我没有进过音乐学院作曲系,也没有受过系统的作曲培训,充其量也就算是个业余作曲爱好者。一九五二年我在师范读书时,只学了一些乐理知识,作曲这方面的知识一点都没学。可在一次班级“五四”征稿时,我好奇地和一位同学商量,叫她写了一块《我们的课外活动》当歌词,我谱了曲当做我们俩人的墙报稿。没想到的是,班主任老师收去后,竟然送给了音乐老师,说: I did not go to the music school composer system, there is no systematic composing training, at best, even if it is an amateur composer. In 1952, when I was a normal college student, I only learned some music theory and did not learn anything about music composition. In a class “May Fourth” solicitation, I was curious to discuss with a classmate, asked her to write a piece of “our extra-curricular activities” when the lyrics, I recorded the song as a poster for both of us. Unexpectedly, the class teacher received, even gave the music teacher, said: