Mr David Hobourn joins LEH Foshan as Director of Music with over twenty years’ experience in music education and performance. He is a Graduate of Trinity College of Music as well as Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. He has been on the music examining panel of Trinity College London since 1999.

David Hobourn先生以创校音乐总监一职加入佛山LEH，在音乐教育和音乐表演方面，他有超过二十年的经验。David Hobourn先生毕业于伦敦圣三一音乐学院，同时也是皇家管风琴学会成员。 从1999年起，他成为伦敦圣三一音乐学院考试评审小组成员之一。

A glorious celebration of the most inspirational and heartfelt choral and instrumental music by LEH. 

Why would you choose to join LEH Foshan and what attracted you the most?

吸引您加入佛山LEH的原因是什么？

It has long been my wish to return to Asia, having worked as Director of Choral Music at Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, and having toured many countries in S.E. Asia as a Trinity College London music examiner. It has always been a dream of mine to work in an international school in its early stages, and in LEH Foshan, I feel I have found a School which has the aspirations and ability to promote a breadth, depth and quality of world class music making, whilst achieving a music-for-all philosophy. 

一直以来，我对亚洲地区都充满向往之情。我曾在泰国曼谷顶尖的国际学校担任合唱团音乐总监，并且以伦敦圣三一学院音乐考官的身份在东南亚的许多国家工作过。我的梦想是能够参与到国际学校的早期建校阶段，而佛山LEH给予了我这个机会。我认为这是一所有着远大抱负和能力来提升世界级音乐制作的广度、深度和质量并实现“全民音乐”理念的学校。

Lady Eleanor Holles School in the UK, with its 300-year history, has produced many remarkable musicians. The challenges that lie ahead for me, as founding Director of Music at LEH Foshan, are both exciting and inspiring. LEH in the UK has the most thrilling and enrichening musical scene, and it is this, coupled with the working ethos and excellence of so many young musicians I have had the pleasure of examining and adjudicating in Hong Kong, that really attracted me to LEH Foshan. It is my sincere vision that the school will soon become a pioneering and enterprising center of music education and performance, nurturing the idea that each and every student is given a taste of music in a stimulating and joyful environment, encompassing orchestras, ensembles, choirs, jazz bands, chamber music and rock bands. The groups are designed to inspire musicians from absolute beginners right up to the post-diploma whizzes, and produce performances of the highest quality. 

我们的姐妹学校英国LEH在300多年的历史中已经培育了许多杰出的音乐家。作为佛山LEH的创校音乐总监，我对于眼前的挑战感到十分兴奋，并备受鼓舞。英国LEH校园中充满着的动人心弦和丰富多元的音乐表演，加上我有幸在香港的音乐考试和评审中观察到许多年轻音乐家的事业精神和卓越表现，让我更加坚定了要加入佛山LEH的决心。我衷心希望佛山LEH能够很快成为一个具有开拓进取精神的音乐教育和演奏中心，让学生们在令人激动和欢乐的环境中体验音乐的乐趣，演奏场景涵盖管弦乐队、乐团、合唱团、爵士乐队、室乐团和摇滚乐队。无论是零基础初学者，还是已经获得专业文凭的音乐人，都能在这里合作共谱华美乐章。

What makes LEH Foshan different? 

您觉得佛山LEH与其他国际学校不一样的地方在哪里？

LEH Foshan is a school where students successfully combine impressive intellectual endeavour with enthusiastic engagement well beyond the classroom. The extended boarding school day allows time for students to explore a wide range of interests and to be challenged to try something entirely new, to achieve so much more. Students and teachers at LEH Foshan enjoy a friendly, caring, and harmonious community, that appreciates and develops the whole person and recognises the talents of each member. The school aspires to presenting an exciting and diverse range of musical and dramatic activities giving students of all abilities the opportunities to perform in concerts, recitals, and productions. The school boasts state-of-the-art facilities, and coupled with teamwork and collaborative learning, the students of LEH Foshan develop a joyful approach to learning, whether within the classroom or within the vast array of extra-curricular activities.  

在佛山LEH，学生们在课堂上勇攀知识的高峰，在课堂外积极参与，施展才能。在校寄宿的学生将会有更充足的时间去探索不同的兴趣爱好，甚至是迎接全新事物的挑战，从而取得更大的成就。佛山LEH为在校师生营造一个充满关爱的和谐友好的国际社区，在坚持全人教育的理念之下发掘每个成员的天赋才能。我们致力提供激动人心和多元化的音乐和戏剧活动，让不同能力的学生都有机会参与到音乐会、演奏会和音乐制作活动。无论课堂内外，学生们都可以使用学校提供的先进设施，在团队合作和协作学习中快乐学习。

What do you love about your job? 

