The orchestra of blind children: we cannot see, but we can play music

Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-16 09:16:30|Editor: huaxia
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They can't see the sheet music or their instruments, yet they are pitch perfect due to their years of practice.


CHONGQING, Oct. 15, 2019 (Xinhua) -- At the age of 12, Wang Taifan, a blind boy, first heard a symphony on the campus of Nan'an District in Chongqing. Then he acquired a trumpet, which granted him a dream for the first time. Since 2014, the trumpet accompanied Wang from the school's small rehearsal hall all the way to bigger stages in Beijing and Shanghai.

The orchestra that Wang Taifan studies at is renowned in China now. The significance of the orchestra to students is far more than simply mastering the use of musical instruments. More importantly, the performing of music enables visually impaired students to have a sense of teamwork and the pursuit of dream. Nowadays, the Chongqing Special Education Center offers daily courses on wind instruments, so that every child can have access to music.

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2019 shows Wang Taifan playing a trumpet at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

A music teacher instructs students and teachers during a rehearsal at Chongqing Special Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan has lunch at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

A music teacher (1st R) instructs students and teachers during a rehearsal at Chongqing Special Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

A music teacher (L) instructs Wang Taifan to play trumpet at Chongqing Special Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan plays a trumpet at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan (1st L) and his schoolmates have a rehearsal at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan plays a trumpet at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan reads music score written in Braille at Chongqing Special Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

A music teacher (L) teaches Wang Taifan the skills in playing trumpet at Chongqing Special Education Center in southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Wang Taifan (1st L) and his schoolmates enter the dinning hall to have lunch at Chongqing Special Education Center in Nan'an District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

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