Events
【2026 CUHK Artist-in-Resident Programme Masterclass】Intensive Ear and Rhythm Training for Composing and Improvising
7 Oct 2026
2:30 – 4:30 pm
LG01, Hui Yeung Shing Building (HYS), CUHK
Jen Shyu
Jen Shyu (徐秋雁) is an American multilingual vocalist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, producer, and theatre maker, who currently based in New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, where she studied opera. Her work draws on research into traditional music and dance across Asia and the Americas.
A 2025 Rome Prize Fellow, 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, and 2011-2013 Fulbright Scholar, Shyu has performed at leading international venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, BAM, and the National Theater of Korea. She is also the co-founder of Mutual Mentorship for Musicians (M³), an international programme supporting underrepresented composer-performers.
This masterclass is open to all musicians, including singers, instrumentalists, singer-songwriters. Through fun exercises based on fundamental building blocks of music (pitch and rhythmic intervals), Jen Shyu offers a more holistic and creative approach to ear training than conventional methods. These exercises strengthen “inner hearing” and “inner rhythm,” deepening the connection between ear, voice, mind, and body to support more confident composing and improvising.
- Date: 7 October 2026 (Wednesday)
- Time: 2:30 – 4:30 pm
- Venue: LG01, Hui Yeung Shing Building (HYS), CUHK
- Quota: 25
- Language: English
- Registration (by 5 October): https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=13737060
Requirements & Important Notes:
- Participants should have a basic understanding of intervals in 12-tone equal temperament (12-TET) (e.g., semitone/half-step, whole-step, minor third, perfect fourth).
- Participants should be able to sing these intervals (strong vocal technique is not required).
- Please bring your music instrument to attend the workshop. Piano is available at the venue.
- Participants will be asked to sing and play the instruments during the workshop.
For enquiries, please contact airp@cuhk.edu.hk.
About Jen Shyu: https://www.jenshyu.com/
About the Programme: https://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/web/cuhk-artist-in-residence
