Breakin' It Down!

Bravo YKLS!!! Fabulous performance, great energy! Susanna and whoever who ran the production, congratulations!

I love the education behind the show. Great job YKLS. I hope more general public (and not only music lovers) came to the show, and looking forward to raising the music awareness among people here.

Thanks Yaw, Nilesh, Chong Yew, and Tian Kiat for making the band blended well with the choir. I dont feel the band was disturbing like the first time I heard, Thanks the shadow fingers master Cher Siang! LOL

Michael, you deserved the biggest compliment of the night. Every movement they made gave me spine-tingling excitement... my hair stood dude! I even curi curi took pictures with my cellphone.

Young KL Singers are singing Jazz @ KLPac.
http://ykls.blogspot.com/

Inner Voices Online!

I finally uploaded all videos and audio files from our concert @ KLPac, "Let's Go Mamak"
Check it out @ "Show Reel" page
Inner Voices Official Site

Finally done with the Mamak Show official site

http://innervoicesband.blogspot.com/

Show details:

L E T ' S G O M A M A K ! The Cultural Common Ground

Aug 1st - 3rd (Friday - Sunday), 8:30 PM @ Pentas 2 KLPac
Adult RM30, Concession RM20 (students, senior citizens & the disabled)

Musicians:
Jazz Band
Julian Chan - Saxophone, Flute
Eddie Wen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Tay Cher Siang - Piano, Synthesizers
Daniel Foong - Bass
Martin Ngim - Drums
Fung Chern Hwei - Strings

Ethnic Ensemble
Shamsul Zin - Cak Lempong, Gamelan
KamrulBahri Hussin - Malay Percussion, Winds
Prakash - Tabla, Indian Drums
Sesatra - Indian Flute
Jimmy Ch'ng (Hands Percussion Team) - Chinese Drums
Chew Soon Heng a.k.a. Boy (Hands Percussion Team) - Chinese Drums
Lim Hui Chieh - Gu Zheng

The Flavour of Contemporary Ethnic Malaysian Music
Unity Through Music

Inner Voices heralds the beginning of a fresh new experience in the
movement of contemporary Malaysian Music.

Fifty years after achieving 1957, we observe the tremendous progress
and development achieved by Malaysia and Malaysians on a whole,
across a multitude of aspects in politics and economy. Uniquely,
Malaysia is well-known as one of the few countries worldwide that
boasts the success of multi-culture, ethnic and integration, with
communities living, laughing and prospering together. The core of
this success is built on an intricate blend of patience and
understanding which developed among the people after a long process
of assimilation over the years - from interracial marriages, fusion
of culinary experiences, educational exposure and even cross
celebration of religious events.

On the musical front however, harmonisation of what we will term as
the 'Malaysian Music' is still in its infant stage of evolution. It
is observed till today that various elements of local cultures and
its musical elements are by and large segregated individually to its
traditional cultural forms.

Inner Voices will bring the essence of the music combining four of
the main cultures present in Malaysia, bringing together Western and
traditional Malaysian instruments, to showcase and highlight the
beauty of harmonising of these elements, creating a fusion that will
possibly evolves into a whole new sound.

Let's Go Mamak will be a showcase of original compositions and
arrangements by local composer/arranger Ken Hor, and performed by a
stalwart group of local musicians specialising in various genres -
from Malay, Chinese, Indian to Western. The Musical collaboration
will be guided under the musical direction of a local saxophonist,
Julian Chan.

Let's Go Mamak features some of the most prominent names in Malaysian
Music Industry including New York-based saxophonist Julian Chan and
violinist Fung Chern Hwei, BOH Awards recipient Prakash on tabla,
Jimmy Ch'ng from Hands Percussion Team, sought-after jazz pianist Tay
Cher Siang, and the renown percussionist Kamrulbahri Hussin.

收藏者

有时候
我问你的一句话
并不是想要一个答案
而是你的表情
一种很想将它收藏的表情

有时候
我见你的那一刻
并不是想要永远记着
而是忘掉你的难舍
一种也很想藏起来的难舍

就这样
每一次将你的笑颜收藏
然后每一次暗自神伤
凝望着你的模样
我明了什么是唯一不能隐藏

就这样
每一次将记忆收藏
然后每一次独自回想
计算着与你的时光
我再也不懂什么是可以衡量

在我心里
把你收藏

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Life is beautiful

Almost fell asleep at mamak... cold wind woke me up, and whispered at my ears. She says,

"Life is beautiful because it's tough sometimes. Life is even more wonderful when u are enjoying every bit of it after the years of toughness."

