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Thursday, July 20, 1972

SUMMER COURSE FOR MUSIC TEACHERS

The Education Department will hold a summer course for serving

music teachers.

A three-day course for 50 secondary school music teachers will

begin on July 24 at Wah Yan College in Kowloon.

At the same time a three-day course for 168 primary school

teachers in the New Territories will begin at the Hoi Pa Street Government

Primary School in Tsuen Wan,

The programme includes a detailed examination of a proposed

new secondary school syllabus, a discussion of problems related to class

teaching, choir conducting and song accompaniment. Several inspectors

from the Education Department and leading experts will speak at the seminars.

Apart from providing an opportunity for an exchange of views on

mutual problems, the course will "revitalise" the teachers' experience and

will help promote their greater understanding of creative music-making and

appreciation.

It is the first time that secondary teachers have been included

in the summer course and is in line with the recommendations of the

Curriculum Development Council which has launched an extensive project to

study curricula at all levels.

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