C Victor Fung

Biographic Data

ID5873247
NAMEC Victor Fung
GIVEN NAMESC Victor
FAMILY NAMEFung
SIGNATUREFUNG C V
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of South Florida
ORCID0000-0002-8114-2312
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1994
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • Effects of primary school principal support and teaching characteristics on students’ music academic achievement using a hierarchical linear model

    Open AccessHui Guo, Xiao Chen et al.ARTICLECurrent Psychology2024

  • Perceptions surrounding the development of personal style in Cantonese opera among artists, connoisseurs, and beginner audiences in Hong Kong

    Open AccessBo Wah Leung, C Victor FungARTICLEPsychology of Music2023

    Cantonese opera is a representative opera genre from Hong Kong, given much attention and support by the territory’s government. However, current artists tend not to develop their own personal style in favor of imitating previous master performers to earn the audience’s applause. This study aims to determine the perceptions surrounding the development of personal styles of Cantonese opera performances among artists, connoisseurs, and beginner audi…

  • The relationship between extracurricular music activity participation and music and Chinese language academic achievements of primary school students in China

    Open AccessHui Guo, Wen Yuan et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Music2022

    In this study, we explored the relationship between extracurricular (formal and informal) music activity participation and music and Chinese language academic achievements of primary school students in China. Fourth graders ( N = 10,958) reported their demographic information and extracurricular music activity participation, and completed two standardized academic achievement tests, one on music and another on the Chinese language. Results showed…

  • Varied Musical Experiences and Openness of University Students in Turkey and the United States

    Open AccessMustafa Hilmi Bulut, C Victor Fung et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2022

    The personality trait of openness has been shown to contribute to a person’s ability to function effectively. Additionally, scholars have suggested that openness to experience and foreign language experience were related to music preference. Extending from earlier scholarship, this study examined the relationship between openness to experience and the various types of musical and language experiences reported by undergraduate music majors in Turk…

  • Preservice Music Teachers’ World Music Preference for Taught Pieces and Its Transfer to Untaught Pieces

    Open AccessSangmi Kang, C Victor Fung et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Music…2022References: 8

    We investigated whether preference transfer occurred from 18 taught world music pieces to 18 untaught pieces from the same regions among preservice music teachers. Eighty-three preservice music teachers participated in an interactive, culturally diverse music curriculum over the course of a semester. Participants learned 18 African, Asian, and Latin American folk songs in small groups from culture bearers via video conferencing. They then team-ta…

  • Foundations of Classic Daoism

    C Victor FungBOOKWay of Music Education2018

    Classic Daoism, led by Laozi (b. ca. 570 BC) and Zhaungzi (369–286 BC), postulates a dao -centric school of philosophy. The author discusses four key principles of dao (the “way” 道 ): wuwei (無為 take non-egoistic action); (2) guan (觀 observation from the perspective of the being observed); (3) qiwu (齊物 equality); and (4) rou (柔 soft and flexible). To apply these principles in music education, learners would learn in their most natural ways; music,…

  • Foundations of Classic Confucianism

    Catherine Fung, C Victor FungBOOKWay of Music Education2018

    Confucius (551–479 BC) solidified Confucianism as a school of philosophy. Mencius (372–289 BC) took it to a deeper level. Being human-centric is essential to both. Classic Confucianism focuses on the cultivation of the self as a way of bringing forth a better society filled with exemplary persons. Everyone should work hard at achieving sincerity ( cheng 誠 ), which must be coupled with kindness ( shan 善 ), so benevolence ( ren 仁 ) can be attained.…

  • Preface to Ethnomusicology Scholarship and Teaching

    C Victor FungARTICLECollege Music Symposium2014

  • Ethnomusicology Scholarship and Teaching

    C Victor FungARTICLECollege Music Symposium2014

  • Musicians' and Nonmusicians' Preferences for World Musics

    Open AccessC Victor FungARTICLEJournal of Research in Music…1996Cited by: 3References: 12

    The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among musical characteristics and musicians' and nonmusicians' preferences for world musics. World musics were drawn from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Musical characteristics included tempo, pitch redundancy, tonal centeredness, consonance, brightness in timbre, percussiveness, loudness, textural complexity, and richness in embellishment. Preference was also examined in relation t…

  • Undergraduate Nonmusic Majors' World Music Preference and Multicultural Attitudes

    Open AccessC Victor FungARTICLEJournal of Research in Music…1994Cited by: 6References: 10

    The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between world music preferences and multicultural attitudes of nonmusic-major undergraduate students. The World Music Preference Inventory (WMPI) and the Multicultural Attitude Inventory (MAI) were administered to 50 undergraduate nonmusic majors. Two scores were determined from the WMPI (composite preference and composite correct identification) for eight world music style categories: A…