Nah, just being corny.


The show is getting near, Julan is coming home soon, all stuff gotta be ready by hook or by crook... Very stressful, but I savour the process. The stress makes me feel that I am alive again, maybe for the first time since I got home.
The process is never easy... setting up the direction and finding the mutual thoughts, understanding the strength of each person in this mamak gang, writer block (again) and the "Oh F*ck I'm Screwed!" realization, some kinda lost and found where we let go Mr. "Timberlake" and got back our Mr Tay, spending long hours with the ethnic guys and experimenting, every bit of revealing the syncreatic voices in this society or simply the tone I'm trying to define mamak, cruelly deleted those unwanted stuff (and regretted most of the time, duh!)... never been easy dude. The way of living I am having now is definitely making my life short and moreover I don't get a cent out of it... But ya, I'm really savouring every moment to get there.

I'm recalling those days I spent long hours with homeless around westwood and santa monica, trying to find new ideas out of their life, meanwhile, digging some inner voices of myself... those days are tough, but invaluable. The moment my tears almost dropped when one of them came to the screening of a film I scored, priceless.

Why do I want my difficult life now? maybe for the sake of determining? maybe to prove something? That I'm not sure.
For the minute of having the pricelessness again, yes I wanna feel that again, in my own country.

BTW, saw this name somewhere online...
Du, Julan (杜巨瀾). Hey he's an assistant professor! Don't play play. LOL.

Finally...

My name on IMDB... although it's just a small credit.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1236436/fullcredits

Malaysian Artistes for Unity

Don't be ignorant! Check out Malaysian Artistes for Unity Official Site
Pete did a good job. Proud of him.

What is this?

err am I too free? duh.



A guy carrying the soul of discretion... Maximum zoom on the sibelius LOL
Deadline? duh...

My GuGu Buddy(ies)

Really proud of him. Chern Hwei is now a member of Sirius Quartet.
He never told me their website... I suppose this one. His info is not in yet. So.... he is the lady for now LOL
Sirius Quartet

too busy to lepak here, but I'll talk more after he told me more...

O ya, Chern Hwei is coming home on June 30th, Julian on the 18th.

An usual morning, but some inner voices...

Hi Ken, Hope you are well. I know you will relate to this video.

RPz
www.raypizzi.com

"The L.A. Scene"....(The Truth)


Got this from papa Ray in a dizzy morning few days ago. Some fabulous lines towards to the end of his grouching.

In the same morning, finally clicked a link Chern Hwei sent me a while ago. Blown away!
I Am Me, Once More
PS: She doesnt allow embedding.... so click it !

Sounds right for me.

Harmony is the mother, Rhythm is the father, Melody is the baby.

Art of Foul Language

Cursing (Foul Language) is a folk art
Very vernacular that kind

~ Classic Quote from the walking penis

无聊！

《狼来了！》这个故事给人什么启示？

答案在此

蓝色大门狂想曲：一个射手被射的心情

被射的总是搞不清楚方向那飞来的箭

～张仕豪心想，
“很像是你射的，是吧...”
射手暗里打点另一个射手，
“暗里射，那算光明正大的丘比特？！“

2：00 － 4：45 am
～张仕豪享受被乱射着

4：45 am
“... ...”
～忽然，孟克柔沉默了...

4：59 am
“你又哑了哦？”
好像那无良射手又又又失踪了，

5：15 am
～有人牙痛乱叫了一下
（sorry，笔者无心口臭... 是回教堂喇）

5：30 am
“去了那里？？”
呆呆的等，
等射我的射手。

6：02 am
“坏人！！”
傻傻的守，
守很久了。
刺在我心的又好像不是你的箭。



6：15 am
又很像... 可能...
算了
应该是我自刺的。

6：29 am
同样是射手，
为何只有一个在爽射
一个永远在挨射
～张仕豪觉悟！

6：37 am
蓝色大门前
张仕豪还在等，想：
“孟克柔是坏人”

6：45 am
～张仕豪现在很想咬人！

—————————————————————————

其实我在狂想蓝色大门的情节...
好戏推荐 PS: 蓝色大门是一部台湾独立电影，很不错的校园小品。清清的，淡淡的。
我想起蓝色大门的另一个 posting - 没有想到我遇到了

Pete Teo - Malaysian Artistes For Unity

The main video will debut live on TV during the AIM Awards 2008 on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Here's the trailer and the interview.