作为老师，您最喜欢和享受哪一点？ 

Music is an international language and I count myself very fortunate to have been able to share my passion and love of music with students, candidates, and Festival competitors in many countries around the world. To hear the same Mozart ‘Minuet’ or Iron Maiden song performed in different ways in Sydney, Bangkok, Cape Town, Vancouver, or London, with the goal of each candidate being exactly the same, has brought me much joy. Twenty-five years’ experience in music education and performing in many different countries has given me a thorough understanding of cultural diversity and of working with musicians of all levels and backgrounds. 

音乐是一门国际语言。我觉得自己非常幸运，能够与全球许多国家的学生、考生和音乐赛事选手分享我对音乐的热忱。在悉尼、曼谷、开普敦、温哥华和伦敦等不同城市，遇见胸怀同样远大志向的学生，听到他们用各自独特的方式演绎着莫扎特的小步舞曲和铁娘子乐队的重金属摇滚乐，这给我带来莫大的欢乐。我在许多国家从事音乐教育和表演长达25年，这些丰富的经历使我对文化多样性和跨水平跨国界的音乐合作有了更深层次的理解。

Being the founding Director of Music will give me a wonderful opportunity to set the foundation of Music at LEH Foshan. I am equally enthusiastic and passionate sharing my love of music with students in the early years of school as I am with our A Level Music Scholars. The real love I have had throughout my career has been the joy and thrill of performing, shared not only with the students and musicians involved, but also with the audience, whether within the school or wider environment of Foshan, Hong Kong or further afield. I have always been motivated and inspired to share my passion and interest for Western Music, whether it be classical, jazz or rock and pop, yet I am equally fascinated by Chinese and World Music. 

作为音乐学科的创始总监，我将会为佛山LEH的音乐课程铺设良好基础。无论是低年级还是高年级的学生，我都同样热衷于给他们分享我对音乐的热爱。在我的职业生涯中，我真正热爱的是表演过程中的乐趣和刺激感，并希望与参与其中的学生和音乐家们，以及来自学校、佛山、香港或更远地方的观众们分享这份热爱。我一直非常乐于分享对西方音乐的热情和兴趣，不管是古典音乐、爵士乐还是摇滚乐和流行音乐；与此同时，我也对中国音乐和世界音乐一样着迷。 

我期待着音乐之声在校园每个角落奏响。 

You have rich experience on music education and performance. From your perspective, how can we best develop the musical abilities of all students?

您在音乐教育和表演有着非常丰富的经验，在您看来，要如何培养孩子的音乐素养？ 

The Music programme at LEH Foshan provides a holistic vision of music-making where students are both nurtured and inspired to be the best of themselves. Of course, the development of students’ musical abilities relies heavily on the quality and dedication of an excellent team of instrumental tutors. Individual music lessons are offered in Piano; orchestral String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion instruments; Singing; as well as Guitar and Drum Kit, and the lessons are supported by Aural Tests, Sight Reading, and Theory Classes. Students are given every opportunity to perform in concerts and recitals and are assessed in practical and theory Grade and Diploma exams, with the ABRSM, Trinity College London, and London College of Music, Classical and Rock and Pop. Students have access to the music department practice rooms on a rotational, sign-up basis, supervised by a member of the Music department. Practice rooms are open early in the morning before school starts, during the school day, after school, on evenings, and over weekends. 

佛山LEH的音乐课程为学生提供全面的音乐创作机会和知识，让学生获得培养和受到启迪，提升自我。器乐导师团队的品质和专注精神也是学生们音乐能力发展的重要因素。学校提供钢琴、管弦乐器、木管乐器、铜管乐器和打击乐器、吉他和鼓，以及歌唱的音乐课程，并辅以听觉测试、视读和理论课。学生们有机会参与组织举办音乐会和演奏会，参加英国皇家音乐学院、伦敦圣三一学院和伦敦音乐学院的古典音乐和摇滚音乐的实践和理论等级和文凭考试。学校的音乐练习室全天候开放，学生们可以轮流申请使用，并由音乐老师监督使用。

In all my teaching and choir directing posts, I have always nurtured and enjoyed a broad range of music-making, brought about with enthusiasm, energy, passion, and dynamism. At LEH Foshan, I would hope to achieve this through a wide range of musical activities: choirs, orchestras, chamber ensembles, musical productions, rock groups, and wind bands, masterclasses given by leading and acclaimed international musicians, and the development of a Music Scholar Programme. 

在过往的音乐教学和合唱团指导经历中，我一直在享受和推进广泛的音乐创作，并注入热情、精力、激情和活力。在佛山LEH，我希望能过多种音乐活动，包括合唱团、管弦乐队、室乐团、摇滚乐队和管乐队、音乐制作、由国际知名音乐家举办的大师班，以及音乐学制计划等，来实现这一目标。 

How does LEH Foshan make music an important part of students’ campus life?  What are the plans and expectations for the School Drama festival and Music Festival? 

