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The Outreach Music Interest Courses organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) are now open for applications. Over 100 courses ranging from Chinese and Western musical instrument classes to diverse music workshops offer a wide variety of choices for applicants of different ages. The courses will be held from September to January next year.
Arranged in collaboration with the Vienna Boys Choir Music Academy, the Outreach Music Interest Courses will launch two brand-new courses. One is the "Pre-school Music Education Workshop" for teachers and parents of pre-school children. The course introduces body percussion, vocal improvisation, voice experiments, voice training exercises and the creation and implementation of a lesson plan, as well as listening games with music of different genres, styles, cultures and periods. The course fee is $540.
The other new course, "Music For Fun", is suitable for children aged 3 to 5, and each child should be accompanied by a parent. With an emphasis on vocals, a tutor from the Vienna Boys Choir Music Academy will lead participants in experiencing music activities under different themes including vocals, body percussion and music creation. The course fee is $540.
Other regular workshop courses include ocarina, harmonica, ukulele, guitar, keyboard playing, classical vocal singing, Western music theory (Grades 1 and 2) and aural training, as well as ensemble playing of flute, saxophone, Chinese musical instruments, Western strings and Western orchestral instruments. The course fees for the workshop series range from $270 to $675.
The Outreach Music Interest Courses also provide basic training on the xiao, liuyeqin, zhong-ruan, pipa, yangqin, zheng, dizi, erhu, clarinet, saxophone, flute, trumpet, percussion (glockenspiel and practice pad), violin, viola and cello. The course fee is $900. An "Adults and Teenagers Class" and a "Children Class" are offered to cater for participants of different ages.
All courses will be conducted in Cantonese and will be held at different venues throughout Hong Kong, namely the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Sha Tin Town Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre, Tai Po Civic Centre, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Ko Shan Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library, Pei Ho Street Sports Centre and the Music Office's music centres in Wan Chai, Mong Kok, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin and Tsuen Wan.
Online applications can now be made through the Music Office's website www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice. Course prospectuses and application forms are also available at various performance venues of the LCSD and music centres of the Music Office. The deadline for applications is July 28. Oversubscribed courses will be processed by ballot. For courses not fully taken up, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis from August 18.
For enquiries, please call 2596 0898, 2582 5334 or 2598 8335.
Ends/Thursday, July 2, 2015
Issued at HKT 12:00
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