CCAMusicThe hong Kong InsTITuTe of eduCATIon

fACulTy of lIberAl ArTs And soCIAl sCIenCes

depArTmenT of CulTurAl & CreATIve ArTs

2012

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MUSES – MUsic Skills Enhancement SchemeThis Scheme aims to empower student learning through active participation and experience in music-making. All CCA Music students are required to take part in activities under the MUSES Scheme.

I. Friday Lunchtime Concert Series – Regular Friday lunchtime performance events will feature performances, seminars, workshops and demonstrations by visiting artists, staff and students and as a regular feature of the HKIEd campus, with free admission for all.

II. Performing Groups - structured as a course requirement, CCA music students are required to take active part in different performance activities by joining departmental performing groups.

III. Concert Practice - Opportunities are provided for CCA student musicians to practise and showcase their solo performance talents. Students will be involved in collaborating and managing the concert organization from the preparation stage to on-show performance.

IV. Chamber Alive School Outreaching Performances - School outreach project, aims to provide a platform for students to showcase their performance and to implement their teaching ideas in workshop setting.

V. MUSES Chamber Award - Set up to encourage chamber music performance and practice among students and to achieve high standard of performance in chamber music. Students can form their own team and enter the competition.

VI. Canopy live – Regular Tuesday lunchtime performance by HKIEd students and faculties. The series enables appreciation of arts by members of the Institute at close range at leisure and enriches the cultural ambience of all of us. All are welcome to enroll as performers.

EnsemblesStudents have opportunities to join the Symphonic Band, Orchestra, Chinese Orchestra, Handbells Ensemble, Recorder Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and various choral groups (Amabile, Bella, Choraliers and Singers) Chamber Singers, Vocal Jazz Ensemble and I-Orchestra and give performances regularly.

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Programmes & ContentsDOCtOrAL PrOGrAMMES: Doctor of Education Programme (Music) [Three to Five years flexible study mode (Music Specialization)]Doctor of Philosophy Programme (Music) [Three to four years Full-time]

MAStEr PrOGrAMMES: *Master of Arts in Music Education [One-year Full-time/ Two-year Part-time] Master of Philosophy Programme [Two to three years flexible study mode]

PGDE PrOGrAMMES:Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) Programmes [One-year Full-time/ Two-year Part-time (Music major)]Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) Programmes [One-year Full-time/ Two-year Part-time (Music major/ minor)] BEd / BME PrOGrAMMES:*Bachelor of Education (Music) (Honours) [Five-year Full-time] *Bachelor of Music in Education (Honours) (Contemporary Music and Performance Pedagogy) Programme [Four-year Full-time]*Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture Programme [Four-year Full-time]

*Scholarships are available

Doctoral Programme Curriculum (Music) 博士課程（音樂）

Core • Quantitative/Qualitative Approaches to Educational Research

• Policy Research and Analysis

• Epistemology and the Sociology of Knowledge

• Research Design and Thesis Preparation

Music Studies

• Critical Literature Review in Music and Arts Education

• Research Methodology and Proposal Writing in Music and Arts Education

• Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Music and Arts Education

• Entrepreneurship and Leadership in Music and Arts Education

MA(ME) Programme Curriculum 音樂教育文學碩士課程

CORE(3cps x 3) mandatory courses

• Research Methods in Music • Contemporary Approaches to Music

Teaching and Learning • Socio-psychological Perspectives in Music

& the Arts

FOCUS(Choose ONE)(3cps x 3)

COMPOSITION & PEDAGOGY

• Advanced Music Composition • Contemporary Music Analysis • Composition Pedagogy

PERFORMANCE & PEDAGOGY

• Performance Psychology and Pedagogy• Concert Practice • Conducting and Performance Leadership

MIXED-MODE FOCUSChoose ANY THREE focus courses; ORChoose ANY TWO focus courses AND ONE elective course

ELECTIVE(Choose ONE)(3cps x 2)

COURSE-BASED Choose ANY TWO courses on offer

RESEARCH-BASED

Dissertation

Composition Portfolio (Mandatory for Composition & Pedagogy Focus)

Recital Performance (Mandatory for Performance & Pedagogy Focus)

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BEd (Music) (Honours) Programme Curriculum 音樂教育榮譽學士課程

• Integrative Arts • Music and Stage• Creative Musicking • Creative Composing • Performance Matters • Ensemble Experience • Analytical Understanding of Music • Principles and Practices of Music Education • The Phenomenon of Music in Renaissance and Baroque • The Phenomenon of Music in the Classical and Romantic Era • The Phenomenon of Music In the 20th Century

BME (Honours) (Contemporary Music and Performance Pedagogy) Programme Curriculum 音樂教育榮譽學士 (當代音樂及演奏教育學 )課程 The content of Full-time BME programme includes:• Music Composition and Production• Classical Music• Jazz Music • Studio Pedagogy • Ensemble Coaching• Music Technology• InternshipNote: Associate Degree/Higher Diploma students can apply for the Year Two of the four-year BME degree program in 2013.

