The Importance of Folk Songs in Primary Music Education

Folk songs are the way to understand the history,culture,life and customs as well as a way to express happiness and sadness.Simple,unsophisticated and appealing folk songs are the best approach to take children into the world of music,to cultivate their thirst for music and ability to carry on the national tradition.To apply the teaching of folk songs into music education is an important feature of Kodalys music education system and the acceptable route for the development of primary music education.Only through the persistence in folk song collection and classification,as well as the systematic adoption of these songs into the music course books at different levels can the folk music education in China be promoted.