Course Offerings & Selection 2021/22
- MUSI1018/2047/3019/4002 Advanced Music Performance 1/2/3/4
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MUSI1022/2066/3021/4001 Performance Study 1/2/3/4
- MUSI3032 Special Performance Study
- MUSI2068 University Gamelan
- MUSI2079 Introduction to Arts Administration
- MUSI3031 Special Study
- MUSI4003 Dissertation
The Department's Brilliant Shine Bursary covers the cost of music performance lessons for first-year students as well as music majors and minors in years 2, 3 and 4 taking Instrument Workshop, Vocal Workshop or Percussion Workshop under MUSI1022/2066/3021/4001 Performance Study 1/2/3/4 or MUSI3032 Special Performance Study. MORE DETAILS
First Semester Courses
- MUSI1023 Materials and Structures of Music
- MUSI2010 Music of China
- MUSI2015 Popular Music
- MUSI2026 Fundamentals of Music Composition
- MUSI2055 Chinese Opera
- MUSI2070 Fundamentals of Tonal Music
- MUSI2076 Instrumentation and Orchestration 1
- MUSI2081 Music in Western Culture I
- MUSI2083 Music Performance (for exchange students from overseas)
- MUSI3033 Topics in Ethnomusicology [capstone experience]
- MUSI3035 Music Analysis II [capstone experience]
Second Semester Courses
- MUSI1004 Introduction to the Musics of the World
- MUSI1025 The Art of Listening
- MUSI2059 Music and the Mind
- MUSI2074 Introduction to Contrapuntal Styles and Techniques
- MUSI2077 Music and Culture: an overseas fieldtrip
- MUSI2082 Music in Western Culture II
- MUSI2083 Music Performance (for exchange students from overseas)
- MUSI2084 Books, Images, and Artifacts: historical sources for Asian music
- MUSI2085 Recording Technique and Sound Design
- MUSI3024 Composing for the Commercial World
- MUSI3034 The Qin [capstone experience]
Year-long Courses
- MUSI1018 Advanced Music Performance 1
- MUSI1022 Performance Study 1
- MUSI2047 Advanced Music Performance 2
- MUSI2066 Performance Study 2
- MUSI2068 University Gamelan
- MUSI2079 Introduction to Arts Administration
- MUSI3019 Advanced Music Performance 3
- MUSI3021 Performance Study 3
- MUSI3031 Special Study [capstone experience]
- MUSI3032 Special Performance Study [capstone experience]
- MUSI4001 Performance Study 4
- MUSI4002 Advanced Music Performance 4 [capstone experience]
- MUSI4003 Dissertation [capstone experience]
Common Core Course
- MUSI1018 Advanced Music Performance 1
- MUSI2047 Advanced Music Performance 2
- MUSI3019 Advanced Music Performance 3
- MUSI4002 Advanced Music Performance 4 [capstone experience]
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Audition: 31 August 2021, 10:00am-5:00pm
Classes: Tuesday 4:30-6:20pm
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
The audition results will be announced via email by 1:00pm, 1 September 2021. If you are admitted to the course, please enrol in MUSI1018/2047/3019/4002 online within the add-drop period in September 2021.
For further enquiries, please contact Professor Giorgio Biancorosso at rogopag@hku.hk.
- MUSI1022 Performance Study 1
- MUSI2066 Performance Study 2
- MUSI3021 Performance Study 3
- MUSI4001 Performance Study 4
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MUSI3032 Special Performance Study (capstone experience)
Ensembles and performance workshops available in 2021/22 are as follows:
- HKU Chamber Singers (admission by prescreening)
HKU Gamelan (consent of instructor required)
HKU Percussion Ensemble (consent of instructor required) - Vocal Workshop (admission by prescreening)
Percussion Workshop (consent of Department required)
Instrument Workshop (instrument of your own choice, consent of Department required)
Students intending to enrol in the above courses are required to do the following by 1:00pm, 2 September 2021:
- 1. Complete an application form and email it to the Music Department at music@hku.hk.
2. Students wishing to take MUSI3032 must also email Dr. Deborah Waugh at debwaugh@hku.hk to arrange an appointment.
- 1. Pay the workshop tuition fee after your admission has been confirmed by the Music Department. The Department will confirm your admission to the course by 1:00pm, 13 September 2021 at the latest.
2. Submit the original bank pay-in slip to the Music Department office for confirmation. Please note that students will not have their course admission approved in the SIS unless they have produced confirmation of this payment.
Students who would like to be admitted to an ensemble must submit a prescreening video recording and/or attend the first meeting/rehearsal of the ensemble. Candidates will be notified via email as to whether or not they are admitted to the ensembles.
