
Loo Fung ChiatUniversiti Putra Malaysia | UPM · Department of Music
Loo Fung Chiat
PhD (University of Sheffield)
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January 2005 - present
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This paper examines the longest work from Catalogue d'oiseaux, La rousserolle effarvatte, focusing on the non-birdsong subjects that depict the nature and habitat of the solo birdsong, the reed warbler. The analysis reveals that Messiaen used the time of day and non-birdsong subjects to structure the work, incorporating elements such as pond music,...
Puzhou opera, also known as Puju, originated in Puzhou in ancient China, which is now renamed as Yuncheng city, Shanxi province. Puju has been recorded since the Yuan dynasty and has become one of China’s most important operas because of its long history and influence on surrounding opera styles. This article explores challenges related to the inst...
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Background: Early 20th century China marked the inception of music education in early childhood. This field and Chinese early childhood curriculum have evolved substantially over the past century. Since the early 21st century, music education in China has become a vital tool for improving early childhood music literacy and promoting overal...
Suzhou Pingtan, a traditional performing art from Suzhou, China, skillfully integrates narration, singing and music to convey rich stories and profound emotions. This study is dedicated to profoundly analyzing the close relationship between the musical elements of Suzhou Pingtan and the formation of cultural identity. Through a detailed analysis of...
After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, a group of guqin players from the folk were integrated into official music research and educational institutions. Under the guidance of the cultural policies advocated by the new regime, they created a considerable number of new guqin compositions that reflected the characteristics...
This study, focusing on Suzhou Pingtan, a traditional Chinese musical storytelling art form, investigates the impact of emotional resonance on consumer behavior in the traditional music market. Emotional resonance, defined as the emotional connection and degree of resonance between consumers and traditional music works, is explored through literatu...
For the different embodiments of exotic styles in musical compositions, composers have provided a number of examples of patterns and new directions, broadly summarizing it as the musical characteristics of a different region, whether apparent or not, that are reflected in a musical work. Bright Sheng is one of the leading Chinese-American whose sig...
Since the phenomenon of Hallyu 1.0, Korean transnational popular culture has caught the attention of scholars worldwide, sparking discussions about soft power, gender, media consumption, and fandom in countries from the East to the West. However, there is a lack of studies on multiracial Malaysian youths’ consumption of South Korean transnational p...
This study delves into the cultural, educational, and technological intersections of Heze String Music, a rich traditional art form deeply rooted in Chinese history. While the intricate sounds of the Heze instruments once reverberated primarily within confined cultural spaces, there is a pressing need for its integration into contemporary education...
This article seeks to scrutinize the reasons and factors for the transformation and evolution of Heze String Music. Changes in the practice of Heze String Music as observed by both cultural bearers and the younger generation of Heze string players can significantly contribute to sculpting the future trajectory of Heze String Music. The article's an...
The implementation of China Reform and Opening-up policy in 1978 gave birth to the Chinese new wave music, with an idiosyncratic manner of rebelliousness, individuality and innovation that brought a break-through in Chinese new music of the past. In this paper, we focused on a representative piano solo work Tai Chi (1987) by composer Zhao Xiaosheng...
"Malaysian music was influenced by British, Portuguese, Indian, and Chinese cultures, which created syncretic music. Aesthetics values strengthen the existence of syncretic music by molding taste and interest among the listeners. It somehow creates various feelings whether to appreciate, accept, or against the music, further developing musical pref...
Chinese opera is one of the three primary theater cultures globally, and sorting out its research hotspots and development trends has essential reference significance for the subsequent practical exploration and theoretical research of Chinese opera. This paper applies the CiteSpace visualization software to conduct a scientific quantitative analys...
While many activities that involve human movement customarily use music or sound as an accompaniment to enhance the overall experience of the performers and viewers, the details of musical aspects have often been neglected. Issues on synchronization between music and movement have often been debated particularly in the field of dance since music ca...
This study addresses the potential of a mobile learning model that integrates local Malaysian musical heritage in piano ornaments finger exercise. An asynchronous model adapted from the concept of karaoke was designed aiming at a synergy of piano exercise, edutainment, and heritage education with visual and auditory accompaniments. We aimed to rais...
Music education is a subject that is generally thought to have much physical activity involved. However, virtual learning has been mandatary applied to most schools worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The landscape of music learning has had to be switched to online distance learning (ODL), where students learn music virtually using technologica...
