Something about a Student Host that You Don’t Know
Something about a Student Host that You Don’t Know
Cheung Wai Ki’s Story
Faculty of Law
PCLL
In October 2021, CEDARS’ F:A:C:E: Choice & Sharing Session that featured the performance Freespace Jazz Fest: Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra feat. Janice Vidal and Angelita Li had been successfully held. While Jason, a student host, was involved and was happy to share his insights and experiences with us.
Jason is a postgraduate law student. Interestingly, he has his second career as a music journalist and is running a publishing company for music publications. “I always hope that more peers can join the bandwagon, regardless of genres or regions. So basically, the rationale of this programme coincides with what I have been striving for on a daily basis.”
One may think that conducting a sharing session is an easy task. However, it is not as easy as imagined, especially when it comes to art sharing. As a music lover, Jason shared, “music, like many other arts, are regarded as “acquired tastes,” meaning that the audience can only understand the beauty of those artistic expressions based on the knowledge they have garnered.” Bearing this concept in mind, Jason included some explanations of the concepts in the handout that he designed, so that mutual understanding could be facilitated.
“It is more important to facilitate other opinions to flow freely on the table.”
Besides, Jason expressed that “The role of a host is indeed a moderator. I will of course share my views, but it is more important to facilitate other opinions to flow freely on the table.” Therefore, apart from delivering his ideas, Jason also invited participants to freely throw queries. He was grateful that all participants were willing to contribute their thoughts, and sometimes even expressed disagreements!
Even though being a host may not be simple, the rewards are worth it. As Jason was very conscious of his responsibilities as a host, sometimes he might worry too much. He was surprised that his fellows all actively took the initiative to share the jazz music and musicians they found worth mentioning. “It was my peers who rode on the performed works and enriched the conversation with their diverse interests and multi-faceted music listening tastes!”
Thus, in the final remark, when asked about the rewards he had reaped, Jason responded, “It’s to take it easy and believe in my peers.”
Written by:
Irene Leung
Year 2, Faculty of Arts
January 2022