Ms. Tong Peng Department
of Music Manchester University Denmark Road, Manchester M15 6HY Email: tong.peng@man.ac.uk
Bio-Sketch
Born in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China, 1966.
BMus, Hebei Normal University, China, 1988.
Teaching Assistant, Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, China, 1988 -
1994
Lecturer at Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, China, 1995 - 6/2000
Honory Research Fellow at Music Department of Manchester University, UK, 7/2000 - 9/2002, being supervised by Dr. Barry Cooper (Reader) of the Dept., and the research interests include composition, keyboard music, editorial techniques, Beethoven music, and Western music theories and education.
Education
Sept., 1984---Aug., 1988, Hebei Normal University, China
BMus., Keyboard and Chinese Musical Instrumentation , Awarded as
first class grade
Dec., 1988---Dec.,1990, China Music Conservatory, Beijing, China
Visiting Research, Study on Chinese Music Instrumentation, supervised
by prof. Chao Zhen, who was one of the most famous Gu-Zheng performer and educationist in China
Main Areas of Teaching
Performance of Gu Zheng (A Chinese musical string instrument) -
undergraduate
Performance of Piano - undergraduate
solfeggio - undergraduate
Fundamental Theory of Music - undergraduate
Public Profile
Vice secretary general of Hebei Gu Zheng Association
Senior Fellow of China Gu Zheng Association
Member of Shijiazhuang Pianist Association
Head of Music Theory Division, Music Dept., Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, China
A Recall of My Study Road
Under the initial educations by my mother, prof. Wang Mingjie, an exemplary vocal music educationist of China, I stepped into the music world from my early childhood. At the age of 6, I began my formal Gu-Zheng performance learning from a local outstanding Gu-Zheng performer, Liu Qiaojun. In 1984, I passed the National College Entrance Examination and began my under-graduate study at Hebei Normal University, specializing in the performances of Gu-Zheng and Piano. From then on, what made me feel lucky and unforgettable was that I was able to study Gu-Zheng from prof. Chao-Zhen. Gu-Zheng has been accompanying me in passing through my life road. During these almost 30 past years, I have attended countless performances with Gu-Zheng, and won kinds of prizes from different competitions. Meanwhile, through the systematic studies of the under-graduation and years of teaching and research afterwards, I have established a deeper understanding between western music and eastern music, not only for the performances of Gu-Zheng and Piano, but for the Music Theories as well.
Besides, I am very keen on the music education of children.
Selected Publications and Presentations
An introduction to a Chinese musical instrument -- Gu-Zheng, A seminar talk given to the Music Dept. of Manchester University, with several music works of performance by playing Gu-Zheng, May 11, 2001
On the difference of expressing between Eastern and Western music, Academic report to the Music Dept. of Manchester University, Jan. 2001
With M.J. Wang, Vocality Tutorial, People's Music Press, China,
1995.3
arts, Journal of Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, No.2, 1995
Competition of genre and its significance to the development of
arts, Journal of Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, No.2, 1995
On the "Second variation" tone of Gu Zheng musical scale,
presented at the 2nd Symposium of China Gu Zheng arts, Jiangshu, China, 1996
On several aspects of the teaching of solfeggio, Journal of
Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, No.3, 1996
My understanding on the psychology of music education, Journal of
Shijiazhuang Normal Training College, No.1, 1997
On diathesis education in the teaching of Guzheng, presented at
China Gu Zheng Symposium, Dalian, China, 1998.8
The teaching of Chinese music history should be stressed at high
school education, Journal of Hebei Music Education, No.3, 1998
Contact Details
Ms. Tong Peng 33 Litcham Close
Manchester M1 7JW Tel: 0161 275 9430
Mobil: 07950663540
Email:
tong.peng@man.ac.uk
