Chen Dan was born on the Dragon Boat Festival, and it was sunny that day. The word "Duan" and "Dan" in Huangshi dialect are the same sound, hence the name. His sister is a famous actress Chen Shu. Because both parents are engaged in artistic creation and influenced by family atmosphere, Chen Dan has been influenced by art since childhood.
198 1 In July, China People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra went to Huangshi to recruit students. According to the age requirement of enrollment, only students in Grade Three or Grade One are eligible to take the exam (in the late 1970s and early 1980s, most of the students enrolled in art colleges were "Ding Bai", and music quality and their own conditions were valued). There were hundreds of students who came to register at that time. At that time, Chen Dan was only 14 years old and was a junior high school student in Huangshi No.2 Middle School. He didn't go to school because he was a minor.
July in Huangshi is in midsummer. In order to facilitate the examination, the military orchestra borrowed the venue of Huangshi Song and Dance Troupe as a temporary examination room. The exam is extremely strict. All the children who come to take the exam sing while playing, and try their best to show their talents in front of the recruiting teacher. However, due to the high requirements, the recruiting teacher did not choose the favorite child.
Seeing that the enrollment situation was not satisfactory, Li Wenzhang, then head of the City Song Song and Dance Troupe, was also very anxious. On his way back to the office from the examination room, he happened to meet Chen Dan's mother, Li Keli, who had just finished rehearsing. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he stopped Li Keli: "The conditions of the children who came to the exam this time are not very ideal. Your son Chen Dan, we watched him grow up. His artistic talent is very good! Why not let him take the exam? The opportunity is rare! "
Wake up the dreamer in one word. Li Keli rushed to Huangshi No.2 Middle School (now the seat of experimental high school) and called Chen Dan out of class. Chen Dan was puzzled when he heard that he was allowed to take the entrance examination for the military band. When he asked his mother what to take, her mother only said, "Take whatever you are told."
Maybe he inherited his parents' genes. Chen Dan, who has never received professional training, has done exceptionally well in the exams, whether it is the basic music theory exam or the audition exam. Moreover, his innate artistic temperament and unhurried silence in the examination room impressed all the recruiting teachers. Although he is not old enough, he was admitted to the school.
Finally, Huangshi's two children became students of the China People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra.
Far from home, 14-year-old boys go to school alone.
Chen Dan's parents are engaged in artistic creation, and they know that only Beijing and Shanghai had the best artistic soil in China at that time. Although Chen Dan is only 14 years old, although their hearts are full of sadness, for the sake of their children's future and their academic success, they resolutely handed over their children to the admissions teacher.
Chen Dan is a sensible child, because his parents often go out to perform, so he has no time to take care of him. He was always alone at home when he was very young, so he was more independent than other children of his age. However independent he is, he is still a child of 14 years old. Although the excitement of being admitted diluted the reality of traveling away from home, when the teacher left his parents and Huangshi, he still had tears in his eyes.
Chen Dan studied flute playing in China People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra. There are 46 students in the class, who come from all over the country. Chen Dan is the youngest in the class.
Children are the easiest to accept the new environment and new things, and they are also easy to be accepted by the new environment. Because of their similar age, these 46 children soon got to know each other and became familiar with each other, and established a pure friendship. China People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra is an extremely strict group. In school, children have strict schedules and study hours like soldiers, and teachers' requirements even reach a harsh level.
Chen Dan will always remember the winter when he first came to the military orchestra. It's extremely cold. Once in a one-on-one professional class, he once learned everything, but that class was particularly boring. Chen Dan feels anxious, but the more anxious he is, the less he can learn. The teacher thought he didn't study hard and severely criticized him, which made Chen Dan's self-esteem unbearable for a while. He felt extremely wronged and burst into tears with a "wow". The teacher neither stopped him nor comforted him, but left silently. When Chen Dan finished crying and calmed down, the teacher gave him another lesson.