Zhou Shuan was born on May 4, 1894 in a scholarly family on Gulangyu Island. Her grandfather was a former Qing Juren, her father Zhou Zhide was a highly respected Christian pastor, and her mother Xie was a returned overseas Chinese from Nanyang. She was diligent, thrifty and virtuous. He is kind-hearted and has two sons and four daughters. Zhou Shuan is a young girl. Her eldest brother Zhou Senyou is a doctor of medicine who studied in the United States. Her second brother, Dr. Zhou Benming, is a famous linguist. He studied in the United States, Britain, Germany and other countries. He was the dean and provost of the School of Liberal Arts of Xiamen University. One of the pioneers of the linguistics and writing reform movement, he was appointed as a professor at the University of Singapore in 1949 and settled in Singapore.

Zhou Shuan showed her musical talent as a child. At that time, there was no formal music education, so she could only get a little exposure to music in the church. Her second sister played the piano in the church, so she learned to read music notation from her sister, and also learned to play the piano and sing. In 1907, Zhou Shuan was admitted to Gulangyu Women's Normal School. On October 30, 1908, the U.S. fleet visited Xiamen for a week. The Qing government built 15 archways and tents at the martial arts field in front of Nanputuo Temple as the main welcoming venue. 14-year-old Zhou Shu'an led the singing of the American national anthem at the reception, which was highly praised by U.S. Fleet Commander Emery. He said: "Even American children rarely sing so well!"

1911 , after Zhou Shuan graduated from technical secondary school, he stayed at the school to teach. In order to further her studies, in 1912 she went to Shanghai Chinese and Western Girls' School, which paid special attention to music education. At this time, her eldest brother Zhou Senyou had returned to China after completing his studies and was practicing medicine in Shanghai, while her second brother Zhou Benming was studying at St. John's University in Shanghai. The eldest brother who loves music often practices singing at home with relatives and friends. Zhou Shuan has a strong ability in sight reading and is a piano accompanist who plays and sings. Hu Xuanming, a Zhangzhou classmate of the second brother, often came to join in the fun and got to know Zhou Shuan. After graduating from university, Hu Xuanming was admitted to Tsinghua University, and later went to the United States to study at public expense and studied medicine at Johns Hopkins University, becoming the first Chinese to study at this prestigious school.

After two years of studying at the Chinese and Western Girls’ School in Shanghai, Zhou Shuan heard that Tsinghua University was recruiting the first batch of female publicly funded international students, so she went to take the exam with her senior classmates. Among the ten exams, there was French. Zhou Shu'an, who had never studied French, studied intensively with his second brother Zhou Benming for two months before taking the exam and passed all the courses smoothly. She became one of the first batch of 10 female students studying abroad at public expense in our country. In the summer of 1914, 10 female students arrived in San Francisco on the ship "China". Zhou Shu'an first entered Brazin College, a college preparatory school, to study English. A year later, she was admitted to Radcliffe Women's College of Harvard University, where she majored in art, music, and language. She graduated in 1919 with a bachelor's degree in literature from Harvard University. At the same time, she also took voice, piano and sight-singing ear training courses at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. From 1917 to 1919, every summer vacation, she went to the Music Normal College run by Cornell University to study music teaching methods, choral conducting and composition theory. From 1919 to 1920, she went to the New York Conservatory of Music to further her vocal studies and took social work courses at Columbia University. In order to become more comprehensive and professional, and strive for excellence, she entered a prestigious school, studied under famous teachers, studied hard, thought diligently, and had the courage to practice, almost to the point of forgetting sleep and food, and racing against every second. After graduating in 1920, she visited the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, which greatly broadened her artistic horizons. In the fall of this year, she returned to Shanghai by boat and married Dr. Hu Xuanming, China's first public health expert. They moved into a residence on Yuyuan Road and purchased a grand piano.

