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Reported by Robert Boxwell (Sr3A) KUEN CHENG
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An Introduction to TALENT SHOW 2020
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Western

Musical Instruments
Musical Ins truments

“An Introduction to Western Instruments” Due to the pandemic vehemently
was an entry-level course set up by the Kuen spreading across the globe, everyone has
Cheng Wind Orchestra (KCWO). The course was been asked to stay at home. Our school,
held over two days — May 29th and June 5th. being the heart of creative endeavours, has
Over the two days, the students who joined in used this time to hold an online Talent Show.
were given a basic introduction to the instruments
utilised by the KCWO. Students first participated in
preliminaries via a Google Form the teachers
The presentations were carried out via had prepared. Then, selected students
video. Section leaders and senior members of presented their performance through
each section filmed their videos in advance Zoom where many other students joined
talking about their instruments, giving insight to watch the amazing shows performed.
into the history of their development, how they
function, and what they sound like. There were six participants and seven
shows. The contestants’ performances varied
The first day of the course focused mainly from modern dancing to dramatic acting.
on brasswind instruments. The instruments Two of them were performed by our lovely
introduced were the French horn, trumpet, prefect, Lee Chee Jing from Sr1ScC. Both
trombone, euphonium, and tuba. Also introduced of his performances were a combination of
on that day was the drumset, where a percussionist lipsyncing and dancing. The first song was
from KCWO demonstrated the types of beats Tell It To My Heart by Taylor Dayne; and
used in different types of music. the next was the infamous song Firework
by Katy Perry. All of his moves were full
Woodwind instruments were introduced of energy one after the other. Needless to
on the second day of the course, with videos say, he rocked the whole performance!
prepared by the flute, clarinet, saxophone, and
double reed sections. Despite the fact that only
four sections were involved, more instruments
than that were introduced as these sections
comprise large families of instruments.

This course was an easily digestible
glimpse at the vast world of music. Naturally,
there is much more to music than what was
talked about in the course. Hopefully, this course
inspires students to explore music in depth.

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