Besides putting the players through their paces, he also spoke with the parents about his goals. He spoke of how he wanted to have these young musicians extol Chinese music, to use music to unify overseas Chinese, and to become a force for people-to-people diplomacy, improving the image of overseas Chinese and strengthening ethnic self-confidence. Most parents were convinced right away.
汪大衛在考選樂手之餘，也趁機對各地的家長陳述理想，如何藉著這群小音樂人去宣揚中國音樂，又如何用音樂團結海外華人的心，也藉此做國民外交，讓海外的中國人提昇形象，建立民族自信。