SPECIAL NEWS: Dr. Angela Chan, Founder and Director of Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts is honoured to be the jury member for the Sound Espressivo Competition - a one of a kind competition conducted "live" in a Virtual Concert Hall under the aegis of Dr. Anna Ouspenskaya. For more information about the Sound Espressivo Competition, please visit this link: www.soundespressivocompetition.com
Latest blog by Dr. Angela Chan
Online lessons versus in-person lessons: The Pros & Cons - in English and Chinese - 16 June 2021
在线课程与面对面课程:利弊 - 英文和中文
Online lessons versus in-person lessons: The Pros & Cons - in English and Chinese - 16 June 2021
在线课程与面对面课程:利弊 - 英文和中文
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Demystifying the Music Examination System - in English and Chinese - 4 June 2021
揭开音乐考试制度的神秘面纱 - 中英文
揭开音乐考试制度的神秘面纱 - 中英文
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Our international prize winning students
作為Lambda音樂和美術學校的校長,我很高興每年我們都有更多的學生在國內外的比賽和演出中取得佳績。學生們從最開始時對音樂和鋼琴的一無所知到一年後開始在各大演出和比賽中有著卓越的表現,我為能見證他們的成長而感到自豪。連續六年,我們的學生不僅獲得國內外的各大獎項,同時也每年在世界級的知名演奏廳:如美國卡內基音樂廳、倫敦皇家阿爾伯特音樂廳中演奏。學生們還即將登上蒙特利爾的“Place des Arts”音樂廳為蒙城的人們獻上他們精湛的演奏。 校長Dr. Angela Chan向人們闡述Lambda的教學理念:我們為學生們所取得的成就而自豪。我們的很多學生成為了鋼琴表演專業的學生,這其中有被McGill(麥吉爾大學)本科钢琴表演专业錄取;如今還有一些優秀的學生也正在申請世界名校如柯蒂斯、皮博迪和茱莉亞音樂學院等。一些Lambda的畢業生,雖然還是青少年但已經開展他們的鋼琴表演職業生涯:與美國大都會交響樂團合作演出和連續兩年在“Virtuose國際大師比賽”中獲獎等。 但這些成績僅僅是優秀指導下的“副產品”。Dr. Chan說道:“Lambda的教學目標是激發和鼓舞學生發掘他們對於音樂的興趣和熱愛。鋼琴學習是一個對於音樂的準則、專註力、耐心和毅力的不斷磨練的過程。經歷了一次次成功和失敗之後學生們會用積極樂觀的態度直面生活中和學習中的挑戰。”學生們通過努力變得更有責任心,同時他們也更接近成功和贊譽。這有助於他們學習如何正確看待贊譽,而不是因為驕傲而自負 。從根本上來說,學習音樂是一門讓人變得更加謙遜、自知和自省的學問 。 Lambda的精神是:一個人的目標是要以自己的最高要求來挑戰自己、追求卓越且不斷完善直到達到一個新的水平。 這是當代年輕人都需要知道的重要人 生課題。同時這也將是年輕人無論在任何領域想取得卓越成就的要素。 當問及Dr. Chan是否她的獲獎學生們會成為演奏家時,她堅定地說道,對於孩子的這些早期成就必須謹慎對待。這些成就在音樂表演道路上給他們帶來了傑出的表現,但是歸根結底,他們仍然是孩子。他們沒有豐富的自我認知經驗去決定是否在如此小的年紀就展開音樂職業生涯。另外,在孩子們年齡尚小就過於輕易展示他們的成就是非常冒險的行為。並不是每個人都必須要走音樂職業生涯道路;實際上,古典音樂行業已經呈現飽和狀態。這個世界上,古典音樂界可以存在多少個像郎朗、李雲迪和王羽佳這樣優秀的演奏家呢?要想成為鋼琴音樂會演奏家是一條非常艱辛的道路,也並不適合每個人。我並不會只是因為學生演奏得非常出色而引導他們成為鋼琴演奏家。除此之外,他們在其他許多方面都存在不可小覷的潛能。我會鼓勵他們更全面發展。他們應該去體驗生活和所有學科,從而選出一門最適合他們的。這樣的生活更能使自我價值得到體現。雖然我們Lambda的學生年齡尚小,但在舞臺上就像是久經沙場的老兵。我們學校鼓勵學生們熱愛的除鋼琴以外的他們熱衷的閱讀、滑雪、滑冰、繪畫、油畫、遊泳和健身等項目。我會建議正處於生長發育時期的男生經常健身以有一個強健的體格;女孩我會建議她們參加遊泳不僅能鍛煉身體更能有一個姣好的體型。 在過去的三十幾年的教學中,我的學生們在各個領域都頗有建樹。他們中有醫生、牙醫、藥劑師、律師、大學教授、研究學者等等遍布全世界, 且都有一個共同的特點就是熱愛鋼琴。我的目標是與他們分享我對音樂的熱情,從而讓他們一生都受益匪淺。鋼琴演奏是一個終生事業,就像鋼琴大師魯賓斯坦曾說過的那樣:“藝術需要一生去精煉。” 過早地挖掘孩子們在音樂表演上潛能的壞處就是其他領域的潛能被局限。生活會被束縛於周而復始的在琴房練琴、應對考級、去各大音樂學院面試和競爭等 。其實生活更應多姿多彩。在一個人的小時候,應該對世界萬物多探索、體驗和學習。最終,他們所學的內容都會融會貫通的融入他們所演奏的音樂中。 從實際出發,在當今社會終身以音樂家為生並不能保障一個穩定的生活。其實是一項機遇有限的風險投資。我遇見過很多的音樂專業博士生畢業後常常有收支不平衡的狀況出現。相反,我更希望學生們在各自的領域出類拔萃,在有限的時間和精力下去享受音樂和表演帶給他們對生活的熱情。對音樂表演我們有一個常見的誤解:如果你不是音樂表演專業的學生,那麽你就極小可能成為頂尖表演家。這與真相背道而馳。每年有很多優秀的人才在世界各大比賽如範·克萊本鋼琴愛好者比賽中獲獎。他們並不比專業的鋼琴專業演奏家遜色;相反,他們中的很多人的演奏水準世界一流且比職業演奏家都出色。“Amateur”這個詞直譯為“愛好者”並不是意味著非專業;“愛”是這個詞更深層的含義,是表達這類人對音樂至高無上的熱愛。我希望所有Lambda的畢業生都能以音樂作為一生熱情所求 ,生命中充滿著比卡內基音樂廳中所奏響的音樂更燦爛、輝煌而美好的音樂奏章。 Translated by Tian Zhuang |
