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Exploring the Delights Behind Melodies:






                                                                                                                                                                Enjoying




                                                                                                                                                               the Music


                                                                                                                                         On the 12th of February, Kuen Cheng High School started its first Saturday Independent Learning
                                                                                                                                   Day event of 2022. One of the programs included an “Enjoying the Music’’ session hosted by the coach
                                                                                                                                   of the Music Composing Society and a few club members.


                                                                                                                                         An introduction to “Enjoying the Music’’ session was given by the coach, Madam Hee Siaw Fuey,

                                                                                                                                   who is also the Head of the Co-curricular Department. She introduced the basics of music, major, minor
                                                                                                                                   and chinese music. She then performed her own rendition of Jay Chou’s 《稻香》 in three different keys.
                                                                                                                                   Then, she shared different music genres like classical, pop music and new age music. She also shared

                                                                                                                                   how a music’s tempo, texture and key can influence our breathing, imagination and mood. Examples
                                                                                                                                   were played using Yiruma’s “Kiss The Rain”.


















                                                                                                                                                    Example of Using Different Keys on the Same Song - 《稻香》



































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