In 1921, Sun Yat-sen took office as the very president of the Republic of China in Guangzhou. Sun Ke, the mayor of Guangzhou, specially appointed Hu Xuanming to Guangzhou as the director of the first urban health bureau established in China. Zhou Shuan went with her husband and worked as a music teacher at Guangdong Women's Normal School. In June 1922, Chen Jiongming launched an armed rebellion and bombarded the presidential palace. Hu Xuanming and his wife had no choice but to return to Shanghai. With the sponsorship of Huang Yanpei, Hu Xuanming served as the director-general of the "China Health Education Association" and was engaged in health publicity and education. In 1923, their son Hu Boliang was born. From 1923 to 1925, Zhou Shuan studied vocal music with a Russian opera singer in Shanghai and served as a music teacher at a Chinese and Western girls' school. From 1925 to 1927, Zhou Shuan returned to his hometown and served as a music researcher and chorus conductor at Xiamen University, becoming the earliest music teacher in the history of Xiamen University.

In 1925, Hu Xuanming felt that his public health knowledge was not deep, so he decided to borrow money to study in the United States again. In the autumn of 1927, Zhou Shu'an took her 4-year-old son to the United States to reunite with her husband, and studied vocal music at the famous Pibaldi Conservatory of Music in Baltimore under the famous Italian vocalist and head of the vocal music department Minetti. In 1928, Hu Xuanming decided to return to serve in China and took a ship from New York to San Francisco via the Panama Canal. In the same year, his family of three returned to Shanghai. Hu Xuanming was a professor at Shanghai Medical College, and Zhou Shu'an taught music privately at home and concurrently served as the chorus conductor of the Chinese and Western Girls' School at his alma mater.

At the end of 1928, Shanghai, like many big cities in Europe, held a choral competition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Schubert's death. Most of the contestants were expatriates from various countries living in Shanghai. It could be said to be a small international competition.

The romantic composer Schubert, known as the "King of Lieder", composed songs with story backgrounds, which not only continued the style of some classical music schools, but were also relatively free in form, with many levels and rich changes, allowing for a variety of performances and Singers have a lot of room for performance, and it is not easy to understand, grasp and express the essence of their works well. The Chinese and Western Girls' School Choir, directed by Zhou Shu'an, performed well, accurately grasped the situation, and had a rich and passionate voice. It defeated all other heroes and overcame the prestigious and arrogant delegations from the United Kingdom, France, Russia and Germany, and won the first prize. At that time, the conductor of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce Symphony Orchestra, Asia's leading one, was the famous Italian musician Mei Baiqi. This man was very talented in music and had created a number of piano talents for China. He thought that the chorus of the Chinese and Western Girls' School performed well and praised it greatly. He immediately sent a letter to invite the chorus of the Chinese and Western Girls' School to participate in the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce Symphony Orchestra Concert. It should be said that this was a rare honor at the time. It should be noted that China in the 1930s was poor and weak, and the Shanghai football team even lost to the Shanghai Xiqiao football team. Well, this time, Chinese people compete with foreigners to sing Schubert's songs, and if they can come out on top, it will greatly boost the ambition of the Chinese people! In 1927, the famous music educator Xiao Youmei (1884-1940), with the support of Cai Yuanpei and others, founded China's first music conservatory, the National Conservatory of Music (later renamed the National Music College) in Shanghai. In 1928, Xiao Youmei hired Zhou Shu'an as the director of the vocal group. At that time, the directors of the piano and violin sections of the school were all foreigners, and the director of the vocal section was actually a Chinese woman. This was naturally unusual, and it also laid the foundation for "shooting the first bird". Zhou Shuan works with great enthusiasm and overload. In addition to teaching the main subject of vocal music, she also serves as a choir conductor and provides sight-singing and ear training instruction. During concerts, she also provides piano accompaniment for solo students. Professor Liao Fushu, a famous music historian in my country, recalled: "When the chorus program at the concert came, she walked to the stage and waved her baton, and the spirit of the chorus members immediately perked up. There was a great chorus, and the mountains and valleys responded. The momentum of the performance added a lot of color to the entire concert.”