3 February 2017 at New York Carnegie HallAs director of Lambda School, I am very happy to see every year, we have more students achieve at the national and international level. I am so proud to see our little ones grow, many of which started from scratch, who knew nothing about music and piano. And within a year or so, we see them flourish, excel in their performances and competitions. In the last 6 consecutive years, we have a growing number of students winning national and international competitions, and on an annual basis, students frequent world-class performance venues like Carnegie Hall, the Royal Albert Hall, and soon at Place des Arts in Montreal. When asked about what is the philosophy of Lambda, director Dr. Angela Chan said, “We are very proud at the achievement of our students. Many graduates even have moved on to become professional musicians, entering bachelor’s music performance program at McGill, and now some of our students are applying for American universities such as Curtis, Peabody and Juilliard. Some alumni, still in their teens have developed an early career, performing in the Metropolitan orchestra, winning attention on the limelight, such as winning contests on Virtuose for two years in a row. But this is only the “side effect” of outstanding training. Dr. Chan said, “The goal of Lambda is to edify, and help students develop an enjoyment and passion towards music. In the process, to enculturate a sense of discipline, focus, patience, and perseverance – and along with the successes and failures experienced, students learn to face challenging situations with a positive attitude. They become empowered through their hard work, and they get a glimpse of success and recognition. This helps them learn how to handle recognition, and not to feel excessively overwhelmed by self-importance. Ultimately, learning music is a discipline, and one becomes humble, more self reflective, and also develop a stronger sense of self-awareness. One aims for excellence, constantly improve to challenge oneself to reach the next level. One is competing with one’s highest possible standard. This is the Lambda spirit, and these are also very important elements that a young person needs to learn. And these are useful tools for young people to develop in order to excel in life, no matter what discipline they embark upon. Through music, one can gain these experiences in a positive atmosphere at Lambda School. When Dr. Chan is asked if her prize winning students will become concert pianists, she adamantly remarked that one has be to really careful that one does not pigeon hole these early achievers. They can outstanding in their music performance, but the bottom line is that, they are still kids. They have not yet developed the level of self-understanding and experience to decide on taking music as a career at such a young age. Also, it is dangerous to channel these students at an early age simply because they display early achievement. The fact is that, pursuing a musical career is not necessary the path for everyone. The truth is that, the classical music industry is already saturated. They have not yet developed the level of self-understanding and experience to decide on taking music as a career at such a young age. Also, it is dangerous to channel these students at an early age simply because they display early achievement. The fact is that, pursuing a musical career is not necessary the path for everyone. The truth is that, the classical music industry is already