佛山LEH是怎么样让音乐成为校园生活的重要一部分，对学校的戏剧节，音乐节有什么规划与期待？

The Music department at LEH Foshan should be at the centre of School life, providing an unparalleled education that celebrates and promotes the fullest diversity of musical expression. From Chamber Choir to Symphony Orchestra, chamber ensembles to pop, rock, and jazz groups, this is a place of unique opportunity where ALL talent finds a place and stage. At LEH Foshan Music is a whole school endeavour, forming a pivotal expression of cultural diversity. 

音乐学科是佛山LEH学校生活的核心之一，给学生提供无与伦比的音乐教育，丰富和发扬音乐表达的多样性。这里充满独特机遇，从室乐合唱团到交响乐团，从室乐合奏到流行乐、摇滚乐和爵士乐，所有才能的学生都能在这里找到他们的舞台。音乐是整个校园生活的重要发展部分，是校园文化多样性的关键指标。 

Musicians at LEH Foshan understand the significance of music in the widest cultural sense and in a global context, our students see music-making as a binding together of School society. At LEH Foshan every musician is given varied performance opportunities throughout their time at the School, whether as a soloist or as a part of the wide range of activities.  

佛山LEH的“小音乐家们”将会意识到音乐在最广泛文化和全球背景下的重要意义，并将音乐创作视为校园社区的一页篇章。无论是独奏还是合奏，他们都会在学校里获得不同的表演机会。 

To help promote music making through the various instrumental groups, special weeks dedicated to Piano (Classical, Jazz), Singing, Woodwind and Brass, and Contemporary Music (Jazz, Rock and Pop) are organised. During each of these weeks, there are several different concerts, of different scales and in different venues. A real opportunity for many students to take part. 

为了促进乐器在音乐创作中的多元化使用，学校将会组织专门针对钢琴（古典和爵士）、歌唱、木管和铜管乐器，以及现代音乐（爵士、摇滚和流行）的特别周。在每一个星期都会在不同场地举行各种规模的音乐会活动，给予学生真正的表演机会。

In addition to masterclasses, and in collaboration with them, I see an LEH Foshan International Music Festival or International Concert Series, inviting international artists, choirs, and ensembles, thus giving students at the School and beyond the opportunity to hear world class music-making first hand. 

除了大师班课堂，我还会与他们合作，组织佛山LEH国际音乐节或国际音乐会等系列活动，并邀请一些国际艺术家、合唱团和乐团来参加，让本校学生及其他地方的学生有机会亲身体验，亲耳听到世界级的音乐演奏和创作。 

Meet our Teacher | 老师介绍

Mr David Hobourn joins LEH Foshan as Director of Music with over twenty years’ experience in music education and performance. He is a Graduate of Trinity College of Music as well as Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. He has worked in schools in the UK, France, and Thailand, having started his career as a cathedral organist in Canterbury and Bristol, UK. As an organ soloist and choral director, Mr Hobourn has performed in many countries around the world. He has been on the music examining panel of Trinity College London since 1999, and has also worked as an adjudicator, including twice at the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival.

David Hobourn先生以创校音乐总监一职加入佛山LEH，在音乐教育和音乐表演方面，他有超过二十年的经验。David Hobourn先生毕业于伦敦圣三一音乐学院，同时也是皇家管风琴学会成员。他曾在英国、法国、泰国等地的学校任教，在英国的坎特伯雷和布里斯托，他以一名教堂风琴演奏者开启他的音乐生涯。作为一名管风琴演奏家及合唱指挥家，David Hobourn先生曾在世界各地多个国家参与过演出。从1999年起，他就是伦敦圣三一音乐学院评审小组成员之一，也曾在香港学校音乐节担任音乐评委。

Mr Hobourn loves the outdoor life and keeping fit, whether running, walking, or climbing mountains. As a teenager, he was an All-England Athletics Champion.

David Hobourn先生热爱户外运动，无论是跑步、走路还是爬山，他喜欢能让人保持形体的锻炼方式。在他还是学生的时候，他曾获得全英田径赛冠军。

“I am thoroughly looking forward to working as the Founding Director of Music at LEH Foshan, forming a Music Department that will very much be a centre of school life and a binding together of school society. I hope that LEH Foshan will soon have a music foundation of which to be truly proud, following in the footsteps of its sister school in the UK.”

“我很荣幸能作为佛山LEH创校音乐总监，建立起音乐学科。我相信音乐会成为校园生活重要的一部分，让佛山LEH大家庭成员之间的联系更加紧密。我希望佛山LEH能够跟随姐妹学校英国LEH的步伐，创造快乐的音乐学习氛围，培养学生良好的音乐素养。”

Upcoming Events | 近期活动预告

LEH Foshan School Event 学校活动

9:30-17:00, Sunday, 6 June & Saturday, 3 July

6月6日（周日）和 7月3日（周六）9:30-17:00