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Hui Yeng Sharing Parlour Music
Following the introduction to piano, a parlour music sharing session was then held via a pre-
recorded video, starring Seow Hui Yeng, a member of the Music Composing Society and the emcee.
She explained that parlour music is a very relaxing and calming genre of music before proceeding
to the music sharing. She first shared 《梅花三弄》, an instrumental played with the guqin. Next was
“Hidamari Neko ni Mado”, an OST (Original Soundtrack) from Mahoutsukai No Yome. “I Will Protect
You”, an OST from Fruits Basket was played, too. Lastly, “Gentle Sunshine” by Monoman was played. Hui
Yeng also shared keywords such as “relaxing”, “healing”, “spa” etc. as words to be used when searching
for parlour music.
Then came another music sharing segment by Maggie Khoo Sook Hui, another member of
the Music Composing Society. She spoke on the R&B genre, explaining that said genre comes in 3
different forms, namely gospel, soul and blues. R&B originated from black Americans and can feel sad
or relaxing. She emphasized on the liberty behind the vocals of such songs, like how the vocals could
twist and turn yet still sound natural. Maggie also shared the songs “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye,
《飞机场的10:30》 by David Tao, “Ballad” by J.Sheon and 《最好的都给你》 by Yu Jia Yun. She also
mentioned that it is much harder for Chinese songs to master the art of R&B, but when pulled off, may
sound very relaxing and carefree.
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Maggie Sharing R&B Music
Next, Sofea Chang Hui shared a genre that is very popular among the younger generation now
which is OST(Original Soundtrack). She shared her favorite OST soundtracks from the popular TV
series, “Arcane”. The reason she wanted to share this soundtrack is because there are different music
genres among the 11 songs. Besides, the quality of music production is high. She also recommended
the OST of Show Window: The Queen’s House, a Korean Drama which featured R&B music.
To sum it up, Madam Hee concluded that music can be very relaxing and should be used to
calm us down whenever we are feeling emotional. She mentioned that different genres of music bring
us different emotions and we should use that to our advantage. Finally, the session ended with a short
Q&A where Madam Hee gave tips to those who wanted to start learning music. It was a fun-filled day
with loads of music for the whole school!
Jointly reported by: Chloe Soh Ke Er Jr2Z(3), Khoo Xin Yi Sr1ScA
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