ringer, told reporters that joining the band was led by his 66-year-old wife, electric guitar player Xiang Zhijiang. "My wife and I are both retired employees of the hospital. My wife used to repair medical equipment in the hospital. Although she likes music, she knows nothing about musical instruments. After retirement, my wife joined in after learning electric guitar at home. At first, I just listened to music with him. Later, under his leadership, I became a member of the band, and now I can also use the bell to keep the rhythm. "
"I was also brought into the band by Sister Yang." My sister said with a smile that she and Yang are both members of the choir of the University for the Aged. After they met, Yang invited her to join the band. Nowadays, the band is like a big family. Let's talk about our musical experience and parents' shortcomings, and feel that life is very fulfilling. "We have activities every day, but we never engage in commercial performances, just to bring happiness to ourselves and the citizens." What the band members feel most is that their daily performances not only enrich their retirement life, but also enrich their spiritual life. Many passers-by are attracted by their music. "The music they played was melodious, harmonious, full of emotion and very touching," said the audience around.
Wu, the erhu player of the band, is the oldest member of the band. The old man told reporters that he liked erhu since he was a child and has been learning it constantly. Later, when I was busy with my work, I neglected my practice. I spent more time after retirement. At first, I just practiced at home. Later, when I saw Tang Benzhong's band performing in Riverside Garden, I joined in. "As soon as I play the erhu, I am happy and devote myself to music. There are no distractions. " Wu said to:
The running-in of 14 has reached a higher performance level.
In order to facilitate communication with each other, the old people also set up a special WeChat group. Everyone has their favorite music and sends it to the group for discussion, and then prints it out and distributes it to other members of the band. "A music collection has about a hundred scores, and there are more than a dozen such music collections, but our tracks are often updated."
The band often plays classic songs such as Ode to Red Plum, Hong Hushui Wave, and Osmanthus fragrans in August. "At our age, we just like red songs, just like you young people like pop music."
Captain Tang said that this year's "Temeisheng Senior Band" 14 years old. Because of long-term experience and cooperation, the partners have a tacit understanding and can get a new soundtrack without rehearsal. And the band is not bound. If you can't join, just let me know in the group. "But we have high requirements for the band's performance level, and we should be more professional in grasping the pitch. This is our strict requirement for ourselves. "
At 3 pm, the sun shone warmly through the branches, and beautiful music attracted passers-by. "I like watching them play. They come almost every day. It looks very energetic. " Uncle Qian, a citizen, is a big fan of the band Temeisheng. He told reporters that in recent years, the band has been performing for the public for free, and every day, except for the bad weather, it will perform in the riverside garden on time.
postscript
Faced with the slow-paced life after retirement, many old people will inevitably feel helpless. Because there is no sense of pressure brought by work, some negative emotions such as confusion and loneliness follow one after another, and even feel that they are old and useless, and gradually lose their passion for life.
But this group of retired people got to know each other because they love music. They played musical instruments and spent a happy old age. Let your retirement life become more colorful, not only bring you health and happiness, but also turn this happiness into beautiful music through playing and pass it on to more people. This optimistic and open-minded attitude towards life is commendable!