Fanny M Y CHUNG
Latest Publications (Selected)
(2025) Music and Play in EarlyChildhood Education, Review. International Journal of Music in Early Childhood, 19 (2), 129-135.
(2025) Inclusive and culturally responsive singing in the early years. In J. van der Sandt & N. C. A. Nardi (Eds.), Singing and inclusion: Promoting social justice in collective singing with children and youth (SEMPRE Studies in the Psychology of Music series). Routledge. (In Press)
(2025) Moral education: Values, creativity, and pedagogical practices in cultural and arts education. Edited book under contract. (In Press)
(2024) Utilising technology as a transmission strategy in intangible cultural heritage: The case of Cantonese opera performances. International Journal of Heritage Studies (Routledge), 30 (2), 210-225. [Top 1% in Scopus; SSCI; AHCI; Q1]
(2023) Implementing moral and character education through music integration: Perspectives of school leaders in Hong Kong. Cogent Education (Taylor and Francis), 10 (2), 1-16. [Scopus]
(2023). Transmission of Cantonese opera performances in Hong Kong amidst COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Chung Hwa Book Publisher. (248 pages).
(2022). Music and play in early childhood education: Teaching music in Hong Kong, China and the world. Springer/Palgrave MacMillan. (249 pages). [Scopus indexed]
About me
Fanny M. Y. Chung obtained her doctoral degree in music education from the University of Bristol. Her scholarly interests encompass arts and cultural management, music and arts education, music in early childhood, community arts and music, and cultural policy. Chung is the author of Music and Play in Early Childhood Education: Teaching Music in Hong Kong, China and the World (Springer/Palgrave MacMillan, 2022). Additionally, her research has been published in top-tier international journals and edited volumes.
Chung's work has attracted various prominent research funding, including the General Research Fund (GRF) from the Research Grants Council (RGC) [PI], the Lord Wilson Heritage Fund from the Hong Kong SAR government [PI], the Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) from the University Grants Committee (UGC) [PI], and the Direct Research Grant from the Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong [PI].
As an esteemed scholar internationally, Chung is frequently invited to participate in high-level international meetings. She serves as an editorial board member for the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSSCOMMS, Springer) [SSCI], an article editor for Sage Journals [Scopus, Q1], and as a reviewer for many prominent international journals. Chung was selected by the European Association for Music in Schools (EAS) [part of ISME, the world's largest music education association] to contribute her research to the prestigious volume European Perspectives on Music Education.
Chung has received the "Outstanding Teaching Award" twice from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Cultural Management Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Main Research Interests
-Interdisciplinary Research in Cultural Management and Creative Arts
-Music and Arts Education
-Music in Early Childhood
-Music Curriculum Development and Creative Pedagogies
-Community Arts and Music
-Cultural Transmission and Policy