Zhou Shuan’s teaching is very serious and responsible, and she is good at teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and following the instructions. She knew who among the students had too strong a nasal voice, whose voice was too rough, and who tended to go out of tune, and she would guide them one by one. She has also given solo concerts herself, but her focus is more on vocal teaching and choral conducting. Her natural voice quality is not beautiful, and her volume is not full enough, but she studies hard, trains hard, has a deep understanding of music, and has a rich collection of literature, which makes up for her innate deficiencies. The students she teaches have a unique advantage, that is, their pronunciation and enunciation are very clear and meticulous. When they sing foreign songs, they are even more praised by foreign teachers. She treats the art of vocal music with a rigorous scientific attitude. On the basis of her knowledge of Chinese and Western operas, she earnestly studies national operas, carefully studies the aesthetic principles of traditional operas, learns its special expression techniques, and adheres to the teaching principle of "centering on words, lines, and tunes." Pursue Chinese artistic conception and national artistic charm.

Zhou Shu'an is dedicated and cheerful, and loves her children like her own children. She discovered that there was a student named Hu Ran in her class who studied hard and had excellent grades, but he was often late for class. After getting to know him, she learned that he came from a poor family and walked to school in order to save fares. So Teacher Zhou bought him a tram season ticket with his own money, so that he could study on time and with peace of mind. At that time, Shanghai Tram did not sell monthly tickets, but only season tickets. The price of a season ticket was a month's salary of a clerk. Later, the Russian bass singer Su Shilin came to teach at the school. She put the student's future first and graciously allowed the student to transfer to Su Shilin's class. This kind of broad mind is more valuable than financial support. Hu Ran later became a famous tenor, music educator, and the founder and principal of Hunan Music College. Another student, Tang Rongmei, was admitted to the special elective vocal music subject of the Shanghai National Music College by falsely reporting his age as 18. After being introduced by Hu Ran, he studied under Professor Zhou Shu'an. Professor Zhou Shu'an saw that Tang Rongmei's family was poor, so he allowed her to pay only 1/3 of the tuition fee - 20 yuan each semester. Tang Rongmei later became a famous female singer and music educator in my country.

It can be said that Zhou Shu'an, Xiao Youmei, Huang Zi and other musicians jointly created China's first higher music institution, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and laid a solid foundation for its development and growth. Base. Professor Yu Yixuan, a famous musician, recalled: "Mr. Xiao was far-sighted and recruited musicians with real talents and knowledge to teach at the school, such as outstanding musicians Huang Zi, Ying Shanneng, Hu Zhoushu'an who returned from abroad at that time, and Mr. Hu Zhoushu'an, an expatriate living in Shanghai. Vocal works by famous foreign performers such as Chakharov, Fu Hua, Su Shilin, Shefu Zhufu... Huang Zi, Zhao Yuanren, Xiao Youmei, Ying Shanneng, Hu Zhoushu'an, Qingzhu and others. As well as classical and folk songs "Man Jiang Hong", "Xiao", "Feng Yang Flower Drum", etc. are included in the Chinese song teaching materials."

Zhou Shuxin is kind and open-minded. In 1933, a group of people from the Shanghai Music Group made trouble in the school, either out of misunderstanding or for other reasons, and wanted to overthrow the principal Xiao Youmei. They believed that Zhou Shu'an was hired by Xiao Youmei and was naturally Xiao Youmei's "accomplice"; Xiao Youmei married Qi Cuizhen in 1933 and was Zhou Shu'an's matchmaker, which further proves that their view is "correct." So, they first operated on Zhou Shu'an. Although the student unrest quickly subsided, Zhou Shu'an's mind had been severely traumatized. After a few months of rest, she still went to the music school to teach, but the director of the vocal group was taken over by Zhao Meibo, who had just returned to China.

She was very sad to see such a scene where "they are born from the same roots, so why rush each other to fight each other". She wrote a song "Jianjin Song" to express her feelings. The lyrics are from Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo and Stone" poem:

Stand firmly on the green mountains and never relax, and the roots are still in the broken rocks;

Thousands of hardships The attack is strong and strong, and the wind blows from east to west, north and south.

The composer changed the title of the song to "Song of Perseverance" to express the victory and eternity of perseverance.

