Conceived out of Musical DNA Delicate Violin Crafting


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Conceived out of Musical DNA Delicate Violin Crafting
 
   
 
Conceived out of Musical DNA Delicate Violin Crafting
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There are many talented aboriginal musicians in Taiwan, including some famous singers and the Taiwu Children's Ancient Ballads Troupe (泰武古謠傳唱隊) who won over the audience at the Taipei 2017 Universiade opening ceremony. But there is one indigenous musician who is considered a “national treasure” – Lu Guangchao (陸光朝) from Tianmu (天母). Lu was certified a Master Violin Maker by the Czech Republic, and is one of few Taiwanese who specializes in fixing, playing, tuning and handcrafting violins - a music master indeed!

Born with an Ear for Music; Advanced his Skills through Practice

Born in Puyuma, Beinan Township, Taitung County, Lu is the son of an aboriginal musician, Lu Senbao (陸森寶), uncle to the famous singer, Chen Jiannian (陳建年). Pop star A-Mei comes from the village next to his. He never did learn how to play a musical instrument, but he has perfect pitch, and can tell instantly when something is out of tune. He says: “Everyone says that aboriginal people are born with an ear for music; it might be so.” He laughs at himself, claiming he was the “couldn’t sit tight” kind of guy, who left home early, joined a monastery, enrolled in an army school, then found work as a policeman and a tour guide. He ended up being a salesman for a company that produced musical instruments and at age 43, he found himself working as an assistant violin repairman. Before long, his boss sent him to the Czech Republic to learn how to repair violins at an advanced level, and this became the turning point of his life.

“I was basically a rookie who knew nothing, and almost got sent back home!” In the Czech Republic, the manager told him to do just one thing every day for two weeks: install lining strips. It sounded simple but it wasn’t. He checked his natural haste and eagerness when facing new challenges, and just tried hard to do a good job. The two weeks passed and the manager gave him another task without saying much more. “At that moment, I knew I had passed the test.” Six months later, he got his certificate, but his weight had dropped by 20 kilos. When his family met him at the airport, they could hardly recognize him. “I looked like a skeleton floating through customs.”

In the music industry, he is known as “Lu the Brave.” When it comes to repairing violins, he shows no hesitation, no matter if it’s a Stradivarius or a Guarneri from 17th-or-18th-century Italy, a fiddle that is several hundred years old, or one worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Some violins are badly made and not easy to repair, but he never turns them down. “The more I repair, the better my skills become. Each violin has been through a long journey, and, hopefully, it will have the chance at a second life.” During the repair process, Lu imitates the player’s bowing technique in order to fine tune the instrument according to how it’s normally played. His intention is to make sure the violin will return to the musician in the best possible condition for peak performance. He smiles and says that what worries him most is when he encounters a player with extreme aural sensitivity. “There are some tones that can hardly be heard, so there’s not much I can do by way of adjustment.” In such a case, he talks to the violinist and then tries to repair according to what he has heard. “Therefore, in addition to good fixing skills, a violin repair master also needs to be a good listener and communicator.”

One time, Lu spent a whole week repairing an old fiddle. The night he finished, an elderly foreigner with gray hair came into his dreams and thanked him. Next morning, while looking through some papers, he discovered that his dream visitor was the same man who had constructed the old violin! This experience of spiritual communication, transcending time and space, still inspires him today. This is Lu’s “Musical life with a soul” and day after day, he never gets bored with it.

 
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「尾牙」是什麼牙?吃什麼、做什麼都有典故跟習俗喔!


知音難尋?【古典音樂報】深度專業地介紹古典音樂樂曲與歐洲樂壇現況,讓你不再孤芳自賞! 【遠流親師悅讀報】介紹繪本、青少年選書與教養議題,讓家長與老師在陪伴孩子成長過程中一起快樂「悅讀」。
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2018年首部大戲《飛揚吧!火鳥》將承襲《舅舅的閣樓》系列,用流行金曲帶來滿滿感動! 〔記者/故事精靈報導〕

    劇中劇、歌中歌;小孩看戲,大人聽演唱會;如果經典的《舅舅的閣樓》系列將推出第三部曲,再次精選帶來感動全場的流行金曲!

