creating music media content (CMMC)
Amy’s life:
a high school life that was once pervaded by music but came to an end once starting university in the United Kingdom (UK) in September 2019. Due to the cultural and musical differences between Europe and Asia, she is unable to continue to play in her valued Chinese orchestra that she was once part of when attending high school in Malaysia.
Transcript of the interview:
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L: So today I have a guest here with me. Amy, could you introduce yourself and tell me a bit about yourself, please?
Amy: Hi my name is Amy, and I am from Malaysia. Currently, I study film technology and visual effect at Birmingham City University.
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L: Thank you for doing this interview. So why did you move here to Birmingham?
Amy: Once I finished high school in JB (Johor Bahru) which is in Malaysia and I came to Birmingham to continue my studies.
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L: Okay. I heard that while you were in Malaysia, you played several instruments? What exactly did you play?
Amy: I played piano, dizi and sheng. Dizi and sheng both are Chinese instruments. And since I was five, I learned piano and while I was in high school, I joined a Chinese orchestra. So from there, I learned sheng and dizi.
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L: Okay, interesting. Do you think there are cultural and musical differences between Birmingham and Malaysia?
Amy: Uh.. yes. First of all, obviously, Malaysia is located in Asia and Birmingham is in Europe. So there are not only cultural differences but also different genres of music are played in each continent. Like.. Chinese music in general has a total different melody.
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L: Yeah.. exactly. So.. um.. back to your high school life, you had to stop or give up playing your Chinese instruments and now you can only play the piano, is that correct?
Amy: Yeah! Exactly! I couldn’t take my sheng along because it is quite big in size. And also I can’t rent one out here because here in Birmingham there’s no chance to find any Chinese music society that offers those instruments. So, yeah, I only can play the piano on one of the campuses.
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L: Lastly, if there was a Chinese music society here in Birmingham, would you consider joining?
Amy: Yeah! Of course! I would definitely consider it!
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L: Ok! That was it! Thank you so much for your participation in this interview, Amy!