During the "Cultural Revolution", the rebels asked her to criticize Xiao Youmei. She said that although he had a bit of an eccentric temper, he was honest, hard-working and dedicated to the public service. At that time, the Kuomintang government owed funds and the school had difficulty in paying salaries. Xiao Youmei gave the little money saved by the school to the teaching staff first, and her own He didn't receive his share, so Xiao Youmei was still a pauper when he died. This is what the 72-year-old Zhou Shu'an, who was considered a "reactionary academic authority" at the time, said at the denouncement meeting and believed it should be fair! It’s really Lan Xinhuixing and Guangfengjiyue! With the "9.18 Incident" and the national crisis at the forefront, Zhou Shu'an, like other patriots, used music creation and performance to express her patriotism. She composes her own songs and conducts them herself, which is more effective in inspiring people and sharing the same hatred. From 1930 to 1931, the "Music Arts" magazine edited and published by the National Music and Music Society contained songs and articles written by her in almost every issue. During this period, she composed the anti-Japanese songs "Anti-Japanese Song", "Compatriots", "Don't Buy Japanese Goods", and the chorus "Woo, Woo, Woo!" "wait. In October 1931, she directed the school chorus to sing "Anti-Enemy Song" and "The Flag is Flying" by Huang Zi (1904-1938), went to the streets to promote performances, and carried out anti-Japanese fund-raising activities. Professor Yu Yixuan recalled: "The sonorous sounds of 'The flag is fluttering, the horse is fluttering' and 'Who is the master of China's splendid country? Our 40 million compatriots!' are majestic and upright, and really exciting! The huge appeal of Chinese songs, classmates They received profound education and enlightenment in their thoughts and emotions. Later, batches of students from the music college entered the society, and many of them actively created and performed Chinese works. This was causally related to the school's emphasis on using Chinese teaching materials at that time. "At the same time, Zhou Shu'an also composed the songs "Optimism", "Sleep Song", "Peace of Mind", "Can't Lock It Up", "Old Crow", "Rain", "Little Poems", etc.; wrote " Articles such as "Reflections on Vocal Music Problems", "Children and Music", "Responsibilities of Singing Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools", etc. Singing his songs and reading his articles, I really feel that his articles are as extraordinary as the person he is.

Zhou Shu'an loved reading modern Chinese history, and was filled with indignation when she read that Britain openly launched the Opium War to invade China in order to dump opium into China. She recalled an experience she had in Gulangyu: She once learned to play piano from a British female teacher. Later, the female teacher returned to China, and Zhou Shuan continued to correspond with her. As soon as she learned that Britain was bullying China, she wrote a letter to scold the teacher. The female teacher wrote back and said that the British government had committed serious crimes against the Chinese people. The British people also opposed the British government's unjust acts and hoped to be forgiven. As a result, Zhou Shu'an forgave the female teacher and maintained a long-term friendly relationship with her, showing an attitude of hating evil as much as hatred and being clear about right and wrong.

At the same time, Zhou Shuan also composed a large number of art songs, especially children's songs. The "Lyric Song Collection" and "Love Song Collection", listed as the National Music School Series, each contain 6 songs with piano accompaniment. Both were published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in 1935. The famous scholar Zhao Yuanren (1892-1982) greatly appreciated these national artistic songs and said, "(Zhou Shu'an's) "Optimism" (civilized by Hu Shi) is a work of great musical value."

1932 , the Chinese Salesian Association published her "Children's Songbook" in five-line notation, which included 54 songs with piano accompaniment. This is a rare and important collection of children's songs in China in the 1930s. The author said in the "Preface": "(I) am deeply aware of the lack of children's singing and music teaching materials... From Chen Heqin's "Children's Picture Poetry Collection", primary school Mandarin textbooks, the school magazine of the National Music College and other poems, select suitable poems for children More than 50 lyrics about psychological and academic skills were written down in a straight line based on his natural interest."

