The impressive, musically-talented Christy Hung from South Delta just secured a regional and national gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Level 8 winds, despite the flute not even being her main instrument.
Hung recently received an email from the Royal Conservatory of Music – which is one of the largest, most respected music education institutions worldwide – announcing her achievement.
“I was totally not expecting it since there’s so many good flute players, and I was so ecstatic when I got it. My parents were so happy for me. They support me so much, and I couldn’t have done it without them,” says Hung.
Hung’s National Gold Medal indicates she achieved the highest mark in the country for her discipline and a practical mark of 90 or higher on her Level 8 flute exam, while her B.C. and Yukon Regional Gold Medal indicates the highest mark in that region.
She has been playing the piano since Grade two, which she says is her main instrument, and then also picked up the flute in Grade five.
Hung took her Level 8 Winds exam in January.
Because of the pandemic, she recorded herself playing and then sent it off to an examiner, which is a very different experience from playing live in front of somebody, she says.
“[With playing live], you get one shot and it’s all or nothing, but if you get to record it, you get a lot of takes – as many as you want,” she explains.
The pandemic has also meant significantly less in-person performances for Hung.
“I haven’t performed in so long. The last competition I had, it was only judges [watching], so there was no live experience, and I haven’t had that in, like, a year and a half. So, going back to performing will be very difficult,” she says.
Hung plans to participate in some virtual festivals in the future and looks forward to returning to in-person performances so she can be well-practiced again.The impressive, musically-talented Christy Hung from South Delta just secured a regional and national gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Level 8 winds, despite the flute not even being her main instrument.
Hung recently received an email from the Royal Conservatory of Music – which is one of the largest, most respected music education institutions worldwide – announcing her achievement.
“I was totally not expecting it since there’s so many good flute players, and I was so ecstatic when I got it. My parents were so happy for me. They support me so much, and I couldn’t have done it without them,” says Hung.
Hung’s National Gold Medal indicates she achieved the highest mark in the country for her discipline and a practical mark of 90 or higher on her Level 8 flute exam, while her B.C. and Yukon Regional Gold Medal indicates the highest mark in that region.
She has been playing the piano since Grade two, which she says is her main instrument, and then also picked up the flute in Grade five.
Hung took her Level 8 Winds exam in January.
Because of the pandemic, she recorded herself playing and then sent it off to an examiner, which is a very different experience from playing live in front of somebody, she says.
“[With playing live], you get one shot and it’s all or nothing, but if you get to record it, you get a lot of takes – as many as you want,” she explains.
The pandemic has also meant significantly less in-person performances for Hung.
“I haven’t performed in so long. The last competition I had, it was only judges [watching], so there was no live experience, and I haven’t had that in, like, a year and a half. So, going back to performing will be very difficult,” she says.
Hung plans to participate in some virtual festivals in the future and looks forward to returning to in-person performances so she can be well-practiced again.
