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Blog #21 香港第一個音樂治療研討會! The First Ever Music Therapy Conference in HK!
Blog #21 香港第一個音樂治療研討會! 香港第一個音樂治療研討會已經圓滿結束, 十分榮幸可以一齊同其他六位conference committee team members 以一年的時間統籌和舉辦這個為期四日的研討會....
Esther Wong
Aug 17, 20183 min read


Blog # 19 社區音樂 vs 社區音樂治療 vs 音樂治療/ Community Music vs Community Music Therapy vs Music Therapy
Blog # 19 社區音樂 vs 社區音樂治療 vs 音樂治療/ Community Music vs Community Music Therapy vs Music Therapy 音樂, 一樣人類不能缺少的東西. 接着前幾個blog...
Esther Wong
Feb 4, 201817 min read


Blog #17: 音樂創作喚醒潛能 Empowerment through music creation.
Blog #17: 音樂創作喚醒潛能 Empowerment through music creation. 究竟這個字 「充權」(Empower) 是什麼意思? 我覺得這個英文字是其中一個最難翻譯的一個心理學常用字. 有人會將翻譯為 ”充權" 自強” “自力”,...
Esther Wong
Oct 21, 201712 min read


Blog #16: 由即興音樂看即興人生 From Improvisational Music to an Improvisational Life.
Blog #16: 由即興音樂看即興人生 即興音樂是一種藝術, 絕對不只是在樂器上「求其」製造一些聲音出來. 即興音樂是一種即時性的音樂創作, 需要演奏者將當下的情感, 想法, 利用所有累積了的音樂知識和演奏技巧同一時候表現出來, 還要對周圍的環境, 人物,...
Esther Wong
Sep 12, 20177 min read


Blog #15 樂出真我 Who are you really???
Blog #15 樂出真我 你是誰? 這個好像是一個十分無聊的問題, 一個好像是common sense的問題.…但是你真的知道你是誰?? 你有多了解你自己?? 知不知道你的一舉一動的源頭?? 知不知道有哪一些的人你會想逃避或些黐着不放?? 有什麼東西是你的推動力,...
Esther Wong
Aug 15, 20177 min read


Blog # 13 人生音樂時間線 Musical Timeline
Blog # 13 人生音樂時間線 Musical Timeline 最近我突然間想去清理我收藏了很久的音樂珍藏CD & MD, 當我逐一拿上手去欣賞的時候, 有趣的事情就發生了. 突然間好像哈利波特的故事情節, 裏面有一間Dumbledor的房子裏邊儲存了很多玻璃管的東西...
Esther Wong
Jun 5, 20174 min read


Blog #12 音樂+玩+自我表達+社區音樂+音樂治療=夾樂圓Music+Play+Self Expression+Community Music+Music Therapy=Jamsical
Blog #12 音樂+玩+自我表達+社區音樂+音樂治療=夾樂圓 如果你有在上兩回的文章跟隨我的音樂思路, 現在是時候去綜合一下我們所討論過關於音樂的概念. 我相信音樂的力量,相信在音樂世界中人能夠找回真實的自我, 激發個人潛能;更相信音樂是人與人之間原始的互動,無論能力、...
Esther Wong
May 28, 20179 min read


Blog #11 音樂如打邊爐.....大家一鍋熟. Music is like hotpot, everything in one pot.
最近我同一位朋友去絞盡腦汁地想把音樂去具體化, 應該怎麼樣才能去令大家具體地明白到音樂的原意. 連續着上兩回的文章,音樂是一個自由創作的媒介可用作個人情感, 思想, 性格表達從而找回自己, 是一個可以用來玩的媒介. 音樂其實更是一個連繫人與人之間的媒介....
Esther Wong
May 20, 20175 min read


Blog #10:「玩」音樂-音樂如LEGO, 是用來玩的. Playing and Musicking: Music is like Lego, it's for playing.
Blog #10「玩」音樂-音樂如LEGO, 是用來玩的. 「玩」究竟是什麼意思? 想一想這個詞的含義, 其實在中文文字和文化裏, 這個字好像不太常用. 玩嘢, 玩遊戲, 玩玩具, 玩手指, 玩公仔, 玩泥膠, 這個字好像是小朋友的專利,...
Esther Wong
May 12, 20176 min read


Blog # 9 音樂 & 香港文化 Music & HK Culture
音樂 & 香港文化 Music & HK Culture 一講起音樂, 大家會聯想到什麼? 會否突然間記起小時候被琴老師因為彈錯一個音而被打手指? 或者記得一些尷尬情況學校唱歌走音而被人笑? 又或者記得一段被父母逼你學琴考試而不斷重複三首歌練習嘅時間?...
Esther Wong
May 6, 20176 min read


Blog # 8 Musicking
The term ‘musicking’ was coined by Christopher Small (1998), it’s a thought provoking concept that’s making me rethink what music is all...
Esther Wong
Apr 26, 20174 min read


Blog #7 Challenges working as a freelance music therapist in Hong Kong
It’s been 3months since I came back to HK and work as a music therapist. Hong Kong is actually a place full of possibilities, I’ve been...
Esther Wong
Jan 6, 20174 min read


Blog #6 Musical Instruments in Music Therapy
Blog #6 Musical Instruments in Music Therapy Music therapist uses a wide range of musical instruments in a session. As opposed to many...
Esther Wong
Dec 13, 20166 min read


Blog #5 Music Therapy and Children with Special Needs
Blog #5 Music Therapy and Children with Special Needs Children with specials needs are considered as one of the major population music...
Esther Wong
Dec 3, 20166 min read


Blog #4 Music therapy in psychiatric hospital
Blog no. 4 Music therapy in psychiatric hospital Music Therapy in the mental health field is one of my most passionate area of work, it’s...
Esther Wong
Nov 23, 20164 min read


Blog #3 Music Therapy and the Unconscious
Exploring the topic of the ‘unconscious’ has always been my passion, in fact this topic was my final thesis in my MA music therapy- “More...
Esther Wong
Nov 7, 20164 min read


Blog #2 Does a music therapist prescribe musical ‘magic pills’?
Does a music therapist prescribe musical ‘magic pills’? The first thing that seems to comes in everybody’s mind when one mention music...
Esther Wong
Oct 24, 20163 min read


Blog #1 The Question Everyone Asks.
The question everyone asks. I thought it would be very fitting to start my blog with the dying question that everyone has asked,...
Esther Wong
Oct 17, 20163 min read
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