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‘Do you remember those nursery songs you sang during childhood？” The question swept the Internet in the summer vacation. With it， a list of popular nursery songs， well-known to people born in the 1970s and 80s， came to light.
However， while indulging in sweet childhood memories， these young parents were struck by the fact that such old songs have remained the only choice for their own children.
Due to the lack of new and creative music for children， many youngsters are mostly fond of pop songs， which too often contain adult content. This has caused concern among music and education circles.
Songs for now
It is natural for children to love music. Along their path of growing up， music not only embodies happy memories， but is also an “essential nutrient” for life. Today， in such an open and diversified world， local children have access to various types of music. However， music that is suitable for their age group is quite rare.
In April 2013， China’s New Generation of Voice， a music program featuring children under 14 from Aniworld TV， China’s first animationcentered satellite television channel， conducted a video survey on what kids are singing today. It collected clips of children singing their favorite songs from more than 10 cities.
Surprisingly， the survey showed the most popular were songs by Phoenix Legend， a folk and hip-hop music duo， and by Xu Song， a popular Web singer. About 100 children even gathered in a group and sang the theme song of The Swordsman， a martial arts TV series.
The children sang all styles of currently hot pop songs. Their devoted， vivid performances made adults burst into laughter. Mirth soon turned into worry as parents realized that no children had chosen nursery songs suited to their age.
“Many primary-school students love singing adult songs such as Trading Love and High Song，” said Chen Gang， chief director of the program.
“The children sang very enthusiastically. But where are their own songs？” he asked， pointing out that when his group was choosing among the videos， options were limited.
“The children should find their voice and sing their hearts out. But most importantly， they should sing nursery songs，” said Shan He， music director of the program. “But it’s alarming that their singing makes you feel they are no longer children.”
The same predicament also struck the Chinese Music Awards. While deciding on the year’s best nursery song album for 2013， the selection committee found it could hardly come up with five such albums to choose from. Urgent situation
The awkward situation where young children sing the same old nursery songs as their parents once did results from the stagnation in music creation. Due to the shortage of creative songwriters， it is hard to produce meaningful and rhythmic children’s songs.
Against this backdrop， adult music quickly gains kids’ attention， fast eroding their innocent world.
Meanwhile， the music education today forces children to focus on theories and vocal training， both of which are boring for kids.
“When learning music becomes a task or even a burden， it can never be fun，” said Hu Haiquan， one half of Chinese pop duo Yu Quan.
Years ago， the duo planned to engage in singing and creating nursery songs， but little came of it.
Many children learn music for utilitarian purposes such as gaining additional scores in various entrance examinations. Society lacks an atmosphere that encourages carefree singing. It is no wonder there are no new classics in nursery songs， they commented.
In addition， the contents of many old nurs-ery songs lag behind the times. This makes the creation of new songs even more urgent. For instance， a famous old nursery song goes， I found a penny on the road. I picked it up and gave it to the policeman. Almost every young man has sung this song during childhood， learning the virtue of returning money found. However， a penny is rarely used in today’s China because of its decreased value.
It is imperative to encourage artists， musicians and educators to create a large number of new children’s songs.
Good children’s music has an invisible force. It can imperceptibly influence kids’ behavior. Also， it strengthens kinship between parents and children.
Almost all people born in the 1980s remember the nursery song called Good Mother.”The famous song goes， My mother comes home from a hard day’s work. She must be very tired. Mom， please sit down， and have a cup of tea. Many children， as the song taught them， sweetly served tea to their parents when they came back home from work.
Making efforts
Fortunately， new efforts have already been made in this field.
Currently， China’s New Generation of Voice is making great strides to promote the creation of new nursery songs for today’s children.
It plans to invite a group of talented music writers and singers to create new nursery songs.“I hope our program can serve as a new breakthrough for children’s music education，” said Lei Ying， Director of Aniworld TV. Specifically， the program will sort out a number of classic nursery songs and update them by changing certain lyrics or melodies. In this way， the songs can keep up with the times.
However， the power of one TV program is far from enough to give a generation of children songs of their own. It needs joint efforts by society， said Lei.
Other encouraging effort comes from children themselves. Recently， a nursery song swept microblogging websites in China.
Daddy， you say the sunshine is so bright today， but the wind is so strong. It blows the sunshine away. The sunshine loses. The wind wins…
This nursery song， named The Sunshine Loses， was written by a 4-year-old girl， and sung together by a 7-year-old and an 8-year-old. The song touched the hearts of thousands of netizens. They could not have imagined such a beautiful and fresh song was created by such young children.
Children are indeed able to create their own songs. The pity is that adults seldom listen to them carefully.
The success of the song not only came because of its simple and catchy lyrics， but also because of the purity of the child world. These are the most precious and beautiful natures， which adults lost while growing up.
It is essential for Chinese society to listen to the voices of children. This requires efforts by all circles of society. Parents should spend more time playing with their children and letting the kids know they love and support them unconditionally. And educators should make education more children-oriented. Education geared toward pragmatism and a desire for quick returns should be abandoned. What’s more， society should create a healthy environment for children’s growth.
