Eltu Pse Outline
Eltu Pse Outline
Eltu Pse Outline
1. Introduction
-Hong Kong has been criticized as a place which lack of creativity, especially on
-However, Hong Kong do have lots of academies and schools which have music
degree programmes, like The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Hong Kong
-The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) did received 90,950
exam entries in 2007, constituted 50 per cent of the total number of entries the
Thesis
To tackle the problem of immature music education system in Hong Kong and spread
combining 1-to-1 class and small class teaching together is the most effective way to
Problems
-The failure of music education in Hong Kong has been very obvious that it failed in
-Music practices in Hong Kong government schools did not place sufficient emphasis
-More than 70% of students reported having no creative activities in their music
Cause
-Hong Kong Philharmonic supposed to be representing Hong Kong, turns out that out
of 99 players, 45 of them are non-Asian players (HK Phil players' list. ,n.d.).
-Busking musicians in Hong Kong are always being complained when performing
2. Forced by parents
- Many parents forced their children to learn instruments and take exams. (Yeung,
C. ,2013).
-Exams like diploma from ABRSM should for people who achieve for music career
and becoming a professional (Diplomas. ,n.d.) but parents just aiming for higher
Negative Consequences
-Parents’ forcing attitude may kill their children’s interest in music (Yeung, C. ,2013).
- In Hong Kong, 30 out of 40 students in a class can play the piano, but it’s a different
story in Italy, where only two or three people out of a village of 1,000 can play but all
Solutions
To tackle the root problem, which is the music education system, it is an easier way to
-Teachers have only 14 double music lessons during the academic year so that they
cannot teach as much as they want (Ho, W., & Law, W., 2009).
-Advantage: can get more lesson time to teach more variety of music knowledge to
students.
-Disadvantage: will cause longer lesson time for students, they will get bored.
2. Joining orchestras
By joining orchestras, children can experience a new way of music learning method.
-Advantage: children can find their interest in music more easily as they will strive for
-Disadvantage: Children might get stressed from parents and audience as well (Wu, C.
B., 2017).
-students will have their own performing time and other students can give comments
Disadvantage: students might get stressed since they will be commented in every
lesson.
Advantage: Students can get a more varied learning atmosphere by playing and giving
Students can get more independence from teacher as they do not need to play through
Conclusion
Best solution: Combination of 1-to-1 class and small class teaching is the most
Future outlook: parents should not just focus on grades and exams, but also focus on
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