Launched in December 1996, the Outreach Music Interest Courses provide short-term fundamental music training for people of different ages. Group lessons in Western and Chinese musical instruments and various music topics are conducted every week at venues across the territory.
Outreach Music Interest Courses - Phase 56 (March – August 2025)
Please click here to check the list of remaining quotas.
Workshops
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New course: Workshop on Arranging Music for Chamber Ensembles
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Online course: ABCs of Musicianship
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Ensemble playing courses: Chinese Plucked String・Saxophone・Chinese・Western
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Instrumental enrichment courses: Dizi・Pipa・Yangqin・Zheng・Erhu・Flute・Clarinet・Violin・Cello
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Other courses: Hulusi・Ocarina・Kalimba・Keyboard・Aural Training・Music Theory
Instrument Foundation Classes
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Chinese: Dizi・Xiao・Zhongruan・Liuqin・Pipa・Yangqin・Zheng・Erhu
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Western: Trumpet・Flute・Clarinet・Saxophone・Violin・Viola・Cello・Percussion (Glockenspiel & Practice Pad)
Teaching Venues
LCSD Venues & Music Office Music Centres
Fees
$290 - $1,280 (6 to 20 lessons)
Stage 2 Recruitment
The enrolment for this stage is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis, starting from 18/2 to one week after the course commencement
Starting from 18 February, interested individuals can make applications by returning a duly completed application form, together with original/ photocopy of the applicant’s identification document(Note 1), in person or by a representative to any music centre of the Music Office during the designated time (please see the section of “Enrolment & Payment” below for music centre addresses and payment hours). Payment can be made by FPS and crossed cheque (cheques should be made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"; post-dated cheques are not accepted). All Music Office Music Centres will distribute quota tags at 9:30am on the first day of Stage 2 recruitment and process the applications according to the order of tag numbers from 10:00am onwards. Quota tags will be distributed in the lobby on the ground floor or outside the lobby for some music centres. Please contact the respective music centres for details.
Each person is allowed to submit a maximum of 2 application forms and each applicant can apply for 1 instrument foundation class and 1 workshop only. This restriction will be removed from 19 February onwards. Trainees, who have successfully enrolled in Stage 1 recruitment, can also apply for classes with remaining quotas then.
On the first day of Stage 2 recruitment (i.e. 18 February), if the Hong Kong Observatory issues/has issued a Red/ Black Rainstorm Warning Signal, Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal Pre-No. 8 or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above, anytime during 7:00am - 9:30 am, or the government issues during the above period an "Extreme Condition" announcement, or all music centers have been closed due to any special circumstance, the enrolment on the day will be cancelled and postponed to 19 February. If the inclement weather/ special circumstance continues, please observe the announcement on this website for the latest enrolment arrangements.
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Applicant’s name, date of birth and document number should be shown in the identification document. |
Enrolment & Payment
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| Monday to Friday: 10:00am–12:00nn and 2:00pm–4:00pm (closed on public holidays) | ||
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| Music Centre | Address | Tel |
| Hong Kong Music Centre | 9/F Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, HK | 2802 0657 |
| Kwun Tong Music Centre | 4/F Lam Tin Complex, 1 Hing Tin Street, Lam Tin, KLN | 2796 2893 |
| Mongkok Music Centre | 10/F Mongkok Government Offices, 30 Luen Wan Street, Mongkok, KLN | 2399 2200 |
| Tsuen Wan Music Centre | 1/F Tsuen Wan Government Offices, 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, NT | 2417 6429 |
| Shatin Music Centre | 7/F Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Shatin, NT | 2158 6462 |
Notes to Applicants
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In Stage 1 recruitment, all oversubscribed courses will be processed by ballot. The remaining quotas will be open to enrolment on a first-come-first-served basis during Stage 2 recruitment (i.e. from 18 February onwards).
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Current trainees of the “Instrumental Music Training Scheme” are allowed to apply for the workshops of the Outreach Music Interest Courses, but not for the instrument foundation classes.
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Every trainee will be assigned not more than 1 instrument foundation class and 1 workshop. This restriction will be removed from 19 February onwards. Trainees, who have successfully enrolled in Stage 1 recruitment, can also apply for classes with remaining quotas then.
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Before submission of application, all applicants should read carefully the course prospectus for enrolment requirement, age limit and requisite musical proficiency prescribed for the respective courses. Applicants who fail to meet the requirement will be disqualified, and no refund or transfer of tuition fee will be made.
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Applicants should select classes according to their age and musical proficiency. Ages of applicants will be based on 1 March 2025.
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Upon submission of application, the applicant is deemed to have fully understood and agreed to comply with all rules in connection with the admission and attendance of Outreach Music Interest Courses of the Music Office.
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Admission is at the discretion of the Music Office.
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A receipt and a Trainee Memorandum will be issued to the applicant after payment of tuition fee. Applicant should immediately check against the information on the receipt. No separate notification of class commencement will be issued. Trainees are expected to be present for classes at the time and venue indicated in the Memorandum, and should bring along their tuition fee receipts to the first lesson and retain them until the end of the course.
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The Music Office reserves the right to change the instructor, time and venue of the course and cancel the whole course or individual lessons as necessary. The applicants concerned will be notified and refunded for course/ lesson thus cancelled (except for class cancellations due to inclement weather). They should provide the original payment receipts and payee information for refund. Their places will not be reserved for future courses, whether they accept the refund or not.
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No refund or transfer of tuition fees can be arranged for applicants who opt to absent from the course. Besides, the fees cannot be applied to other courses.
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Postdated cheque will not be accepted. In the case of a dishonored cheque, the enrolment will be cancelled without further notice to the applicant and the Music Office will reserve the right to take legal and/or administrative actions.
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Applications by telephone, email or fax are not accepted.
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The Outreach Music Interest Courses aim to provide participants with short-term basic musical training and enable them to experience the fun of music learning. Trainees who have completed the training and wish to further their studies may approach and seek advice from other music education institutions.
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Should there be discrepancy on the contents of the prospectus, the information on webpage shall prevails.
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The Music Office has the power of final interpretation of the terms and conditions, and reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions without prior notice.
Medium of Instruction
Cantonese
Class Rules
3842 7773；2598 0801；2598 8335
outreachmusic@lcsd.gov.hk