CKYC African drum team visited the elderly center

蔡繼有書院非洲鼓隊探訪長者中心

On April 21st, CKYC African drum team went to the Complexo de Serviços de Apoio Ao Cidadão Sénior Retribuição located in Coloane to provide community service.

On the event day, the African drum team arrived at the venue at 11 a.m. and began the 1-hour long activity. First, the students and teachers performed an African drum song named “kuku”, providing the elderly with a basic understanding of this musical form. Then, two team members introduced the two different types of African drum “Dundun” and “Djembe” to the elderly as well as taught them to recognize the high and low pitch of African drum through the warm-up game of clapping their hands and legs. The teachers and students also taught the elderly to sing and performed the song “Djole” with them. In the end, the team members brought the drums to the elderly and taught them to play the drums by themselves.

This activity is of vital significance, through which the students gained the opportunity to participate in community service and contribute to the society. Their college competencies in dimensions of cultural engagement, teamwork and collaboration and service and leadership have also been enhanced.

 

蔡繼有書院非洲鼓隊於4月21日前往位於路環石排灣的恩暉長者綜合服務中心進行社會服務。

活動當天，非洲鼓隊於上午11時到達長者中心，開始了持續一小時的探訪活動。首先，師生們為長者演奏了一首名叫“kuku”的非洲鼓歌曲，讓長者們對這種音樂形式有了基本的認識。隨後，兩名非洲鼓隊員向長者介紹了非洲鼓中兩種不同的鼓“Dundun”和“Djembe”並通過拍手拍大腿的熱身遊戲教長者識別非洲鼓的高低音。師生們還教授長者唱歌，並與長者合奏了非洲鼓歌曲“Djole”。最後，隊員們帶著鼓來到長者身邊，指導長者親身體驗打鼓的樂趣。

此次活動具有重要意義。通過本次活動，院生們有機會進行社群服務，回饋社會，並提升了在文化參與，團隊協作和公民責任心等方面的書院書院勝任力。