Reconstructing historical literature, building new theories, and creating new directions for arts education, taking the history of Hong Kong wind band as a case study = 重構歷史文獻、建立新理論與開創藝術教育的新方向 : 以香港管樂歷史為例

Hong Kong has a rich tradition of wind band culture that has been in existence for a considerable period of time. Although wind music has a significant historical background, it has not garnered widespread recognition and has consistently held an inferior position both as an art form and in academic research within the realm of arts.

The primary focus of this article is to examine the author’s research process and the obstacles faced while investigating the history of Hong Kong’s wind bands. The author employed qualitative research methods, which involved gathering various archival materials such as old newspapers, house programs, recordings, music scores, photos, performance clips, government documents, and conducting oral histories. This allowed the author to reconstruct the literature surrounding the development of wind bands in Hong Kong.

Furthermore, the article will also address the limitations involved in transforming reconstructed literary work into research that receives official funding. In addition, practice-led research techniques will be utilized to examine several research projects that have received funding. These projects encompass the creation of scholarly books discussing the history of wind bands in Hong Kong, the coordination of lecture concerts featuring historical remakes, and the facilitation of forums focused on wind band studies, exploring their processes and challenges. Simultaneously, this article will offer recommendations on the creation of new academic theories using historical preservation materials. This article will employ concerts as a research approach in examining the impact of historical concerts on arts education.

香港擁有豐富的管樂團文化傳統,並已存在相當一段時間。儘管管樂有著重要的歷史背景,但它並沒有獲得足夠的認可。無論作為一種藝術形式,還是藝術領域內的學術研究,它一直處於次等位置。

本文的首要重點是探討作者在調查香港的管樂團的歷史的研究過程以及阻礙。作者採用定性研究方法,收集各種檔案資料,如舊報紙、場刊、錄音、樂譜、照片、表演片段、政府文件,並進行口述歷史訪談,使作者能夠重構與香港的管樂團發展有關的文獻。

本文也會討論將重構的文獻轉化為官方資助研究所涉及的限制。另外,以實踐為主導的研究技術,將用於審批幾個已獲得資助的研究項目,包括:創作討論香港管樂團歷史的學術書籍、協調以歷史重製為主題的講座音樂會,以及促進以管樂團研究為重點的論壇,探索其過程和挑戰。同時,本文就如何利用歷史保存資料,創造嶄新的學術理論提出建議。本文將採用音樂會作為研究方法來檢視歷史性音樂會對藝術教育的影響。