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Programme Booklet Contents Forewords & Messages 1. Welcoming Messages p.4 2. About APSMER (Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research) p9 3. Organizing Committee of APSMER2019 p10 4. About MPI’s Music Program p11 5. About ISME World Conference 2020 p12 6. MPI Campus Map p13 Program 7. Rundown p14 8. Detail Program p16 9. Keynote Speech p23 10. ISME Open Session p26 11. Program of Welcome Concert p27 12. Performing Groups p29 Acknowledgements 13. Students Volunteers p35 14. Supporting Partners p36 Astracts p40 ] 3 [ Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 12th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research Prof. Im Sio Kei President of Macao Polytechnic Institute 2019.07.16 Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Macao Polytechnic Institute, I would like to welcome you to the “12th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research”! On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s returning to the motherland, we are honoured to organise this international event in the music education industry. Culture and education have always been one of the key directions of Macao well supported by the Government. Art education is a key foundation for cultural development. Music, as an important measure of art education, plays a considerable role in developing students’ personality, culture, and sentiment. Deeply aware of the importance of music education, Macao Polytechnic Institute, as the only higher education institution in Macao that simultaneously offers music, design and visual arts, has always been committed to educating music professional artists and music educators who serve Macao. On the basis of the review of the UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, the Bachelor of Arts in Music programme has also been accredited by the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan. This year, we are also starting to offer the Master of Interdisciplinary Arts programme to strengthen the development of higher-level local cultural creative talents and promote the development of the industry. Founded in 1997, the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research (APSMER) has entered its twelfth year. The APSMER has become the important regional conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) since 2007. The symposium aims to share professional knowledge, skills and experience, exchanges and opportunities among students and teachers in the field of music education in the Asia-Pacific region, and to advance the development of theory in music education. ] 4 [ The theme of this year’s symposium is “Music Education in the Dawn of a New Era”, which happens to be similar to the motto of the Macao Polytechnic Institute. Macao is in the new era of “Belt and Road” and the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The Macao Polytechnic Institute is also actively cooperating with the development of the Macao SAR and striving to collaborate with cultural and creative talents from the Greater Bay Area that promote the development of the economic diversification. Music is an art that bolsters the level of the human mind. I believe that through the symposium’s keynote speeches, paper presentations, workshops, etc., all of you can share and discuss the ideas with each other and bring out the deeper understanding on comprehensive development and innovation of music education, and also have positive significance on the development of music programmes at the Macao Polytechnic Institute. Finally, I wish the “12th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research” a complete success! Let me sincerely wish you all a happy and rewarding time in Macao! Again, welcome all of you! Thank you! ] 5 [ Welcome Message from the President of International Society for Music Education (ISME) It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 12th Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research/6th ISME Regional Conference in Macau! ISME is delighted to be supporting this exciting event that brings together scholars, students, teachers, and performers from the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world. The conference theme, “Music Education in the Dawn of a New Era” is a bold statement that speaks to the capacity of music educators to imagine not just what is probable or predictable, but what might be possible in an era marked by increased fragmentation, dissolving boundaries, rapid change, mobility and uncertainty. How might our collective imagination about the future enrich and stimulate the work we do today? The conference theme reminds us of the need to rethink old concepts and systemic structures that bind us and keep us from envisioning new possibilities. What does this ‘new era’ of music education look like? Although we need to imagine new possibilities, John Dewey reminds us that we should not let our imagination run loose to the point that we build “castles in the air”. Our ideas need to be rooted in the reality of the world today. And as researchers, our ideas are the result of painstaking work, as well as critical and ethical scrutiny, so that we can make an impact on music education in meaningful ways. I’m excited about the possibilities of this conference to engage all of us in imagining what the future of music education might look like. You will be inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Macau and the many opportunities you will have to share thought-provoking ideas and take part in meaningful dialogues about forward looking directions for music education. I warmly welcome you to what is sure to be an exciting, inspiring and memorable event! Warm wishes, Susan O’Neill ISME President ] 6 [ Welcome Message from the Chair of the Board of the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research Welcome to APSMER 2019! As Chair of the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research, I warmly welcome you all to the Macao Polytechnic Institute for the 12th Symposium. Today we celebrate the fact that Macao, which joined APSMER in 2017, is hosting this year’s wonderful Symposium. My sincere gratitude goes to Dr. Baisheng Dai and his team, all of whom have worked extremely hard to organise this entire event. In addition, I wish to thank ISME and NAMM for their unfailing support; in particular, I would like to single out the President of ISME, Professor Susan O’Neil, who, in addition to delivering a keynote speech, will meet our delegates from the Asia-Pacific region in order to understand how they think and view the global development of music education. Macao is a small but lovely city. Since returning to China in 1999, it has been actively – and rapidly – developing in many and various aspects. These include its higher education, artistic and cultural practices, as well as its tourism industry. Please spend some time, either before or after the Symposium, exploring both the Chinese and Portuguese culture of Macao. I have no doubt you will take back fond memories when you leave. I sincerely hope you all enjoy this Symposium and have fun meeting old, as well as making new, friends! Professor Bo-Wah LEUNG, PhD Chair, Board of the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research ] 7 [ Thanks Message from the Chair of APSMER2019 Organising Committee (Closing Ceremony) It has been a great honour for the Macau Polytechnic Institute (MPI) to have hosted the 12th Asia-Pacific Music Education Research Forum. This international music education event has brought together music scholars from dozens of countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific region to MPI. I hope that while you were having discussions about the academic side, you also took some time to enjoy the food and cultural artifacts of Macau, an international and leisure city for tourism, as well as visiting some of the historical sites and attractions here in Macau. I hope by now you have a very good impression of this city that was built upon Chinese and Western culture, and is now a special administrative region of China. This year, coinciding with the large-scale art event organised by the Macau government called Art Macau, running from June to October, Macau will be filled with all kinds of exciting art activities. As the only university in Macau offering degrees in music, design, and visual arts, Macau Polytechnic Institute is also one of the main venues for the city’s art event, as well as being involved in planning a series of events, including this international music education forum. Over these few days, you can also see various art exhibitions at Macau Polytechnic Institute, to experience different artistic atmospheres. This forum was mainly planned and implemented by the music program of MPI. Our School of Arts offers bachelor’s degrees in music, design, and visual arts, and a master’s degree in interdisciplinary art. The music program cultivates talents at MPI with a “small but beautiful, small but refined” strategy. So far, it is the only professional music degree program in Macau. The teachers of the music program are all specialized in different fields of music. Today, the academic achievements of the music teachers are exhibited on the 4th floor of the Meng Tak Building in MPI. I would like to thank all of my colleagues in the music program for their assistance in the smooth operation of this international event. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the international academic institutions ISME and APSMER for giving our institute the opportunity to host this academic event, thank all the supporting partners and performance groups. The list of these organizations has been included in the poster and booklet of this conference. Finally, I wish you all good health and that everything goes well! Professor Dr. Hsu Hsiu-Chu, Director of School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute ] 8 [ Chairman of the APSMER2019 Organising Committee About APSMER (Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research) Initiated by the Research Commission of the International Society for Music Education (ISME, https://www.isme.org), the Asia-Pacific Symposium on Music Education Research (APSMER) was founded in 1997 by three founders, namely, Prof.
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