Nurturing Students’ Creativity
through Creative Music
Making and Performance
Dennis Wu

First, let me introduce
myself.

I’m a “young composer”...
not really young indeed.

Secondary School |

Secondary School |

University |

University |

My works include |

My works include |
Education Department
RTHK
Arts Administrator
Music columnist

My musical works include |
Choral works

My musical works include |
Choral works

Being a student...

Ownership

Own a work created by ourselves

Craft our own creature, decide its fate

Perform the creature, make it live

Be proud of being the one who made it live

Satisfaction

Get satisfied from getting this complex thing
done

Get even more satisfied from getting this
complex thing organised and done

Get even more satisfied from getting this
complex thing well done

Have fun

Make a lot of friends
Make a lot of enemies

Spend a lot of time together talking / playing
/

Create lots of gossips

Lots of other elements that make it fun

Being a teacher...

Sometimes teachers are the source of ideas...
...

...but most of the time, you are not.

However, you can arouse their interest and
invite them to do what they love

Teachers’ Guidance |

Teachers’ Guidance |
Teachers are overseers and the last resort

Respect students’ decisions
(because it’s their own creature)

Prioritize their value

Provide guidelines on how to execute an idea
in artistic terms

Maintain a healthy teamwork

Use of resources |

Use of resources |
Live within restrictions

Maximize the use of restricted resources

Maximize the use of restricted resources
How will you achieve a similar effect when
you don’t have the ideal equipment?

e importance of music

Think in terms of music/sound
/

How is this event represented in music? vs.
How is this represented on stage?
vs.

How will it sound? vs. What will the
performers do?
vs.

Which point will you excite/attract the
listeners, in terms of music?
/

It’s great that your student would eventually
become Wagner or Verdi. But, in this early
stage of theatrical production --

It’s great that your student would eventually
become Wagner or Verdi. But, in this early
stage of theatrical production --
Organised sound = Music

ank you