Doctor of Education (Candidate), University of South Carolina
Master of Music in Music Education, Boston University
B.A. (Hons.) in Music, HKBU
LTCL Diploma in Viola Performance
AMusTCL Diploma in Music Theory
Committee Member (Private Studio) of American String Teachers Association
Member of National Association of Music Education
Anand Li
Anand Li has already displayed his talent in conducting when he was a music student. As a guest conductor, he collaborated with Collegium Musicum Hong Kong, Millennium Youth Orchestra, Millennium Green Orchestra, Millennium Conductors Orchestra, and Hong Kong Baptist University Symphony Orchestra, as well as Harmony Tree International and the American Chamber of Commerce. He now serves as conductor of the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra (Haydn Orchestra) and Part-time lecturer in Music Education at Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Music.
Dedicating himself to music education, he conducts the youth chamber orchestra and the children symphony orchestra of Ponte della Musica, as well as various school orchestras, which, under his baton, won prizes at competitions including Hong Kong Youth Music Interflows, and earned high acclaim at public performances. He is now a member of National Association of Music Education, American String Teachers Association, and an examiner of public music exam in Hong Kong and overseas. To pursue his passion as a music educator, he obtained his Master of Music in Music Education at Boston University and studying his Doctor of Education at University of South Carolina.
Majored in music composition, Anand obtained his Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) degree in Music from the Hong Kong Baptist University. He was also awarded the Best Student of Concentration Studies Scholarship for his outstanding academic performance. Moreover, he was the recipient of the HKSAR Government’s Talent Development Scholarship, which recognized his talent in music and performing arts. Anand began to learn conducting with Dr. Jennifer Ho, and later with Mr. Choi Ho Man and Dr. Law Po Kwan at courses offered by the university, where he was also selected to participate in masterclass given by renowned conductor Mikko Franck. Anand is keen on playing violin and viola. He learnt violin with Lung Heung Fai since young, and viola with Dr. Felix Ungar. He has obtained the LTCL diploma in viola performance and participated in viola masterclass by Allan Nilles.
Research Interests
- Curriculum and Instructions
- Differentiated Instruction
- String Pedagogy
- Ensemble Pedagogy
- Motivation
- Practitioner Action Research
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