Also， adults should create more soul foods for children. Today， children mostly grow up in the company of computer games and cartoons. In addition to nursery songs， fairy tales， comic books， plays and paintings are all needed.
However， while indulging in sweet childhood memories， these young parents were struck by the fact that such old songs have remained the only choice for their own children.
Due to the lack of new and creative music for children， many youngsters are mostly fond of pop songs， which too often contain adult content. This has caused concern among music and education circles.
Songs for now
It is natural for children to love music. Along their path of growing up， music not only embodies happy memories， but is also an “essential nutrient” for life. Today， in such an open and diversified world， local children have access to various types of music. However， music that is suitable for their age group is quite rare.
In April 2013， China’s New Generation of Voice， a music program featuring children under 14 from Aniworld TV， China’s first animationcentered satellite television channel， conducted a video survey on what kids are singing today. It collected clips of children singing their favorite songs from more than 10 cities.
Surprisingly， the survey showed the most popular were songs by Phoenix Legend， a folk and hip-hop music duo， and by Xu Song， a popular Web singer. About 100 children even gathered in a group and sang the theme song of The Swordsman， a martial arts TV series.
The children sang all styles of currently hot pop songs. Their devoted， vivid performances made adults burst into laughter. Mirth soon turned into worry as parents realized that no children had chosen nursery songs suited to their age.
“Many primary-school students love singing adult songs such as Trading Love and High Song，” said Chen Gang， chief director of the program.
“The children sang very enthusiastically. But where are their own songs？” he asked， pointing out that when his group was choosing among the videos， options were limited.
“The children should find their voice and sing their hearts out. But most importantly， they should sing nursery songs，” said Shan He， music director of the program. “But it’s alarming that their singing makes you feel they are no longer children.”
The same predicament also struck the Chinese Music Awards. While deciding on the year’s best nursery song album for 2013， the selection committee found it could hardly come up with five such albums to choose from. Urgent situation
The awkward situation where young children sing the same old nursery songs as their parents once did results from the stagnation in music creation. Due to the shortage of creative songwriters， it is hard to produce meaningful and rhythmic children’s songs.
Against this backdrop， adult music quickly gains kids’ attention， fast eroding their innocent world.
Meanwhile， the music education today forces children to focus on theories and vocal training， both of which are boring for kids.
“When learning music becomes a task or even a burden， it can never be fun，” said Hu Haiquan， one half of Chinese pop duo Yu Quan.
Years ago， the duo planned to engage in singing and creating nursery songs， but little came of it.
Many children learn music for utilitarian purposes such as gaining additional scores in various entrance examinations. Society lacks an atmosphere that encourages carefree singing. It is no wonder there are no new classics in nursery songs， they commented.
In addition， the contents of many old nurs-ery songs lag behind the times. This makes the creation of new songs even more urgent. For instance， a famous old nursery song goes， I found a penny on the road. I picked it up and gave it to the policeman. Almost every young man has sung this song during childhood， learning the virtue of returning money found. However， a penny is rarely used in today’s China because of its decreased value.
It is imperative to encourage artists， musicians and educators to create a large number of new children’s songs.
Good children’s music has an invisible force. It can imperceptibly influence kids’ behavior. Also， it strengthens kinship between parents and children.
Almost all people born in the 1980s remember the nursery song called Good Mother.”The famous song goes， My mother comes home from a hard day’s work. She must be very tired. Mom， please sit down， and have a cup of tea. Many children， as the song taught them， sweetly served tea to their parents when they came back home from work.
Making efforts
Fortunately， new efforts have already been made in this field.
Currently， China’s New Generation of Voice is making great strides to promote the creation of new nursery songs for today’s children.
It plans to invite a group of talented music writers and singers to create new nursery songs.“I hope our program can serve as a new breakthrough for children’s music education，” said Lei Ying， Director of Aniworld TV. Specifically， the program will sort out a number of classic nursery songs and update them by changing certain lyrics or melodies. In this way， the songs can keep up with the times.
However， the power of one TV program is far from enough to give a generation of children songs of their own. It needs joint efforts by society， said Lei.
Other encouraging effort comes from children themselves. Recently， a nursery song swept microblogging websites in China.
Daddy， you say the sunshine is so bright today， but the wind is so strong. It blows the sunshine away. The sunshine loses. The wind wins…
This nursery song， named The Sunshine Loses， was written by a 4-year-old girl， and sung together by a 7-year-old and an 8-year-old. The song touched the hearts of thousands of netizens. They could not have imagined such a beautiful and fresh song was created by such young children.
Children are indeed able to create their own songs. The pity is that adults seldom listen to them carefully.
The success of the song not only came because of its simple and catchy lyrics， but also because of the purity of the child world. These are the most precious and beautiful natures， which adults lost while growing up.
It is essential for Chinese society to listen to the voices of children. This requires efforts by all circles of society. Parents should spend more time playing with their children and letting the kids know they love and support them unconditionally. And educators should make education more children-oriented. Education geared toward pragmatism and a desire for quick returns should be abandoned. What’s more， society should create a healthy environment for children’s growth.
Also， adults should create more soul foods for children. Today， children mostly grow up in the company of computer games and cartoons. In addition to nursery songs， fairy tales， comic books， plays and paintings are all needed.