Pete you are the man!

给大红明星的话

I tried to help Pete out, plugging the project to some BIG singers, some with idiotic ego in their bighead didn't give a damn.

Not only low public awareness a problem in our community, the irresponsible media, the politics and psychic power, and now I see it myself - the ignorance within the industry itself...

An urgent situation to be fixed! Malaysian Artistes for Unity.
I won't point out who? but I am really curious what they think when they see this project on air.

I've been meeting great people since I got home. But those assholes I knew before I left KL in 2004, remain brainless.

我想我也写中文。

大红明星你很红，但也只有红。
红得你看的所有都是红。
那些杂色的你不看的，我太熟你了。
另外那个小喇嘛，有脑也没用过的， 我更熟。
但是毕竟一场相识，所以有“好”色的，我忍不住通知你们。

只是叫你在这彩色画上图图你喜欢的红色 你嫌烦
最后小喇嘛call我，不知是小喇嘛没脑还是你头塞屎：
你家有团年饭你不来，
就是要大家排排坐看你在别人的运动会唱猴子戏。妈的！

马来西亚十个平民九个爱红，是悲剧。
媒体给了你红色，所以你红。
音乐里你有深红鲜红浅红可能有粉红
可笑的是只有红。
音乐里只有单色的，但偏偏就是那个 可以头大。

但是....

时代变了，你的红变粉红，慢慢变慢慢褪。
为什么？
因为悲剧里有人笑，哈！

因为爱看彩色的人越来越多
不然就是平民变贵族多了
所以爱红的平民十个剩五个
其中两三个兼看杂色，怕吗？

所以你头还大什么？
彩色画快出街了，丢掉你的红红眼镜来看吧！

我就看那一个平民会问他的大红明星在哪...

画家遇见爱

画家转身遇见小女孩，想：
如果一张画含着千言万语
那为何不让我画你呢？
因为心倦泪也乾时
想画你在心深处。
情画藏了十年，
发觉真爱难遇，难舍也难了。

然后发现
最远的距离
不是星星之间的轨迹
而是纵然轨迹交汇
却在转瞬间无处寻觅

到处寻觅，
然后以为寻到了源头，
该上路..。
有些爱人走了几步，到岸了；
也有人走上千里路，
前面还是坎坷无终点。

当两人踏入森林就别失散，迷路了就很糟糕。
可能各自离开森林，可能遇到另一个迷路人
也可能两人一起找到出路。

那画家呢？
就在转角处，再遇小女孩，
惊喜，仔细看，再用心发现，然后再期待... 但心情还会一样吗？

心若倦了，泪也乾了，小女孩不笑了。
这份心情，难舍难了，期待还有来么？

在转角处遇见的惊喜，仔细看，发现了...
原来最远的距离，
不是两人不能相爱
而是拥抱时，心难搭心。
一个不羁奔跑的宙斯，
一个纯洁完美的艾斯特莱雅，
纵然轨迹交汇，
但可以期待吗？

美丽时分谈卅岁死，六十葬

非常时期，而且还是在忧郁那种的时候，
你遇到到一个你会为自己兴奋的人，陌生人也可以...
那是无价！

如何无价？你发现你还活着，那就是无价。
当你活过你生命的四分一，你还会为自己遇到一个陌生人而兴奋，
那是难得自己对自己有价。

我听说城市人在卅岁死，六十葬。
有道理！

有朋友失业，见面竟然说：
"yo bro still alive arent you?"
"never better... duh! at least you are"
"fxxx 'm six feet under since last year, but my body's still coming to see yo man"
然后就是他的六十葬论

真的很好笑！
苦笑... 然后苦多过笑。
他流泪，我只有苦没有笑。

人为了生活过生活，为了责任为了承诺去干活，搞到精神残废。
活着但灵魂葬了，身躯到六十才可被葬。
很悲！

我还不至于如此吧！我好歹都是干着自己的理想。
虽然还没回到以前的稳定和挥霍...
但如果我有一天捧着现在的理想回到以前的物质享受，
我会笑着活！

人的梦醒时分，我在埋头赶货。
但忽然不留神的为一个陌生人兴奋...
我发现灵魂与我同在
至少现在... 紧紧和我身躯锁着。

谢！

Gloomy Sunday

外面天气热热的
房里空气凉凉的
工作烦得我难以呼吸
心情更是莫名沉重...

