William chose to come to HC as one of our founding scholars. The liberal and inclusive atmosphere provided a rich ground for his musical growth. Diverse backgrounds of the faculty and students help a lot as well. William, who comes from a folk music background, needed to be more precise about his musical style and the direction he wanted to develop in the future, his study life here helped him find the more explicit goal.
In terms of hardware, dormitory conditions and equipment are superior. The school provided him with a separate space in 11th grade, which can accommodate sound cards, keyboards, sound instruments, etc., so that William can make music more conveniently; in terms of software, he has met a lot of inspirational mentors and friends in different aspect, including introductory courses, professional preparation, and dormitory life.
While in school, he created Home Recording Life Block with his mentor. He took on many production, recording, and mixing-related tasks, which allowed him to decide to develop his music production skills.
"Life Block has allowed me to maintain the practice of music production without interruption," William says. More importantly, he was able to interact with fellow scholars from different cultures with different musical preferences and strengths, exchanging ideas and thoughts with each other. The inspirational interactive experience has contributed to his confirmation of his future path.
William was the only scholar in the AP music theory class. The relationship between him and the teacher is equal. Teacher Claire focuses on classical music, while William is good at folk music, pop music, and electronic music. Claire laid a solid foundation for William with rich and factual knowledge. William shared the concepts and ideas of electronic music with his teacher, and different types of music ideas collided and sparked new ideas.
Claire shared her insights with us: "The key to the path of music is how you use your music to connect and communicate with the audience and get feedback in the process to improve your music further. As times change, the process of music production, presentation techniques, and ways of presenting music will change a lot, but what remains the same is that the creator must always use the work to connect with others and with the world at large.”
Communicating with others is also a philosophy that William has always practiced. His desire to share and his passion for creativity has grown.
William would share compositions with his adviser, Mr. Yue, and listen to advice. Although, at first glance, there seems to be a massive gap between the Chinese language and music, Mr. Yue's classes start from the knowledge of the language and connect it to a much larger field and timeline, helping children understand the art of literature from the perspective of the Chinese language to the entire world. For William, not only were the teachers of the individual subjects, but they were also mentors, guiding him to understand and develop an artistic aesthetic.
In addition to the interaction with his mentors, William also had a rich experience in orchestra activities during high school. He played the keyboard in the rock band,in the orchestra, he adapted and rehearsed a combination of western and eastern, modern and traditional music, and appeared on the stage of the school concert several times.
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