  你看過《舅舅的閣樓》、《天使愛唱歌》嗎?你會唱〈燃燒吧!火鳥〉、〈我的未來不是夢〉?雜揉兩代、三代的歌曲記憶,並且結合戲劇迸出新意,《舅舅》系列一直是如果的口碑大戲。不只再次用音樂、舞蹈震懾全場觀眾,更讓爸爸媽媽能在戲劇中回味耳熟能詳的流行歌,跟著唱、跟著哼!

  紅極一時的大明星風飛揚,在離開皇家大歌廳、流浪多年之後,為了找回唱歌的初衷,展開一場尋找自我之旅。他來到一處有點神秘的地方,總讓他有種似曾相識的感覺??似乎是回到少年時期的自己。看著年輕時候的夢想與決定,不禁思考是要改變原先的夢想?還是繼續堅持走自己的道路?

  夢想的路走起來並不容易,從過去、現在到未來,當然也會遇到重重的困境。捉拿夢想者的魔王,會怎麼阻擋這夢幻般的故鄉呢?而一群忘記任務的天使,又怎麼喚起神奇的量、聯手打敗魔法?

  《飛揚吧!火鳥》融合經典民歌、搖滾、卡通歌、流行樂與友情的動人故事,帶你一起用夢想與愛的力量改變世界!

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我要成為貝多芬 〔記者/音樂精靈報導〕

  小天是一個天生耳朵重聽的男孩,爸爸、媽媽為他尋找許多名醫,卻都沒有辦法醫治小天的耳疾。由於這個緣故,爸爸、媽媽對小天非常寵愛,也非常保護,深怕他再發生什麼意外。但由於小天沒有其他的兄弟姊妹,也沒什麼同齡的朋友,所以常常覺得孤單寂寞。

  暑假剛開始的時候,小天家隔壁搬來新鄰居,他們有一個年紀跟他差不多大的小女孩,名叫夢夢。夢夢很喜歡看書,也會自己做手偶,她常常在窗口利用手偶說故事,就好像廟口演布袋戲一樣。

  小天第一次看到夢夢在窗口演出故事的模樣,就被吸引住了,由於夢夢個性活潑開朗,所以他們很快的變成好朋友。夢夢常常帶著手偶來找小天玩,小天在夢夢的影響下,開始喜歡看書,尤其是名人傳記的書籍。

  這一天,小天看到貝多芬的故事,心中產生對貝多芬的崇拜之情,他立定志向,想要成為像貝多芬一樣的音樂家。但是,小天的爸爸卻認為,耳朵有毛病的人怎麼可能學好音樂?成為音樂家呢?而小天的媽媽卻非常支持他的夢想,她覺得小天從小因為自己的身體與別人不一樣感到自卑,現在他有了志向,想要學習音樂,這是非常難得的,所以媽媽四處尋訪音樂老師,希望能幫助小天完成夢想。

  媽媽找到一位非常優秀的音樂老師─愛亞,愛亞老師從小就被譽為「音樂神童」,她對音樂具有極高的領悟力,聽力十分敏銳,也拿過許多音樂大獎。滿懷抱負、一心想揚名樂壇的她,卻因為家庭環境關係無法出國深造,眼看大學的同學紛紛出國深造,愛亞覺得很懊惱,常會自怨自艾、憤世嫉俗。

  愛亞原本不願意教小天,但是夢夢懇求她所說的話深深感動了她,她決定盡自己的心力努力指導小天。在教導小天學習音樂的過程中,愛亞從與小天的互動得到許多啟發,心情和想法也漸漸轉變。小天在學習的過程中,經歷許多艱難,因為耳疾,他的學習顯得格外艱辛,幾度想要放棄,然而媽媽的鼓勵與夢夢的堅持下,陪伴他撐過辛苦的練習。

  為了激勵小天,愛亞偷偷幫小天報名了音樂比賽,小天也在大家的期望下,通過考驗,不過比賽第二關的主題卻讓小天煩惱不已。什麼是「表現出音樂靈魂」?小天雖然具有演奏技巧,卻不知道音樂靈魂該怎麼表現。

  「我覺得動聽的音樂,是要能夠感動人心,而不是誇炫的技巧!」夢夢對小天說:「我們一起來合作,設計一個音樂故事吧!」在夢夢的提議下,兩人和愛亞一起合作設計了一個「音樂故事」。由小天演奏貝多芬的樂曲,夢夢用手偶演出這首樂曲想要表達的故事,他們別開生面的演出,搭配動聽的樂章和感人的故事,最後終於在大賽中嶄露頭角。

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如果18歲!感謝會員朋友、友好企業、貴賓們與我們一起度過生日! 〔記者/強強哥哥報導〕

  我們十八歲了!熱熱鬧鬧的生日派對,你也有參與其中嗎?