沉重？怎么沉重？

所以在写blog减重，哈！

想起了以前的我，以前的满足...
很模糊的感觉，但不知为何还在很努力地回忆，很酸。
如果我乖乖的不逃，现在应该会过得很幸福
如果我及时补牢，照理我会有我的家，正浸在懒懒的星期天
如果... 算吧！很早就没有如果了，因为是她... 变了
nono, 那个她，死了。
这样的定论比较合理...

段段感情来又去，过客来了去我依然在找
找什么？我忘了...

一直以为只有我在逃，
其实也有别人在逃。
最近才觉悟的，哈真好笑
-_-|||
也有过客逃到我视线外，
真的不见了。
不然就莫名奇妙，
我！变成陌生人。

其实我才是过客，
因为好像只有我还没上岸。
形式上有时好像上了岸，
但我的灵魂还在飘飘飘....
（我在讲什么...）



...我想我是忘了我以前是怎么爱的
应该是在找这个


这个星期天，搞什么忧郁？

Let's Go Mamak!!

Website is still under construction. So... be patient.

Ken Hor - Composer, Music Director
Julian Chan - Co-Music Director / Band Leader
Kay-Ti Tan - Creative Consultant (Marketing and Promotion)

Jazz Band
Julian Chan - Saxophone, Flute
Eddie Wen - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Justin Lim - Piano, Synthesizers
Nazrin Nasir a.k.a. AJ - Bass
Martin Ngim - Drums
Fung Chern Hwei - Strings

Ethnic Ensemble
Shamsul Zin - Cak Lempong, Gamelan
KamrulBahri Hussin - Malay Percussion, Winds
Rishi - Tabla, Indian Drums
Sesatra - Indian Flute
Bernard Goh and Hands - Chinese Drums
Lim Hui Chieh - Gu Zheng

Message from Hong Choy

Testing

MothersDay Middle Part.mp3

No doubt, he is one of the most influential person in my life. I regret, I didn't pay enough respect to him when he was still around. What can I do??? I hope he would be proud of me if I did well, and I hope he is still.


From: chiew hoong choy (Friendster)

Date: 07/4/2006 11:03 am
Subject: Re: Ken here
Message: yes,hong choy here. so far so good. I try e-mail to
u but can't get.
yi chien teach me about friendster .
how about u now? find job aready?

Ken wrote:
> Is this Hong Choy? Surprised to see you on
friendster. How
> are you doing?

"The Wait" Full Length

Finally uploaded the film after 6 months. Check it out.
Click here to watch the film



Neogiovannism Films Presents
A Silver Fish Production
A Giovanni Chen Film

Yuh Wen Fong Steven Toh Sandra Foo

Music by Ken Hor
“The Wait” End Credit List
Click here to watch the film



PS: This is a draft, an incomplete list... not in proper order
Edited by Giovanni Chen
Art Director - Mireia Rey Moreno
Director of Photography - Marcel J. Rodriguez
Executive Producer - Giovanni Chen
Produced by Ken Hor, Steven Toh
Screenplay by Giovanni Chen, Lionel Chan
Directed by Giovanni Chen
Opening Credit by Wei Loon Chow
Production Coordinator - Meei Tyng Wong
Production Assistant - Chun Ling Lau, Kean Lee
Motion Graphic Designer - Jason Ong
Assistant Editor - Pei Yee Lee
All music and sound mixed and mastering by Ken Hor

Sound Department
Foley Engineer Ong Bee Wah, Poh Phun
Foley Artist Ong Bee Wah, Poh Phun, Lee Aik Hooi, Lee Pei Yee, Cheng Siao Chiat, Loke Xiao Yun
Foley Mastering Engineer Kevin Liew
ADR Engineer Lee Pei Yee (Malaysia), Ken Hor (Los Angeles)

