first part of the Music Jamboree focused on musical activities suited for this scenario.
Numerous approaches and ideas on teaching basic music rudiments, music theory and instrumental studies were explored. Teaching effectively requires creativity, good interpersonal and intrapersonal skills. One of the attractions of the annual Music Jamboree is the ‘hands-on’ program where the music teachers were all brought to the SJK (C) Perempuan China (aka Penang Chinese Girls' Primary School) for a special project.
The annual Music Jamboree is always scheduled to coincide with the school term holidays for the student participants to attend. This year also saw the participation of students from three other primary schools, namely, SJK (C) Poay Wah, SJK (C) Tar Thong and SJK (C) Hun Bin who were all invited by the Penang Chinese Girls’ Primary School.
This year’s special project was to plan, teach, rehearse and conduct a group of students for a musical performance. The performance must simultaneously involve singing with percussion instruments accompaniment and body movement. The music teachers were firstly paired into teams and then assigned the project with specific details provided to plan their program. At the primary school, each teacher team was assigned a group of students under their charge. The youngest group are 7 year old Year 1 students and the oldest being 12 year old Year 6 students.
Some of the participating students from the Penang Chinese Girls’ Primary School do possess some musical knowledge and experience because this primary school is part of our company's CSR Music Outreach Program. This program by Rhythm MP is multifold and