The famous musician Huang Zi wrote some of Zhou Shuan's compositions in the preface of this song collection. Specific analysis: "Doesn't the last line of the piano accompaniment in "Morning Song" describe the cry of the 'bird on the tree'? Doesn't the descending chromatic scale of the last line of the song 'Little Mouse' describe the little mouse's 'gulu gulu roll down'" ? Another example is the undulating accompaniment of the phrase "Sail the Sea by Boat" in "The World is Wide", which implies paddling; the jumping accompaniment of "Riding a Mountain" implies running, which is equally obvious. "The use of music in other songs is also obvious. There are countless places that add to the expression of poetry and describe it vividly like the one above. "Music and the emotion of poetry are completely consistent." "Only songs like this can be considered works of art and can help us understand the true nature of music." Meaning." This song collection was edited and published in four volumes by Kaiming Bookstore in 1935. It contains 58 songs, divided into two versions: line notation and simplified notation, both without piano accompaniment.

What is worthy of our attention is that the lullaby "Sleep Song" composed by Zhou Shu'an uses the well-known Xiamen dialect nursery rhyme: "Hehe sleepy, every darkness is an inch bigger; Haha regret, every darkness is a foot bigger." Two. Sing the words repeatedly eight times.

Professor Zhou Chang from the Music Department of Xiamen University commented: "This can be said to be my country's first coloratura song. It is accompanied by a very simple piano accompaniment (the right hand is basically consistent with the melody of the song, and the left hand basically decomposes the chord tones). It is composed using modern techniques. This is basically the approach of the 'National Music School' to develop folk songs."

Before the Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Shu'an also compiled "English Polyphonic Choral Sings" (1931) and "Schubert Song Collection". "(four volumes, 1936) are all published by the Commercial Press. Other works were destroyed in the war. From then until 1965, she also composed and translated many musical works. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Fortunately, her paper "My Vocal Music Teaching Experience" was published in the fourth volume of "Music Theory Series" published in 1963. Although we can only get a glimpse of it, we can already see Zhou Shu'an's hard work and hard work. and a tireless teaching character. For the development of Chinese choral art, Zhou Shu'an devoted all her enthusiasm and efforts and did a lot of useful work. She served as a choral conductor for many years, and compiled some Chinese folk songs into four choruses and personally directed the students to sing. "Xiao" is One of them.

Shanghai fell, and she went to the countryside of Chongqing. Several of her past students were already leaders in the music industry. They asked her to come back to teach with the best terms several times, but she declined politely. She would rather do housework in the countryside, conduct music research, creation and translation, and teach rural children to sing when she has time. Because she has seen through that dirty society, she is peaceful and far-reaching, and she is indifferent and clear-minded!

In the spring of 1948, her son Hu Boliang went to study at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. Her husband Hu Xuanming had also long been disappointed with the Kuomintang regime. He resolutely resigned from the Fujian Provincial National Congress, retired early, and returned to Shanghai. Zhou Shuan teaches music at Shanghai Yunzhong Girls' School and teaches voice and piano at home. The couple depended on each other and lived a cold life. In 1956, Shenyang Conservatory of Music hired Hu Boliang, who was studying in Canada, as a professor in the piano department. Hu Boliang followed his parents' wishes and returned to China to participate in construction. The Shenyang Conservatory of Music had admired Zhou Shu'an's reputation for a long time and wanted to take this opportunity to invite her to the Northeast. However, "once bitten by a snake, I will be afraid of straw ropes for three years", so she refused to leave. Later, Hu Xuanming considered that when he was nearly seventy years old, it would be best to live with his only son in his later years. After Zhou Shuan was introduced and recommended by her student Lu Ji, chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, she accepted the invitation of Li Jiefu, the dean of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, and became a professor at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in 1959. She was already 65 years old.

At that time, some people thought that she was past retirement age and might not be qualified for the job. However, after she took office, her work enthusiasm and motivation were not lost to those of young people. She carefully prepares lessons and teaches carefully according to the requirements of the syllabus. Sometimes she has to teach four students in a streamlined manner in a morning without taking a break after each class. She often sacrifices her rest time to make up lessons for sick students. She actively conducts research on the nationalization of vocal music and selects Chinese and foreign art songs, opera selections, folk songs and revolutionary songs as teaching materials. Her teaching quality is high and her requirements are strict, so students make rapid progress and achieve great results. Several long-standing problems among vocal music students were solved within a few weeks under her guidance. Soon, she was universally respected and loved. People saw her strong and strong spirit, and regarded her as a good teacher and helpful friend. She was elected as a member of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1960, she went to Beijing to attend the Third National Congress of Literary and Art Representatives. She met many old and new friends and felt very cheerful.