Orchestrator and Conductor Ken Hor
Additional Music (Bagua Opening) Lee Aik Hooi
Scoring Assistant and Copyist Lee Aik Hooi
Music Supervisor Lee Aik Hooi (Malaysia), Fung Chern Hwei (New York)
Score Recordist Ong Bee Wah (Malaysia), Fung Chern Hwei (New York)

USA Musicians
Solo Clarinet Eugene Pook
Violin Tan Ka Ming
Cello Lisa Kursel

Malaysia Musicians
Solo Voice Chew Paul Way
Solo Violin and Viola Fung Chern Hwei
Solo Trumpet Isaac Chia
Violin Brian Tan, Dennis Lau, Jenn
Viola Lau Yew Hann
Cello Cheng Siao Chiat, Lee Pei Yee
Piano Lee Aik Hooi, Ken Hor
Synth Ken Hor
Additional Voice Tan Shenq Nan, Ken Hor

End Credit Song "Wait"
Music and Lead Vocalist Heidi Loh
Lyrics Heidi Loh, Giovanni Chen
Band Dire Dilemmas - Lionel (Drums), Jeremy (Bass, Guitar), Agnes (Keyboard)
Producer and Arranger Ken Hor, Cheng Siao Chiat
Recording Engineer Vee Voon Haw

Studios
Film Score, Dubbing Stage, Mixing and Mastering, Foley University Putra Malaysia, Serdang Malaysia
Film Score AMPAC, Damansara Malaysia
Chern Hwei’s Home Studio, New York
Goh’s Home Studio, Wisconsin
Encore Music, TTDI Malaysia
End Credit Song Recording 101 Studio, SS3 Malaysia
ADR Recording Pablo's, Westwood, Los Angeles
Foley Mastering King Studio, Petaling Jaya Malaysia

Special Thanks
USA
Billie Lim Chia
Pablo Matilla
Pablo Eyre
Chia Joon Loo
Khar Hooi Choo
Kean Sin Yeoh
Siao Lay Wong
Weng Mun Lan
Sandra Foo
Yan Ling Liew
Nikki Hwang
David Tan
Ai Shen Liew
Connie Charoonsrisavasd
Miqi Huang
Goh Chia Chien
Minh Do (UCLA Extension ISO Office)
Michael Lammers (UCLA Extension Entertainment Office)
(Special thanks to Goh Chia-Chien for kindly lending his basement bathroom as our recording studio in Winconsin, US)

Malaysia
Kevin Liew (King Studio)
Brian Tan (AMPAC)
Pete Teo
Chan Soo Wei
Justin Lim
Julian Chan
Vincent Kang
Lee Aik Hong
Moh Cheong Fong
Liu Chee Chau
Adrin Teo
Lau Chooi Wee
Encore Music Sdn Bhd, TTDI, Malaysia

University Putra Malaysia Music Department, Serdang, Malaysia
Dr. Zahid Emby
Dr. Chan Cheong Jan
Arif Zain Yusof Ali
Najimuddin Zakaria
Amir Nordin Abu Bakar
Joariniah Deraman
Musripah Sindin


© 2006 - Hor Fook Ken. All rights reserved.

Yuen Fun's Wedding :-)

Pre-Wedding:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2139205&l=cd9b7&id=34302907
 
On-Day Wedding:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141672&l=c628c&id=34302907
 
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141942&l=68d5e&id=34302907
 
Dinner:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2143255&l=a78bb&id=34302907
 
Solemnization:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2141951&l=d2eeb&id=34302907
 

Chinese Malaysian Music Expert Database Press Conference

Check out www.cmmus.org

2008年4月16日

事项：设立『音乐人才资料库』新闻发布会邀请函

『音乐人才资料库』乃由华总全国华团文化咨询委员会艺术教育组负责策划设立。

本组对设立音乐人才资料库的目的如下：
收集华裔音乐人才（个人）资料，分类存档，以便于必要时出版专集，加以推广。
通过所收集资料，设立专案小组（如声乐、器乐、民族乐、打击乐、管弦乐、弹奏乐等），策划活动、加强联系，促进交流，创造机会。
探讨在华社（华校、华团等）推展音乐教育和活动的可行性计划。
推介、引进国际著名音乐活动，以资借鉴。

兹特此函，诚意邀请各位出席于以下时间、地点举行之新闻发布会：

日期：2008年4月19日（星期六）
时间：上午10时30分
地点：华总丹斯里谢富年礼堂

敬恳踊跃出席！

若有疑问，敬请联络本会秘书处。谢谢!

