http://s14/bmiddle/64a24467g7ec101e1091d&690    此次音乐会筹得部分资金，将用于为学校购置一台高质量的钢琴。

 

 

Leslie Howard is a renowned musician and educator.  On 3^rd December, we were delighted that Leslie came to perform an afternoon of piano music for us.  The moving recital was mostly attended by students, parents and teachers.  Howard exhibited a talent for music at the age of two, and his talent for improvisation is widely respected in contemporary music circles. 

    The event was opened with a Beethoven sonata.  Following that, Howard and Edward Morton Jack performed ‘Story of Barbar’ by Poulenc for piano and narrator. 

    After these pieces, YK Pao School student, Linda, P4, bravely got up to play ‘Für Elise’.  Following Linda’s recital, and to the surprise of the audience, Leslie Howard invited a young boy to the stage to play with him.  The boy happened to be 12 year old prodigy Niuniu, who has already participated in many international concerts.  They played wonderfully together.

After the performance, parents had the chance to ask questions of Leslie Howard.  Many people were keen to ask a question that many parents worry about: ‘My child does not want to practise the piano. What can I do?’

    Leslie Howard responded by asking a question of the audience: ‘How many of the parents in attendance had learned the piano as a child and never touch the piano today?’  He then went on to explain that music should be a part of everybody’s life.  For children to learn about music, they should first listen to music.  To do this, parents should first create a musical environment for children.  When children are immersed in music and come to like it, they will naturally want to learn it.  When encouraging a child to learn the piano, one should not be fixated on tangible progress, much less make learning the piano into a chore.

    The money raised from the event will go towards buying a new piano for the School.