學樂器-年齡問題

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原帖由 Oboe_FRSM 於 15-07-12 發表
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In Hong Kong many parents really push their children too hard too soon.  I regularly see ki ...

that's why there are so many baby version instruments, particularly marketing to HK.

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Oboe_FRSM 發表於 15-7-12 12:57
I know there are baby version woodwinds, are there baby version brass also?

Of course. I know someone using $600 2nd hand baby horn and merited grade 5 abrsm horn exam.

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Oboe_FRSM 發表於 15-7-12 11:06
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In Hong Kong many parents really push their children too hard too soon.  I regularly see ki ...

That's not quite fair. The examples you quoted had learnt something before their 'major' instrument. I know you are going to take horn exam and quoted quite a number of horn examples.

Brass, on the other hand, like singing - you know. If you have strong lung capacity and good use of abdomen air, you can play well in younger age. I know young kids can hardly have these characters, but in Hong Kong some do have. Especially for those who had vocal training and atheletic education in young age. These kind of training are unlikely to be found in other countries but very common in Hong Kong. Hong Kong kids are miserable.....

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Oboe_FRSM 發表於 15-7-12 11:06
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In Hong Kong many parents really push their children too hard too soon.  I regularly see ki ...

I can also quote two Chinese horn players in Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. If you look at their profile, they start learning Horn at age 6 through Music Office.

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Oboe_FRSM 發表於 15-7-13 00:08
Actually I do not play horn.  With due respect to the HK Phil horn players, I think comparing them w ...

I thought you are asking for changing the exam date...., probably is your friend's request.

http://www.edu-kingdom.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3088398&extra=page%3D1

Anyway, miserable that many Hong Kong kids learns instrument young in Hong Kong. Even if we don't talk about hard things big winds like bassoon and brass, let's just focus in violin and piano..... I think all those 1/16, 1/8 violins are appearing because of the need of Hong Kong. In our young age, 6 year kids were taking full size violins, there were no such small things. Nowadays, how many genius violinist in Hong Kong generated?

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It is said that learning music at the young age is rewarding and I would like to know what you recommend for the kids aged like 3, thx!

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Agree and thx for your advice! we'll wait till her 4 years old to see if she can learn to play the piano

小雄維尼

認同但係睇香港教育制度, 咩小學中學interview , 個個除左鬥成績, 就鬥多課外活動, 呢d亦都係另一收生指標

經歷過我仔學樂器事件, 深明有興趣都好, 亦要肯花時間去練習先得,家長為左係interview有更多野楂手去見人, 好自然要漁翁撒網, 環境逼人呀

學音樂有關既野, 我覺得先要有天份同興趣先, 再安排定時練習, 甘先會有好結果

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原帖由 Oboe_FRSM 於 15-08-31 發表
My own son will be interviewing for primary schools in 5 years or so.  I will need to make this diff ...

I would think no.


some schools like Alliance Primary in Kowloon Tong and St Stephens in Stanley require each student to pick up one orchestral instrument from a list of strings, woodwind and several percussion instruments.

kids who already are learning those prior to the interview do'nt seem to stand a higher chance because as you have been explaining here , that starting early doesnt guarantee success.


On the other hand, kids reaching certain academic abilities, seem to be favoured by the schools.  The schools normally won't expect much musical achievements from ordinary students as such.skills or talents could be attained later.

That is unless your child is a prodigy.

If i were you, I would spend time on English Chinese and PTH instead FOR the purpose of P1 entrance.

小雄維尼

Oboe_FRSM 發表於 15-8-31 20:14
My own son will be interviewing for primary schools in 5 years or so.  I will need to make this diff ...

拿...不在其位你當然不明箇中原因, 以前我會笑人地點解學甘多野, 參加甘多比賽(當然係因為有其他目的), 到我仔試過學樂器失敗(佢係有興趣但懶散), 到今年暑假前學校校隊參加2個同音樂有關比賽都得獎, 佢得到認同同肯定就又想再學返樂器, 同時佢升中interview時,學校知道佢得獎,態度都...., 個刻我認輸了.  
而家香港教育環境係甘, 除非送去外國留學就可以skip左呢個鬥爭遊戲