The Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, in association with the Education University of Hong Kong, will rerun the music training programme Innovative Music Making: MO x e-Orch from October to July next year. The training programme aims to promote the integration of music and technology on school campuses and targets Primary Four to Primary Six students and Secondary One to Secondary Three students. Interested primary and secondary schools are invited to join the programme.

     Two courses are available in this year's music training programme, namely the "e-Orch Music Making" and "e-Orch Training and Co-creative". The "e-Orch Music Making" course welcomes students without any musical background, while the "e-Orch Training and Co-creative" course is targeted at students with required musical qualifications or experience.

     Participants from each school will form a digital music orchestra, learn musical knowledge, and collaborate in music creation with the use of tablets. Upon completion of the training, each e-Orch will perform its original work on stage at a public concert to showcase their achievements. In addition, participants of the "e-Orch Training and Co-creative" course will also perform with instrumental ensembles from the Music Office or their own schools in the concert. Various awards and certificates of attendance will be presented to participating students in the concert as encouragement.

     Interested schools can download application forms from the Music Office's website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/activities/schoolprogrammes/arttech/art/25programme.html). Completed forms must be returned to the Music Office on or before June 13 by e-mail (moarttech@lcsd.gov.hk) or by fax (3104 1352). The Music Office will acknowledge schools' applications by e-mail. For enquiries, please call 2158 6467 or 3842 7776.

Ends/Friday, May 23, 2025
Issued at HKT 12:30

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