However, the good times did not last long and bad luck came. In 1965, Zhou Shuan's husband Hu Xuanming died of cerebral hemorrhage. The next year, the "Cultural Revolution" broke out. 72-year-old Zhou Shu'an was criticized as a "reactionary academic authority". He made self-criticisms every day and wrote inspections every day. His salary was withheld and he was only paid 18 yuan in living expenses per month. When he was transferred to rural areas, 75 The old man went to the half-foot-frozen well platform to fetch water. After three years of torture, Zhou Shuan's body and mind almost collapsed.

Zhou Shuan's son Hu Boliang "voluntarily resigned" in 1962 due to illness. During the "Cultural Revolution", he was isolated and examined in Shanghai for "international espionage" and was unable to communicate with his mother. In 1969, he suddenly received an incoherent letter from his mother, and was shocked after reading it. He quickly wrote to the leaders of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, requesting permission for his mother to retire and return to Shanghai to recuperate. But it was dealt with by "forced mobilization, retirement and return home". The mother was framed and persecuted, causing severe physical and mental damage, and had to travel a long distance. However, her son was still under "isolation review" and was not allowed to leave Shanghai to pick her up. It’s so embarrassing! The son had no choice but to entrust relatives to go to Shenyang to pick up his mother. In 1970, when Zhou Shuan first returned to Shanghai, she was stunned. Fortunately, she soon returned to normal. During the "Cultural Revolution", the Hu family was looted and smashed three times, and even the house was confiscated and occupied. Only the attic built above the terrace was left, with an area of ??less than 9 square meters. Zhou Shuan, her son, daughter-in-law, and three-year-old granddaughter Hu Yiren live in the same household. Although the conditions are very poor, it is considered a great blessing among misfortunes that the whole family can survive the disaster and be reunited.

In 1973, Zhou Shuan received a letter from the United States from her old friend Zhao Yuanren, saying that he would return to China and would definitely visit her when he arrived in Shanghai in May. As soon as Zhao Yuanren arrived in Shanghai, he asked to meet Zhou Shu'an. However, the relevant parties knew that her family really could not see foreign guests, so they lied to Zhao Yuanren and said that Zhou Shu'an was not in Shanghai. This happened twice in a row. On the eve of his return to the United States, he insisted to the person in charge: "Zhou Shu'an must be in Shanghai because I received her letter.

Seeing that they could no longer hide it, the relevant parties had to arrange a meeting for them. Since it was difficult to meet at home, they took Zhou Shuan to the Peace Hotel in a car. Hu Boliang asked to accompany him, but the cadres in the alley not only refused, but even helped his mother downstairs. It was not possible to send his mother to the car! When Zhao Yuanren saw Zhou Shuan's haggard and frightened expression, he couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears! *** After having lunch and talking about old times, Zhao Yuanren and his wife went to Hongqiao Airport to take a flight and left China in despair. . Later, Zhao Yuanren said to his friends: "Although I received warm hospitality from all walks of life and a personal interview with Premier Zhou Enlai when I returned to China, the pinnacle of the entire journey was the meeting with Zhou Shu'an. ”

After meeting with Zhao Yuanren, Zhou Shuan’s house was expanded by one room and her living conditions improved. In the late period of the “Cultural Revolution”, her withheld wages were repaid and she officially went through the retirement procedures. . On January 5, 1974, this old man who made great contributions to China’s modern music industry and suffered a lot passed away in desolation and loneliness. On January 9, he passed away with a beautiful heart. On the same day, relatives and friends held a grand funeral for Zhou Shuan at the Longhua Crematorium in Shanghai. Many people attended, and the hall was filled with wreaths. People remembered this famous musician and "official wife". She has studied in the United States for many years and lived in Shanghai, a city far away from home. However, she lives a very frugal life. She doesn’t perm her hair or pay attention to her clothes. She often wears dark monochrome cheongsams with occasional dark flowers. She doesn’t talk much and rarely gets angry. She never uses harsh words to hurt others, never gossips, never talks behind others' backs, is generous and sincere to others, generous and helpful, and never cares about money or status. Many relatives, friends and students have benefited from her, but she never flaunts herself. She had no pretensions at all. When the nanny was sick, she took care of her herself. When she gave away old clothes, she would wash and mend them. She said this was her mother's influence. She saw that the son of a servant was very talented, so she tried to cultivate and educate him. Funding him to go to college. When people mention these things, they can’t help but burst into tears. Tao Li is speechless, it’s his own fault!

