教职员
邓斌衡博士
邓斌衡博士
讲师 I
Dr. Tang, Pan Hang is currently a Lecturer I in the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts at The Education University of Hong Kong. Dr. Tang obtained his Ph.D. degree from Deakin University, where he explored how technology can assist in developing children’s musical creativity.
Dr. Tang has extensive experience teaching at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. He has developed and taught various music curricula for different institutions, including the Tuen Mun District Secondary Schools DSE Music Scheme, an Arts co-curricular workshop at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a summer gifted program on musical creativity at the University of Hong Kong, and the Centralized Scheme of Music Training for Senior Secondary Students organized by the Education Bureau.
Aside from his teaching roles, Dr. Tang is also an active composer. He initiated the Hong Kong Composers’ Guide to run a 3-year project, the School Concert Series. His compositions have been commissioned and published by the Sacred Music Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese, such as La Messa Cinese, performed by the Diocesan Choir in 2014.
Dr. Tang’s research focuses on the flexible-learning approach, policy and curriculum design, and Catholic religious music. He has presented his research findings at various conferences, such as the International Society for Music Education World Conference and the Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research.
Dr. Tang is a Commissioner for the ISME Policy Commission, a Committee on Music Curriculum Development Council member, and a Secondary Music Textbook Review Panel member for the Education Bureau, HKSAR. He also serves as an examiner for IB Music and a composer for the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Additionally, Dr. Tang has served as a Curriculum Supervisor for YCH Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School and as a School Manager for Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Primary School.
Dr. Tang’s current research project includes investigating the effectiveness of the flexible-learning approach in cultivating students’ interests in learning music history. He has also been involved in several research projects, including a long-term collaboration with researchers from Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, and Taiwan, which aims to compare education policies in each region. Dr. Tang’s passion and dedication to music education and extensive experience in teaching, research, and composition make him an invaluable asset to the field.
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PhD (Deakin University, Australia)
MMus (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
CertEd (The Education University of Hong Kong)
BA (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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Areas of Teaching
Music history
Music materials and techniques
Composition
Music communication / conducting
DSE music teaching strategy
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Research Interests
Policy and curriculum design
The flexible-learning approach
Catholic religious music
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Selected Outputs
- Chen, H.-P., Imada, T., Kang, J. H., & Tang, P. H. (2023, August 9–11). Achieving “well-being” through music education in the post-pandemic era [Paper presentation]. Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research 2023 APSMER Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.
- Tang, P.-H. (2023, January). A pilot study of the flexible-learning approach in music history education. Paper presented at The International Conference on Music Education Technology 2023 (ICMdT2023), Hong Kong, China.
- Tang, P.-H. (2023, August 9–11). The beauty of choice: The flexible-learning approach in music education [Paper presentation]. Asia-Pacific Symposium for Music Education Research 2023 APSMER Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.
- Tang, P.-H. (2023). The flexible-learning approach in higher education music history courses. Asia-Pacific Journal for Arts Education, 22(2). https://www.ied.edu.hk/ccaproject/apjae/apjae.htm
- Tang, P.-H. (2022). COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Policy, challenges, and insights for school music education. In C. E. Aguilar, A. Prest, L. K. Richerme, & P.-H. Tang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st International Seminar of the ISME Commission on Policy: Culture, Media and Education (pp. 11-18). Australia: International Society for Music Education.
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Research Projects
- The New Era of Music Education: Technology, Creativity, and Policy
Information technology (IT) has been promoted for more effective learning and teaching in the subject of music since the current music curriculum guide was published in 2003. This research aims to find out whether music teachers today still stick to the traditional teaching practices or they have improved their technology skills for adopting the more interactive teaching methods.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): TANG, Pan Hang Benny 邓斌衡
- The New Era of Music Education: Technology, Creativity, and Policy
Information technology (IT) has been promoted for more effective learning and teaching in the subject of music since the current music curriculum guide was published in 2003. This research aims to find out whether music teachers today still stick to the traditional teaching practices or they have improved their technology skills for adopting the more interactive teaching methods.
Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): TANG, Pan Hang Benny 邓斌衡
- The New Era of Music Education: Technology, Creativity, and Policy
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External Appointments
- Commissioner — ISME Policy Commission
- Committee on Music — Curriculum Development Council, HKSAR
- Secondary Music Textbook Review Panel — Education Bureau, HKSAR
- Review Panel — ISME World Conference 2022, Theme: Music Education Policy and Social Justice Education
- Examiner — IB Music
- Composer — Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong
- Curriculum Supervisor — YCH Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School
- School Manager — Tsuen Wan Public Ho Chuen Yiu Primary School
