Dr Martin Lee

Biography

Dr Martin Lee is one of the very few active music theorists in Hong Kong, not only in the music discipline, but he also delivers research papers in the biblical and theological, as well as in music education and tertiary music curriculum development, conferences ranging from local to international levels. His recent research project is on the application of music semiotics in Messiaen’s music with respect to his synaesthesia, Catholic and theological beliefs. Currently, he is Assistant Professor and the Programme Leader of Higher Diploma in Music Studies at Caritas Institute of Higher Education and Caritas Bianchi College of Careers. He studied music and received BA and MPhil degrees from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He continued his studies in the United States with the support of full scholarship and presidential fellowship and received his PhD degree in music theory from the University at Buffalo (SUNY). He enjoys cooking, eating, reading, and photo-shooting for his friends’ concert performance during his leisure time.

Teaching

For HDMS:

• Materials and Structure I/II
• Practical Musicianship I/II
• Western Music History I/II
• Studio Pedagogy
• Creative Integrated Music Project
• Form and Analysis
• Conducting
• Introduction to Arts Administration

For General Education:

• Chinese Music Appreciation
• Classical Music Appreciation
• Popular Music and Culture
• Global Citizenship

Research

Research Interest:

Messiaen Studies; Post-tonal Music Analysis; Music Semiotics and Catholicism; Music Curriculum Development in Higher Education

Membership of Professional Bodies:

• Society for Music Theory
• Music Theory Society of New York State
• Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic
• Society of Biblical Literature
• Society of Asian Biblical Studies
• Society for Christian Scholarship in Music

Appointments:

• Specialist for the HKCAAVQ
• Music Theory Examiner for the ABRSM
• Examiner for the International Baccalaureate
• Reviewer for Horizon Research Publishing

Selected Publications

Conference Paper Presentations:

1. 2017d
   “Advocating Music Therapy: A General Education Elective in a Full-time Higher Education Curriculum” (with Angel Leung). The 15th WFMT World Congress of Music Therapy, Japan (July 2017)
2. 2017c
   “Curriculum Design and Experience Sharing on CIHE Launching of Integrated Seminar and Community Involvement” (with John Chow, Anna Ng, Stephanie Liu, Hannah Liu, Kevin Lam, Bobby Chan, Billy Chow). FSTE: General Education Conference 2017 (June 2017), Hong Kong
3. 2017b
   “Understanding Culture; Understanding History: Chinese Music Appreciation as General Education Course in Tertiary Education.”
   FSTE: General Education Conference 2017, Hong Kong (June 2017);
   Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, National Institute of Education, Singapore (May/June 2017)
4. 2017a
   “Playing Music with ‘Musical Direction’: Performance Pedagogy from Music Analysis Perspective.” (Workshop with Violin Demonstration)
   Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, National Institute of Education, Singapore (May/June 2017)
5. 2016c
   “Can You Play That Passage with More Musical Direction? Performance Pedagogy from Music Analysis Perspective.” International Conference “Musicology Applied to the Concert: Performance Studies at Work,” Universidad Internacional de Andalucia, Campus “Antonio Machado” de Baeza, Jaén, Spain (December 2016)