I joined the old man society in my hometown 3 years ago. The chairman of the old man society asked me to join as the number of the members are getting small. And he set up the chorus club recently.
Last year one young family returned to my living district. The wife of that’s family is the voice trainer. She worked in Tokyo for several years. So the chairman asked her to become the teacher of the chorus club.
I and my wife attended the fist meeting of the club last Sunday.
They are 62 to 93 years old. The chairman said that singing loudly prevents the aspiration and the dementia for the elder people.
The first day we sang the typical 3 nursery rhyme, Rolling acorn ,Mt Fuji and Home country. Our generation leaned their songs in the elementary school. Their songs are called the songs of Ministry of education. About 100 years ago,200 songs were on the music text book of the primary school.
And nowadays ,about 10 songs remains on the music text. I was surprised that my favorite Japan fork song “Give me wings” are on the 6 grade text. And “El Condor Pasa “ by Simon & Garfunkel , famous classic music are also on the text.
I went to Tokyo to attend my granddaughter’s open day at the nursery school last month. She sang in front of many grandmothers and grandfathers. After her coming back home I praised her, You sang” Replica” very well. My daughter replied, “Grandpapa , I sang Paprika not Replica.”