Students of the Tuesday class performed Jolin Tsai’s “Rewind”.
週二班的同學們表演了蔡依琳的《倒帶》。
In this semester, Stanley Ho East Asia College held a ukulele course in which 30 students could take the opportunity to achieve their little music dream. At the end of the course, the students performed together at the High Table Dinner on 23rd April.
Due to popular demand, the ten-weekly-lesson was offered in two sections on every Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, commenced in the third week of January. The small class approach facilitated the interactions between the instructor and students, as well as among students. Everyone enjoyed the learning experience of ukulele in a flexible and stress-free atmosphere. In the first seven lessons, participants was instructed the basics of playing the ukulele. For instance, the structure of the instrument, tuning, chords and melody, as well as basic right-hand playing skills formed the learning focus. During the last three lessons, participants practiced playing melodies in preparation for the performance.
The ukulele students and instructor had an enjoyable night at the High Table Dinner.
夏威夷小結他課程師生們在高桌晚宴一起就座言談甚歡。
At the High Table Dinner, 14 students from the two sections performed two soft but vivacious pieces of pop music, namely, “Little Love Song” and “Rewind”. Despite a few minor “beginner’s hiccups”, their first open performance was well received by the audience. The course instructor told the participants that this performance was a good opportunity to assess their learning outcomes and to sum up the course.
The College invited Mr. Ray Au as the instructor. Ray has more than 13 years of playing experience and 7 years of teaching experience. He is a member of a local famous band called “crossline”, with which he has performed in many shows of various scales and won a number of music awards.
For those who are not familiar with music instruments, ukulele is a size-down version of a stringed instrument of Hawaiian origin. It is a member of the lute family of instruments and generally employs four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings.
By: Zeng Qianwen, Communication Year 1 (Chinese)
暢彈烏克麗麗 成就小小音樂夢
Students of the Thursday class performed Sodagreen’s “Little Love Song”.
週四班的同學們彈奏了蘇打綠的《小情歌》。
在本學期，何鴻燊東亞書院開辦了夏威夷小結他（又名烏克麗麗）課程，讓近三十位同學們共同成就小結他音樂夢。在結課之際，參加課程班的同學們於4月23日舉行的高桌晚宴上進行了一次公開演奏。
由於參加人數眾多，本次於一月第三週開課為期十節的音樂班分為週二班和週四班，，早。小班學習有助師生間、同學間交流，大家更能靈活輕鬆地學習烏克麗麗。在前七節課中，同學們學到了彈烏克麗麗的基本知識，例如樂器的琴體結構、定音與調弦等等。學員學會按和弦、和弦轉換、彈奏旋律，還有彈琴的右手技巧。在後三節課中，學員練習彈奏歌曲，為演出做準備。
Group photo with the instructor after the High Table Dinner: Students were looking forward to the new series of ukulele course in the next semester.
師生們在高桌晚宴結束後合照留念，更相約下學期開班繼續學習彈奏小結他。
在高桌晚宴當晚，十多位來自週二班和週四班的同學們分別表演了兩首柔和明快的流行曲——《小情歌》和《倒帶》，對初學者而言雖有些輕微瑕疵，但他們的初次表演獲得在座的嘉賓和同學們致以熱烈掌聲支持和鼓勵。課程導師表示這場演出也是一個檢驗同學們學習成果的好工具，以及作一個總結。
本次課程導師為區鈞程先生（Ray），區先生已經有13年演奏經驗，七年教學經驗。他是本地樂隊「crossline」一員，曾於各地音樂盛會作公開演出，並贏得了若干音樂獎項。
烏克麗麗是一種夏威夷的撥弦樂器，歸屬在吉他樂器一族，通常有四條弦。
撰寫：傳播系一年級學生 曾倩雯（中文）