The Tunpu (屯堡) village in Anshun city Guizhou province has unique cultural assets, particularly in the village’s spatial layout, its traditional building, and the spectacular Dixi (地戏) opera. In the context of the Chinese Rural Revitalization Strategy, a suitable combination of Cultural Heritage (CH) and the tourism industry to promote the rural re...
Music is not only an important subject in general education, but it particularly serves gifted students who face various psychological issues not encountered by their ‘normal’ peers. Nonetheless, it is found that not all schools are implementing proper music lessons due to the focus on STEM subjects. This paper provides an overview of developing mu...
This paper analyses ‘La bouscarle’, a movement from Catalogue d’oiseaux, which is one of the most extensive piano works written by Oliver Messiaen. A distinctive characteristic of this comparatively short movement is the harmonic colour constructed from the composer’s mode 3 in the representation of the river theme, serving as an important subject...
The ascendancy of China’s Cultural Revolution led to a purge of the rightists, including musicians. This article unveils composer Zhao Xiaosheng’s emotional entanglement of fear and suppressed hostility toward the revolution, reflected in the political and artistic ambivalence in his two ballades for solo piano composed after his father’s death.
Purpose - Music class should function as a class that triggers joy and a platform for students to express their feelings. Based on observation, there are music teachers who teach singing and the playing of musical instruments based traditionally on a teacher-centered approach. This has caused music classes to become passive and dull, with unexcited...
Abstrak: Kajian lepas membuktikan pendekatan euritmik dapat memberi kefahaman kepada kanak-kanak untuk menguasai kemahiran muzik. Kemahiran menyanyi sambil bermain kompang dikenalpasti mempunyai kepentingan bukan sahaja untuk meningkatkan koordinasi kanak-kanak malah meningkatkan mutu persembahan. Namun demikian, didapati kemahiran ini sukar dilaku...
Malaysia is a country with diversity of culture and heritage. Subsequently it possesses varied traditional musical arts. One of the instruments of Malaysian traditional musical arts is the kompang, which has been played since the period of the Malacca Malay Sultanate. Nonetheless, the playing of this instrument has been decreasing among the communi...
Most studies of music and sports relate to the ergogenic effect of synchronization between music and movement in repetitive sports activities. As in dance, music is clearly important for sports routines that involve choreography. This study performs an experiment involving a rhythmic gymnastics routine to investigate whether increasing the congruen...
This paper presents an analysis of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘La Chouette hulotte’ from Catalogue d’oiseaux. The significance of this work lies in the representation of fear by the owls and ‘night’ music. Messiaen’s language of mode de valeurs representing the ‘night’ and the harmonic language of the tawny owl’s calls identifies Messiaen’s music.
The risk of developing playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) can be reduced by taking break in between practicing sessions. The study aimed to determine the level of knowledge on PRMD and its associated factors. The cross-sectional study was done among 192 randomly selected subjects. Data was collected by face to face interview method us...
Musicians are prone to performance injuries due to the nature of musical practice, and classical pianists are among the groups at high risk for playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs). With the growing number of classical pianists in Malaysia, this study aimed to investigate the proportion of PRMDs occurring among classical piano students...
Phrasing is one of the most important features shared by music and a movement-oriented subject such as dance, or any sports routine that involves a choreography. As a pilot study to investigate the perception of inexperienced viewers, this study investigates whether an increased level of congruence between music and movement will enhance the visual...
Performance injuries among musicians have been widely discussed for decades. However, despite the growing number of classical pianists, this is still a new issue in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) among tertiary music students in Malaysia. A survey was...
Deriving from the Western art form, musical theatre by local Malaysian productions has been increasing since the last decade. The multiculturalism of the community is also reflected in the growing trend of local bilingual musicals. Bilingual use in various art forms is not an unfamiliar phenomenon in Malaysia since it is a multicultural country tha...
Through observation and literature review, it is gathered that using conventional approaches in teaching traditional and folk music to the globalized and modernized society is a huge challenge. Nonetheless, the preservation of culture and traditional art forms is consistently encouraged by government and in the realm of education. This research dev...
The Qin and Jiangnan Pai schools of erhu playing reveal two different performing styles, each with its own unique skills and requirements. In past literature, some scholars looked into each school of erhu playing. However, there is a lack of research on the teaching the Qin and Jiangnan Pai schools of erhu playing especially in terms of how much th...
Musicians are at risk of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) with incidence ranging from approximately 30% to 90% in the shoulder-arm-hand region and within the spine. Pianists are one of the high risk groups of PRMD due to the nature of playing posture and practice habits. The number of pianists in Malaysia has increased significantly...
