2024-25 Innovative Music Making: MO x e-Orch
Music Training．Ensemble Playing．Co-creation and Performance
To promote the development of Arts Tech, the Music Office has collaborated with the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) to present the “Innovative Music Making: MO x e-Orch” since 2022-23 academic year. This music training programme is curated by Dr. Leung Chi-hin, Assistant Professor of the EdUHK and taught by the professional e-Orch instructors and trainee-teachers from the EdUHK. Students will form e-Orch (digital music orchestras), learn and create music together using tablets. After the training, the e-Orch members will showcase their collaborative e-Orch compositions and jointly perform with the Music Office’s instrumental ensembles of the new commissions and arranged works in the showcase concert.
| Period | October 2024 to July 2025 |
| No. of Participating Schools | 4 |
| Target Participants | Primary 4-6 / Secondary 1-3 |
| No. of Students | 20 students / school |
| Programme Instructor | Professional e-Orch instructors and trainee-teachers from the EdUHK |
| Programme Fee | $10,000 / school |
Important Dates
| Application Deadline | 3 June 2024 |
| Acknowledgement of Application | Before 6 June 2024, 5pm If any school does not receive the Acknowledgement of Application by 6 June, please check with the Music Office before 5pm on this day. |
| Online interview with schools selected by lot | 20 and 21 June 2024 |
| Result Announcement | Before 11 July 2024 |
| Payment Deadline | 13 September 2024 |
| Programme Period | October 2024 to July 2025 |
| Showcase Concert | 12 July 2025 |
The Music Office reserves the right to change the information and arrangement of the programme.
| Enquiries | 2158 6467 / 3842 7776 moarttech@lcsd.gov.hk |
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Programme Highlights
- Programme curated by Dr. Leung Chi-hin, Assistant Professor of the EdUHK
- Lesson co-taught by professional e-Orch instructors and trainee-teachers from the EdUHK
- Develop musical literacy by ensemble playing, creation and performance
- Form e-Orch (digital orchestra)
- Joint performance with the Chinese/ Western instrumental ensembles of the Music Office
- Awards as encouragement
Programme Details
| Module | Date* | Session | Venue | Content |
| Module 1 Ensemble Performance |
October 2024 to January 2025 (Saturday mornings) |
8 sessions 1.5 hrs/ session |
School campus | Learn solid musical knowledge, different musical instruments, timbres and styles through progressive ensemble performance exercises using tablets. Perform arranged/ commissioned e-orch repertories. |
| Module 2 Collaborative Creation |
February to May 2025 (Saturday mornings) | 8 sessions 1.5 hrs/ session |
School campus | Learn how to apply various musical elements, develop creativity and imagination, and enjoy the joy of collaborative creation. |
| Module 3 Concert Rehearsal |
June 2025 | 4 sessions 1.5 hrs/ session |
Music Office Music Centres# |
Form an e-Orch and participate in the joint rehearsals with the instrumental ensembles of the Music Office. |
| Module 4 Showcase Concert |
12 July 2025 7:30pm (tentative) |
1 concert | Kwai Tsing Theatre# |
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* The Music Office will notify the successful schools of the schedule and arrangement of the programme. The Music Office reserves the right to change the programme and its relevant arrangements.
# Schools shall arrange for their own transportation to and from the venue
Awards
The following awards will be presented by the professional adjudication panel in the Showcase Concert as encouragement:
| Original e-Orch Composition Award | e-Orch Audience Award | Outstanding e-Orch Student Award |
| Outstanding original e-Orch composition | Favourite e-Orch voted by the audience in the concert | Nominated by the e-Orch instructors and the school music teachers for the outstanding e-Orch member |
Each participating student will be awarded a certificate of attendance as recognition of participation.
Application
Deadline: 3 June 2024 (Mon)
- Complete the application form and submit via email (moarttech@lcsd.gov.hk) or fax (3104 1352).
- The Music Office will acknowledge the schools’ application by e-mail. If any school does not receive the Acknowledgement of Application by 6 June (Thu), please check with the Music Office before 5pm on this day.
Required equipment
| School (For Instructor) | Each participating student |
| • Computer with internet access • Projector and screen • Wireless microphone with cover • PA System with 3.5mm jack input • 1-meter 3.5mm aux audio cable |
• iPad (with iPadOS 16 or later) • Portable speaker (compatible with 3.5mm jack input) • 30cm 3.5mm aux audio cable • Music stand (non-foldable, for placing iPad and portable speaker) |
Selection Criteria
If the programme is oversubscribed, selection will be made by ballot. Only selected schools will be invited to attend the Zoom interview in late June. The schools should provide a brief overview of the school facilities and other required information during the interview. Schools will be notified of the application results and the arrangement of the programme before 11 July (Thu).
Programme Fee
Successful schools are required to pay the programme fee by 13 September (Fri) according to the payment details stated on the successful notification. All fees paid are non-refundable.
Points to note
- The Music Office shall have the absolute discretion to capture, make, take and use any photographs, sound recordings or films of the programme and to retain the right to edit, modify, publish and use any intellectual creation (including original works, arranged works, moving images or still images) made during the course of programmme for any lawful purposes, including but not limited to archive, advertising and promotion of the programme.
- The Music Office reserves the right to change the arrangement of trainings, rehearsals or concert due to contingency (e.g. inclement weather or epidemic situation).
- Should there be disputes, the Music Office reserves the right of the final decision.