BA (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture Programme Curriculum 創意藝術與文化榮譽文學士課程

The content of Full-time BA (Hons) in Creative Arts & Culture programme includes:• Foundation Seminar in the Arts • Exploring Visual Arts / Gateway to Music • Performance, Theatre and Stage Art • Cultural Studies and Public Art & Cultural Policy • Arts Administration and Management• Music / Visual Arts Subject Focus • Interdisciplinary Arts • Internship • Regional Summer Institute • Honours Project

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Awards and Prizes This award scheme established by the department was commenced in 2005 to recognize students’outstanding achievements in performance, composition, academic results, and contribution to the department and their fellow schoolmates. bme students started receiving their semester and year prizes from 2009.

Awards and Prizes are as follows:

ACADEMIC AwArD• Academic Excellence Award• Year Prize for Academic Excellence• Semester Prize, Year Prize and Graduation Prize• Outstanding Honors Project in the Research Area of Music

EDUCAtIOn & COntrIBUtIOn AwArD• Integrative Arts Award• Outstanding Contribution Award (Music)• Music & Media / Technology Award

PErFOrMAnCE AwArD• Artistic Excellence Award (Solo Performance and Composition)• MUSES Chamber Award• Conducting (Choral / Instrumental) Award

Overseas Exchange and Immersion Programmes overseas exchange and immersion programmes are sponsored by the Institute for music students to experience a variety of music and music education practices internationally. overseas trips to China, Canada and usA were organized in previous years. more recent visits were to Australia, countries in Asia, north America and europe for a semester’s study exchange, and for immersion programmes at the university of Washington (seattle), The oberlin Conservatory of music at oberlin College, butler university, and borough of manhattan Community College (City university of new york), usA (2006 to 2010). many overseas students came to study our music courses in the past years, one of the exchange students from butler university (usA), bryan Charles grimm had his Chinese music composition “salted Cheek” selected as one of the final compositions for the department’s Artistic excellence Award (Composition) Competition.

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Honorary Artists-in-residence

• Mr Chin Kwok Wai, Percussion• Mr Choy Kwok Tin Martin, Clarinet• Ms Hsin Hsiao Ling, Gaohu • Mr Law Wing Fai, Composer• Ms Lee Ka Ling Colleen, Piano• Mr Lee Siu Lam Homer, Horn• Mr Warren Lee, Piano

• Mr Leung Kin Fung, Violin• Mr Ted Lo, Composer• Ms Nancy Loo, Piano• Dr Lung Heung Wing, Percussion• Ms Wong Chi Ching, Pipa• Mr Matthew Wu, Flute• Mr Yiu Song Lam, Oboe

Other Activities• music classes in the Instrumental studies are taught by experienced and

professional instrumental tutors.• frequent seminars, workshops and master-classes are presented by

distinguished overseas and local scholars and musicians. In past years, many international and national artists have exchange activities with us, including Jane davidson (2006-07), Zhu Jian’er (2006-07), pamela burnard (2007-08), Keith swanwick (2008-09), sarah hennessy (2008-09), nancy lamers (2009-10), richard runkel (2009-10), liora bresler (2010-11), and new Zealand Trio, us Jazz musicians, etc.

• Community Arts and sports school (CAss) aims to provide life-long visual arts, music and sports education to the communities in hong Kong. Through creative teaching and learning, participants will have a chance to enrich their life by exploring and experiencing cultural and creative arts. We offer "mobile CAss" to communities and organize many other courses on a regular basis, including the highly popular "music fun for Kids/ Children", "Abrsm Theory music grade 8" and "Trinity guildhall AmusTCl".

Career Prospects We provide education plus programmes, which include integrative arts, jazz, creativity and innovation in music. our graduates are highly sought after by schools and other arts organizations. A majority of the graduates enter the music teaching professionals, and many of them have also pursued or completed postgraduate programmes in local and overseas universities.

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