The transmission of folk song in Dongying City, Shandong Province, China

Abstract

This study adopted a qualitative approach and employed ethnomusicology chinese music theory as a principle. Dongying folk songs are traditional Chinese songs. They capture the daily life and cultural expression of the local community through simple melody and lyrics. The purpose of this study is: 1) to investigate the status of Dongying folk songs in Dongying City, Shandong Province; 2) Analyze the characteristics of the music choice of Dongying folk songs; 3）provide the guideline for the preservation and transmission of Dongying folk songs of Dongying City, Shandong Province. The method of collecting data in field work, interviews and using tools such as questionnaires.The result as follows:

(1) The status of Dongying folk songs is Dongying folk songs are divided into: Haozi, Xiaoqu, Yangko, Erge. At present, with the increase of people's entertainment methods, the function of Dongying folk songs has weakened, the number of invited performances has become less and less, and the income from singing is also less than before.

(2) The music characteristics of Dongying folk songs is the lyrics have dialect characteristics; the rhythm is very regular; the beat is balanced; there are many large interval jumps in the melody; the mode often uses "si" as the leading tone; the song form is often based on four sentences.

(3) The transmission process of Dongying folk songs is use family institutions as a medium to instill knowledge into children folk songs; provide support to musical education; improve the artistic level and social influence of the theater troupe; governmental support; establish Dongying Cultural Plaza; organize social folk music events.

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