颂祝 安康



华总全国华团文化咨询委员会
艺术教育组主任 朱芳俊 谨启

注：敬请传真回条至秘书处，以安排茶点接待。谢谢!


敬致：华总文咨会艺术教育组主任朱芳俊先生

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Chun Liang the maaaannnnn...

Still remember him? The third from left, with thumb up.


Proud of my old folk Chun Liang and his wife Christina. Their baby was born on the march 21.
Check out the photos.
http://micahchan.shutterfly.com

Very happy for them. 

Fuck.... I am exhausted

ok. I am going to bed. What kinda life is this? Damn, I miss LA so much lately.

This is crazy!

Click it to enlarge.

Composers check out!

Asian Contemporary Music Festival

In the year 2009, ACMF will be put together with TIMF, having its event held in Tongyeong and Seoul, Korea, from March 26 until April 2. The ACME-TIMF 2009 widely welcomes newly composed music that gathers music and people, crossing over generations and continents through new trends and media with open-minded communication.

About ACMF

Application form 

搬走了吗？

如常的回家，回去你心房里的家。
以为我会如常的被想念，但原来挖了个无底洞自己在陷！
心房还在，但你不在。
你也碎了... 你真的搬走了...
是吗？


click here to play “回到碎了的心房里” if the player doesn't work.

碎了就走， 留下我单独！
拾碎片，掌被割，心也割...
以为你懂了，但还是没轻放。

累，我去睡。

碎

爱是易碎物
请小心轻放

你绝心的摔
我慢慢的拾，割到了自己的掌，也割心。

夜了，愁了，感觉重重的...
无助，心哭，我的坟墓在你心里那处？


Click here to play “八卦” if the player doesn't work

我的房间变了，你要来看看吗？
看了才摔可以吗？

没有想到我遇到了

click here to play “Tum Tum 转” if the player doesn't work.



这些是我在2003年8月23日burn去CD的蓝色大门的照片和故事。我还在光良哪儿工作，那时我已经很累了，很想逃了。两年多后我在飞机上遇到了一个和孟克柔很像的人。看到了还傻了一眼。
见到她3个月后我就开始为一部中文片配乐。导演拿了蓝色大门的DVD要我听电影里的音乐。我做那部电影时满脑都是你... 那部短片有得奖的哦... 哈哈哈 
蓝色大门的导演也是UCLA毕业的哦！

我在准备明天在大学的讲座，找着资料，无经意的看到这片CD，好奇开来看看有什么重要的在里面... 






现在有想你。

Letter from Dr. Chan, Head of UPM Music Department

Dear colleagues and friends,

I am spreading information about the Music Program offered by UPM for STPM grads who are thinking of taking up music in local government universities. Kindly forward this mail to your colleagues, friends, music teachers and music schools around who might have contact with potential students. Kindly forward this message as soon as you can, preferably before 22 March 2008 so that potential students will have time to consider before the dealine of application to KPT. Thank you very much.

Regards, Chan

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To STPM graduates who are contemplating studying music in government university:

Before you fill in the application form, you must be wondering which university to choose as your first choice. It is important for you to know what kind of program each university is offering so that you will get to learn what you want to learn later. Below is a brief description about music program offered by Universiti Putra Malaysia.



INTRODUCTION TO UPM MUSIC PROGRAM

Bachelor of Music Program (Music Performance) offered in Universiti Putra Malaysia, under the Faculty of Human Ecology, focuses on music performance, with a coherent and comprehensive content of Western Classical music tradition, but with also exposure to popular, jazz, commercial and traditional music. Performance is the core of the program where every student would have to have a major study instrument where individual instrumental lesson is the main component throughout the course which will lead to a Final Solo Recital for graduation at the last semester.
Besides, students will have to take an orchestral instrument as their second study instrument. Students will have performance experience and training in various combination including solo, chamber, choir and orchestra.
The program also provides a strong and concentrated support courses to enhance the performance skills, which is known as performance support courses. Performance support courses are divided into 1) theory and composition courses, 2) analysis and interpretation courses and 3) history courses. Beside all the performance and related courses mentioned above, UPM's music program also include a number of 4) academic courses in music that prepare students to pursue Master degree in music in various fields like performance studies, music education, music therapy, ethnomusicology.