This article looks into the evolution of the diasporic Chinese lion dance in Malaysia. More importantly, it examines how this traditional art genre stands out among the many other forms that have withstood extinction. Although once regarded as foreign to the national culture in Malaysia due to its identity as a Chinese folk art, it was first threat...
Yueju (Cantonese opera), which originated in Southern China, has a long history in the genre of Chinese opera. This study examines how KSK Art Crew sustains this genre in Malaysia and examinesd the changes in its transmission processes. Past literatures reveal a number of published research monographs and articles on yueju in mainland China and the...
This study looks into the visual perception of phrasing in a Tai Chi routine as affected by a change of music. The research aimed to investigate whether the quality of phrasing between music and movement is improved with a more congruent accompaniment. Sixty respondents, undergraduate music majors from two universities in Malaysia, were invited to...
This article explores the effectiveness of Alexander Technique in reducing tension in piano playing. Much of the literature regarding the Alexander Technique tends to be guide books for various uses targeting actors, musicians, sportsmen and so forth. There are also a growing number of alternative medical research studies that examine the effective...
Phrasing is an important aspect in both music and choreography, not only for dancing but also in many sports routines such as rhythmic gymnastics, martial arts, synchronized swimming and figure skating. The understanding of phrasing between music and movement provides a clear and meaningful structure to the entire routine. This study aims to look i...
This article examines how Dama Orchestra has recontextualized shidaiqu (时代 曲) in a theatrical setting. Dama Orchestra was originally a Chinese orchestral group in Malaysia that, due to economic crisis, changed its focus from classical music to staging the more popularly demanded shidaiqu. Shidaiqu is a southern Chinese song genre popular from 1920...
The issue of using music synchronously or asynchronously in the field of dance has long been discussed
by scholars and practitioners. In sports which involve a routine, it has been observed that some athletes use music
merely as a background effect while others opt to choreograph routines in close congruence with musical details.
This paper aims to...
Over the past twenty years, research in Buddhist music shows development and change from liturgical chant to commercial Buddhist music. The present study examines the global wave in Buddhism by looking into the growing phenomenon of “Buddhist” musical theatre in an Islamic country – Malaysia. This paper highlights the binary between the rhetoric of...
The issue of using music synchronously or asynchronously in the field of dance has long been discussed by scholars and practitioners. In sports which involve a routine, it has been observed that some athletes use music merely as a background effect while others opt to choreograph routines in close congruence with musical details. This paper aims to...
Musical phrasing is an important element in generating expression, demonstrating the direction of music structure, giving a sense of melodic contour and so forth. Like other musical elements such as articulation, dynamics, harmony, meter, rhythm and tempo, musical phrasing also features greatly in the choreography of dance and of sports that involv...
Reviewing different views and definitions labelling the psychological state of 'being' when a musician reaches peak performance, this study examines the hypothetical assumption that theories and movement from taichi's qi flow (the Chinese medical term for vital force) may be a factor in contributing to what various scholars in psychological study a...
This paper examines theories of taichi, and the application of this Eastern philosophical concept of movement in the aspect of piano playing technique. The theory of yin and yang, which is the philosophical backbone of all taichi movements, is examined in depth and its theory is employed in studying the traditional and modern approaches of piano pl...
Music plays an important role for sports events such as rhythmic gymnastics, synchronized swimming, skating and so forth. From a musical perspective, it is found that the lack of congruence between music and movement is observed through videos such as the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games. Interviews were conducted with coaches and the study reve...
Dama Orchestra in Malaysia has transformed through the implant of theatrical elements as exemplified by Butterfly Lovers—The Musical staged in 2006. This concert orchestra of the Chinese diaspora has grown into a musical theatre production company with regular full-house audiences for a series of productions of between ten and twenty shows a year....
This study first explores the issue of muscular contraction and relaxation in piano playing from a Chinese science perspective. The main aim of this article is to examine the classic Chinese concept of yin and yang and how it forms the movement principle in taijiquan, then goes on to investigate this further as applied to the concept of relaxation...
The development of art music and the construction of acoustically designed concert halls in Malaysia have provided more opportunities for live performances of various genres of art music. Generally, full attention is given to performers and their performances at a live concert, however it should be noted and emphasized that a live concert will not...
Musical theatre production in Malaysia in recent years has been growing. Some productions are low-budget small scale concerns, while some are larger-scale musicals, involving professionals from different areas of expertise, a huge budget and a longer period of planning. The larger-scale musicals have proven their success, such as Puteri Gunung Leda...