英文作文(About 100 words)

After I came to Australia, I was surprised by how different the music education can be. In HK, music is something that is “restricted” to the students who are involved in the ensembles (choir, orchestra, band etc) and/or study CE/ AL music... But it is a completely different story here as music is actually promoted to the wider school community. (or maybe it is just my school... I’m not sure) There is an instrumental program that begins in Primary 1 with strings and then it broadens to incorporate woodwind, brass and percussion so the kids have an experience in making and enjoying music. We are also taken to concerts regularly which teaches us to appreciate others’ performances and learn about different styles of music but that hardly happens in HK. I think performance opportunity is a rarity in HK. Here, big and small concerts of all sorts are organised so students can perform different styles of music in different environments.



Maybe it is also because in HK, when you speak of music, people immediately think of Canto pop, which is everywhere on the radio, tv etc. Comparatively, classical music is not as easily accessible. I think popular music has a more definite place in the hearts of people so it is rather difficult for the education system to make classical music appealing to students.

Do it by yourself.