East Meets West: Our Global Music Programme 东方遇见西方：我们的全球音乐课程

As a Senior Fellow at CHERI, Ms Anne Dwyer works with Yew Chung and Yew Wah schools to advance the curriculum and quality education of our students. We speak to Anne about how we incorporate Chinese and Western music into our curriculum. 

作为CHERI的高级研究员，Anne Dwyer女士与耀中和耀华学校合作，推进我校学生课程和素质教育。我们和Anne谈论我们是如何将中西方音乐融入我们的课程。

In what ways is Chinese music and culture incorporated into the curriculum?

中国音乐和文化在哪些方面融入课程？

Deepening students’ understanding of different cultures is an important part of learning in a Yew Chung school, and the music classroom allows students to sing songs and play instruments that do just that. One of the highlights of my time at YCIS Beijing involved the Year 3 Learning Community performing traditional Chinese drumming patterns on Chinese drums. 11 drumming patterns were learnt by the students, and they managed to play the patterns from memory during an end of year concert. This kind of teaching helps build a love of Chinese musical culture across our schools. 

深化学生对不同文化的理解是我校学习的重要部分，音乐教室仅供学生唱歌和演奏乐器使用。我在北京耀中的体验之一是参加了三年级学习社区的传统中国鼓表演。学生们学习了11种鼓点，他们在年终音乐会上进行了表演。这种教学有助于建立学生对中国音乐文化的爱。

What are the benefits of including both Chinese and Western music in our curriculum?

在课程中融入中西方音乐元素有什么好处？

We now live in a time where it is possible to access and appreciate music from all over the world. Indeed, music elements from Chinese music and Western music can be fused in different music genres, including film music. I think that including both Chinese and Western music in our curriculum allows students to appreciate the beauty of music, along with its ability to become a universal language.  

我们现在生活在一个可以接触和欣赏来自世界各地音乐的时代。实际上，中国音乐和西方音乐中的音乐元素可以融合于不同的音乐类型中，包括电影音乐。我认为在我们的课程中融入中西方音乐可以让学生欣赏到音乐之美，并且更好的理解音乐作为一种通用语言的能力。

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