Music

Introduction

The Music Department offers a curriculum which aims to cultivate students’ interest in learning music, enriching students’ aesthetic sense and creativity. Lessons involve continuous practice of music appreciation, singing and instrumental performance. Students will also be contributing in creating and composing their own pieces,both  individually or in groups.

Curriculum and the use of technology 

Highlight of Learning Activities

Technology has become an inevitable element in music education, as it enables all students with different musical backgrounds to enjoy the process of making music. The Music Department has introduced music technology skills into the curriculum since the implementation of the BYODD scheme in school. Students will be asked to create and perform using apps such as GarageBand and Music Studio Pro in the lessons.

Various activities (School Teams) 

Music School Teams

To provide opportunities for students to become active and participating musicians, different music school teams are also established and have regular meetings after school.  The teams participate in different competitions, including the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival and perform in a variety of school functions every year.

The School Choir competing on the stage in Tokyo

The School Choir performing in a school function 

The School Orchestra performing with BAMS [Build a Music School] orchestra of Cambodia 

School Orchestra performing in Taiwan 

Junior Form Rock Band performing at the Christmas market in Olympian City 

Senior Form Rock Band competing on stage outside school 

Special programmes and projects

1. 65th Anniversary Theme Songs

To celebrate the 65th Anniversary of the school, a song composition competition was held by the Music Department. Numerous entries were received from the students.The competition aimed to find a theme song that would represent MC65, with the theme being 'Connect and Shine ' / ‘MC65 ’.  The winning song “Let’s connect and shine’ was composed, sang and recorded by our F.6 students.

https://www.mckln.edu.hk/65th/themesong.html

2. Epidemic Song 「珍惜同行 - 抗疫打氣歌曲」

Distinguished Music Composition: Ensemble (合奏)Silver Award (銀獎) 4G Ng Cheuk Yin Colin (吳卓諺) (作品名稱:金龍翱翔)

It was a precious opportunity that the musicians from the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra have chosen to perform Colin Ng’s composition before the Awards Ceremony. Let us continue to cultivate outstanding and shining students.

3. GalaMusica School Creative Work Project 

Performance of the student’s work by professionals

Distinguished Music Composition: Ensemble (合奏)Silver Award (銀獎) 4G Ng Cheuk Yin Colin (吳卓諺) (作品名稱:金龍翱翔)

It was a precious opportunity that the musicians from the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra have chosen to perform Colin Ng’s composition before the Awards Ceremony. Let us continue to cultivate outstanding and shining students.


Rehearsal of the creative project

Around 30 Form 2 & 3 students participated in this creative project, organized by the Music Subject Department of the Education Bureau in the past year. They met regularly to compose and perform their original songs in the grand performance gala.