HKU Chamber Singers
The HKU Chamber Singers, conducted by Caleb Woo, performs high quality repertoire from the Renaissance to the modern era and from sacred music to jazz. A wide range of topics is covered, including choral techniques, ensembleship, performance practice, and score analysis. Students are required to attend weekly classes and perform music from memory. Performances will be arranged accordingly.
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Prescreening video recording: due 3 September 2021, 10:00am
First rehearsal: 10 September 2021, 3:30-5:20pm
Classes: Friday 3:30-5:20pm
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Priority will be given to students with ABRSM Grade 8 or equivalent in voice or any instrument. For further enquiries, please contact Caleb Woo at calebwoo@hotmail.com.
HKU Early Music Ensemble
The HKU Early Music Ensemble performs repertoire from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Students will explore the techniques, performance practices, and interpretation of the music through weekly rehearsals and public performances.
HKU Gamelan
The HKU Gamelan performs both traditional and contemporary works for Balinese gamelan gong kebyar. The ensemble also has access to a Central Javanese gamelan on loan from the Indonesian Consulate. Frequently collaborating with composers and other instrumentalists, the gamelan has weekly classes and performs on a regular basis. Students interested in joining this ensemble should attend the first meeting.
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First meeting: 2 September 2021, 4:30-5:20pm
Classes: Thursday 4:30-5:20pm
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
HKU Percussion Ensemble
The HKU Percussion Ensemble focuses on a wide range of repertoire and musical styles, including traditional and contemporary works, non-Western music, and improvisation. The ensemble meets on a weekly basis and performs on campus and at outside venues. Students should have some proficiency playing percussion. Students interested in joining this ensemble should attend the first meeting.
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First meeting: please email debwaugh@hku.hk by 10:30am, 3 September 2021 to arrange an individual meeting
First rehearsal: 10 September 2021, 10:30am-12:20pm
Classes: Friday 10:30am-12:20pm
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Each workshop comprises 20 sessions conducted over two semesters (10 sessions per semester). Assessment will be based on a student’s progress throughout the year as well as a practical examination held at the end of the second semester. Admission to a particular workshop will be confirmed via email from the Music Office by 1:00pm, 13 September 2021 at the latest.
Students taking the workshops are required to pay a tuition fee (see form for details). All first-year students as well as music majors and music minors in years 2, 3, and 4 may apply for the Brilliant Shine Bursary at the end of the course to get their workshop fees reimbursed, so long as they meet certain criteria. More details about the bursary and criteria may be found here.
Vocal Workshop
This workshop aims to enhance students' vocal techniques and performing abilities. By studying solo arias under renowned vocal masters, the Vocal Workshop covers topics such as voice production, diction, style, and interpretation. Songs of various European languages will be used, including Latin, Italian, German, and French.
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Prescreening video recording: due 3 September 2021, 10:00am
First rehearsal: 10 September 2021, 2:30-3:20pm
Classes: Friday 2:30-3:20pm
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Percussion Workshop
This workshop offers individual or group lessons on percussion instruments. Attention will be given to the development of students' musicianship, technique, and rhythmic sensibility, as well as expanding their repertoire and sense of sound.
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Classes: Lesson times are negotiated individually with the student
Venue: LG1.22, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus
Instrument Workshop
This workshop offers instruction in an instrument of the student's choice.
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Classes: Lesson times are negotiated individually with the student
Venue: Various locations at the discretion of the instructor
- Purpose
The Brilliant Shine Bursary covers the cost of music performance lessons for students at HKU so that they can develop their talent without financial concerns. Performance lessons are subsidized by the University; the Brilliant Shine Bursary covers the remaining cost for these lessons that would normally be borne by the student.
- Eligibility
The Brilliant Shine Bursary shall be awarded to all
- first-year students as well as music majors and minors in years 2, 3 and 4 taking Instrument Workshop, Vocal Workshop or Percussion Workshop under MUSI1022/2066/3021/4001 Performance study 1/2/3/4 or MUSI3032 Special performance study [1]
- on the condition that they have attended all their Workshop lessons [2]
- and performed well in the course. [3]
- Procedure
The bursary is awarded retrospectively. Students pay up front towards the cost of their Workshop lessons and apply for the bursary at the end of the course. The bursary will cover the exact cost that each student pays for his or her lessons in the Workshop. A reminder to apply for the Brilliant Shine Bursary will be sent to all performance students at the end of the academic year; students will need to fill in a form (available by announcement) to apply for the bursary.
[1] Since students do not choose their majors until year 2, all first-year students taking lessons in a Music Department performance course shall be regarded as potential music majors or minors.
[2] Lessons missed due to illness or exceptional personal circumstances are not counted against a student’s attendance record; a doctor’s certificate and/or written permission from the teacher copied to the course coordinator is required in such circumstances.
[3] Grades are not the sole criteria for ‘performing well’, but a grade of B- or above in the Workshop is expected in order for a student to be eligible for the bursary.