And more importantly, she has trained so many outstanding singers and musicians. At home, three of the four famous Chinese vocal performers before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China were her students - Yu Yixuan, Zhang Quan, and Lang Yuxiu; famous musicians Hu Ran, Sun Dezhi, Lu Ji, Hong Daqi, Lao Jingxian, Tang Rongmei, Chen Jie, Jiang Hua and others have studied under her. Her character, her knowledge, her career, and her style have been passed down and carried forward among generations of her students...

Yu Yixuan Recalling: “My main subject class in my final year was transferred to Mr. Hu Zhoushu’an’s class. With her profound knowledge and strong energy, she devoted herself to teaching. In addition to teaching us solo songs, she also used her spare time to organize us to sing duets. We learned the quartet in "Rigoletto" and the sextet (with chorus) in "Lucia di Lammermoor". Two tenor classmates, Lao Jingxian and Hu Ran, and I learned the chorus in "La Traviata". Two duets, as well as J.A. Wade's duet: 'I Wandered in Dreams'..., these pieces have been performed in concerts many times. Mr. Zhou’s teaching enriched our learning content and broadened our artistic horizons. We learned a lot of knowledge from various forms of vocal works and increased our interest in learning music. I have benefited a lot from her hard work. Especially her tireless teaching spirit left a deep impression on me. ”

Zhang Quan recalled: “During my short stay in Shanghai, I had the opportunity to get to know Mr. Zhou Shuan. At that time, she was a vocal teacher at Shanghai Music College. She gave me lessons for three weeks. After she gave me voice practice for the first time, she gave me many works. …Every time I went to class, I almost sang silently in a low voice before going. Mr. Zhou said: This is good, as long as you keep the same feeling when singing silently in a low voice as when singing formally. …That was the first Chinese art song I learned. The last line of "Three Wishes of a Rose" has a bass note of B. Mr. Zhou said: before singing the word "good", you should take a good breath, relax your voice and steadily move it slightly closer to the chest voice area, and at the same time, you must keep your head cavity* **Ming's location. In this way, this sentence can easily achieve a perfect sound and emotional effect. ...Mr. Zhou asked me to take the exam for Shanghai Music College, which was recruiting students at the temporary campus in Jiangwan. Mr. Zhou played the accompaniment and I sang "Three Wishes of a Rose" and some other songs. When I was admitted, I had returned to my hometown of Yixing. "

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A poem by Du Fu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, said: "Good rain knows the season, when spring is coming; it sneaks into the night with the wind, moistening things silently. "Zhou Shu'an's music teaching is like spring rain that nourishes seedlings, allowing them to thrive; it also nourishes the students' hearts, making them endlessly useful.

On December 8, 1979, Liaoning Provincial Cultural Bureau and Liaoning Music Association The branch and Shenyang Conservatory of Music held a grand memorial meeting for Zhou Shu'an in the auditorium of Huilonggang Revolutionary Cemetery in Shenyang. They made a realistic evaluation of her life: "Zhou Shu'an is an older generation of musicians in my country. She has been engaged in the music career for more than 60 years and has been dedicated throughout her life. He has devoted his whole life to music education in our country and cultivated a large number of outstanding music talents. Some are famous musicians or leaders in the music industry in our country, and some are engaged in important music research abroad, or is a famous musician. Her contribution and influence in the music industry have spread all over the country and abroad. ”

Zhou Shu’an’s ashes were placed in Shanghai Longhua Martyrs Cemetery.