THE STRENGTH OF THE DEPARTMENT

The department is known for its vigorous training on solo performance and orchestra training. Facilities in the department includes a Steinway 9 foot grand, two Kawai grand pianos, 12 upright pianos, full Orchestra percussions, three double bass, three bassoons, three horns, and other orchestral instruments.
Miss Yeoh Pei Sze (violinist), who is also an examiner for Trinity Guildhall, and Dr Loo Fung Chiat (pianist) are leading the classical performance studies in the department. Students majoring in jazz and commercial music are also increasing under the tutelage of Dr Chan Cheong Jan (pianist, composer) and Mr Arif Yusof Zain (saxophonist), and also with our adjunct professor Ooi Eau Jin. Conductor of National Symphony Orchestra Mustafa Fuzer Nawi is training the department's orchestra, while Mr Ian Tan is instructing the department's choir.




TYPE OF COURSES

A. PERFORMANCE COURSES
First Study Instrument
Second Study Instrument
Solo Instrumental I, II, III and IV
Lecture Recital
Final Recital
Choir I, II, III
Orchestra I, II, III
Chamber music I, II

B. THEORY AND COMPOSITION COURSES
Musical language (Tonal Harmony)
Advance music language
Orchestration
Basic Composition

C. MUSICIANSHIP COURSES
Aural skill I (Solfege, ear training and keyboard harmony)
Aural skill II (Solfege, ear training and figured bass)
Basic Conducting Technique

D. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION COURSES
Performance practice
Repertoire studies
Analysis and interpretation

E. HISTORY COURSES
Musical awareness (Baroque until Classical)
Advanced music awareness (Romantic until Contemporary)

F. ACADEMIC COURSES IN MUSIC
Psychology and sociology of music
Music and child development
Introduction to music therapy

G. MUSIC TECHNOLOGY COURSES
Introduction to music technology
Audio system
MIDI and sequencing
Recording Technique
Electronic Music

H. OTHER COURSES
Jazz Appreciation
Jazz Improvisation
Music Industry

Further information please contact: chanupm@gamil.com or 0389467122 Dr Chan


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CHAN Cheong-Jan
D.Lit (Doctor of Literature in Musicology-Osaka University)
Senior Lecturer (Music Education, Composition and Ethnomusicology)
Music Department,
Faculty of Human Ecology,
Universiti Putra Malaysia,
UPM Serdang, Selangor,
MALAYSIA
Poscode 43400
Fax 603-8656-1689 (Attn:Dr Chan)
Tel 603-8946-7132
Mobile 6017-871-2011

Job Opening

Puan Lam was my university lecturer back in UPM. She is running a daycare school now. Please spread the news. Thank you.

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Post: Day Care Teacher

Job Specialisation: Education

Minimum qualification: SPM

Requirements: Proficient in Mandarin, Malay and English

Responsibilities: Tuition and homework coaching

Work Location: Bandar Kinrara, Puchong.

Type of appointment: Full Time and Part Time

Salary: From RM1200-RM2000(full time) 

From RM800-RM1000 (Part Time)

Application: Send resume through email or call

Contact Detail

Name of contact person: May Lam

Tel 03-80754034/0126569749

email: mh_owyong@yahoo.com

Pocky watching food

The little baby :)

Meeting Los Angeli @ Midvalley

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Hapy Birthday Jessica

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Julian's last gig @ Rick's Cafe Casablance before heading to NYC

One of the best gigs so far !!!



Julian said : My quartet gig at Rick's Cafe Casablanca, One Bangsar on 3 Jan 2008. Amazing band, and a bunch of my best friends! We're playing Kenny Garrett's "Wayne's Thang".

Julian Chan - sax
Justin Lim - keys
AJ - bass
John Thomas - drums

Thanks to Eddie for this cool footage taken with my Panasonic Lumix camera! (less)