saturated. How many Lang Langs, Yundi Lis and Yuja Wangs can this world of classic music support? Surviving a livelihood as a classical solo concert pianist is a very difficult path. And it is not necessarily for everyone. I would not channel children exclusively to musical performance just because they did well in performance. They all have multifaceted potential. I would encourage them to develop in a more all rounded manner. They should experience life, all areas of studies and then pick an area of their choice. Life will be more fulfilling that way. Our young Lambda music students, although they play like experienced concert veterans, they are still very young. We encourage them to do things they love – besides piano, they read widely, learn skiing, skating, drawing, painting, swimming, go to the gym to work out… In fact, I suggest boys to go to the gym when they reach puberty, and girls do a lot of swimming to work out the body. In the last 3 decades of my teaching, many of my former students have become professionals. They spread all over the world, some are doctors, dentists, pharmacists, lawyers, university professors, researchers, but they share a common life long passion, that is, to play the piano. My goal is to share with them the passion of a lifetime. Piano performance is a lifetime’s passion, as Rubinstein said “It takes a whole life time to refine your art”. The danger of channeling at too early an age into music performance exclusively is that, the young person has denounced other possibilities in development. Life becomes exclusively locked up in the practice room, coping with demands of examinations, auditions, and competitions at the conservatory. There is much more outside. At an early age, one is supposed to develop and experience the world, and learn. Ultimately, one is able to learn, and integrate what one has experienced into their music. There are practical elements too. In this current world, it is difficult to make a secure livelihood working exclusively as a musician. Opportunities are limited and it is a risky investment. I have seen some musicians graduate from doctoral program and can barely make ends meet. I don’t want my students to suffer. Rather, I would hope to see that they do well in life being a professional, and that they can afford the time and energy to play music and perform, and maintain that as a lifetime passion. There is a common misunderstanding that if you don’t study music as a performance major, then you preclude your chances of being a top-notch performer. This is furthest from the truth. Every year, outstanding professionals win competitions such as the Van Cliburn Amateur piano competition. They are by no means any lesser musicians. In fact, many of them play at a world class level and even better than many professionals. The word “amateur” does not mean that one is second rate – rather that from the word, “amateur” meaning one does it for the love of it. I hope that our Lambda graduates will pursue music as a lifetime passion, and live a life full of music that goes beyond Carnegie Hall. By Dr. Angela Chan Ph.D. Director & Founder of Lambda School of Music & Fine Arts |
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