  今年我們邀請了會員朋友們一起慶生,一連串的精彩內容,讓全場大朋友、小朋友都大呼過癮!在生日會一開始,強哥就出現在台上,並且歡迎【如果】的吉祥物叭不叭出場唱跳,還給強哥一個大抱抱,可愛又逗趣的模樣實在太討人喜歡了!緊接著慶生活動迎接三層的奶油蛋糕到舞台上,現場有台灣優生、研華文教基金會的貴賓,網紅100種理想、Mom & Dad、鰻魚家家酒,Youtuber妞妞TV一家人和部落客Zaria Chou,都一起上台唱生日快樂歌!

  此外,會員朋友們比拼實力重頭戲「如果大挑戰」,從關於【如果】生日、地址、電話等的基本資料,到膾炙人口的年度大戲猜歌挑戰,一關又一關,競賽過程緊張刺激,好玩又不失挑戰性啊!晉級到最後關卡的優勝者,前三名獲得了《飛揚吧!火鳥》2018年度大戲戲票,前十名則獲得豬探長限量的紀念T-shirt一件!這當中還穿插了強哥送上的「紅包」,有《尋找燕心果》戲劇票券、「市民劇場入場券」分別透過line生活圈、現場座位抽出幸運兒,也藉此讓會員朋友們認識我們經營中的社群平台。

  當然,除了活動精彩,每個入場家庭也都拿到【如果】友好企業贊助的超值禮包!融合教育與科普的小牛頓雜誌、書籤;專為兒童與青少年打造的線上學習數位平台tutorJr的色鉛筆、學習卡;好吃又好玩巧克力共和國的公關入場卷、簡介文宣;貼心實用的小米兔暖暖貼、8抽濕紙巾隨身包。禮物拿在手中,兼顧食衣住行育樂,讓如果與企業們成為陪伴親子家庭的最好朋友!

  如果今年你錯過了18歲生日會,那麼只能透過文字與照片過乾癮啦!記得在接下來的一整年follow我們,一起期待2018的精彩活動吧!



 
「尾牙」是什麼牙?吃什麼、做什麼都有典故跟習俗喔! 〔記者/故事精靈報導〕

  很快就要過年了!但在迎接農曆年之前,你有聽爸爸媽媽在討論「尾牙」嗎?

  在台灣,每到一年的農曆年底,大大小小的企業都會舉辦尾牙,而且代表性的大企業在尾牙餐會為員工準備的抽獎禮物、紅包,甚至是領導者向全體員工所說的話,都會被媒體大力報導。這個看似是企業活動的日子,有什麼傳統的典故跟習俗呢?

  原來,尾牙在傳統的意義上,是一年當中最後一次祭拜土地神的意思。這個「牙祭」、「做牙」的活動,和一般在農曆初一、十五祭拜一般的神祇不一樣,是在每個月的初二、十六舉行。而且因為民間相信土地神是保佑地方的財神,所以做牙在工商產業中特別盛行,祭祀過後的三牲(雞肉、豬肉、魚肉)和員工們共享,也就被稱為「打牙祭」。

  當然在現在的尾牙中,祭祀的意義已經幾乎不存在了,但還是有一些獨特的習俗喔!比如,在這天刈包和潤餅是最應景的食物,因為刈包外型像皮包、潤餅則象徵用紙包著銅錢,吃下肚子都有吉祥富貴的含義呢!另外,如果你有機會參加尾牙宴,餐桌上還有個直得注意的小細節:看看餐桌上的雞頭朝向哪裡!傳統上如果老闆未來要解僱哪位員工,就會讓雞嘴朝向他來「暗示」,或是親自夾一塊雞肉到他碗裡,好讓員工預先有心理準備。但你也可能看到雞頭方向朝天,或雞頭沒有出現在盤中,那麼大家都可以鬆一口氣了!

  沒想到熱鬧的尾牙背後藏著這麼多有趣的習俗和典故吧!別忘了在這天多吃幾個刈包、潤餅,看看土地神會不會祝福你今年的壓歲錢喔!


 
 
 
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