2011 Mar
Student A: Rich knowledge of the instructor.

2010 Nov
Student A: The course instructor is very professional; the organization of the course is good.
Student B: The course is interesting and practical. It is not common to have similar courses outside.

2010 Jul
Student A: In general, all are good.

2010 Mar
Student A: May offer more courses for the youth in order to nurture more elites for the next generation.

2009 Jul
Student A: It is helpful to the exam.
Student B: The passing rate is high for the past students in the open exams. And even some of them have received merit prizes from Britain.
Student C: The instructor is very familiar with the course content, listens to the comments from the intuition and reflects the students’ opinions by communicating with the Britain intuition. The tuition fee is reasonable and the instructor teaches in a way that is easily understandable.

2009 Mar
Student A: The instructor could provide detail explanations to the contents.

2008 Jun
Student A: The instructor has a higher possession of knowledge level than my requirement, and the organization of the course is very systematic.

2008 Mar
Student A: The presentation of the instructor is good.
Student B: The instructor has a great pedagogy.
Student C: The instructor teaches well.

2007 Jun
Student A: The instructor teaches well.
Student B: The experienced instructor could provide all rounded guidance in all aspects.
Student C: The instructor is familiar with the curriculum.
Student D: The instructor is responsible and punctual.
Student E: The instructor has an in-depth understanding to the course and the field.
Student F: The teaching method of the instructor is quite good.

2007 Mar
Student A: The instructor is experienced and could provide sufficient information to students.

2006 Jun
Student A: The instructions from the instructor are very clear.
Student B: The instructor can explain fundamental knowledge that no matter the professionals or those who are interested in this field could understand and benefit from it.
Student C: I am very pleased with the instructor and he is very nice.
Student D: The instructor teaches in a thoughtful and clear way.
Student E: The instructor has a thorough understanding of the course and is able to clear the doubts from the students immediately.
Student F: The instructor has rich experience and a very good knowledge of the institute.

二零一一年三月
同學一: 導師知識廣博。

二零一零年十一月
同學一: 導師非常專業，課程組織亦很完善/令人滿意。
同學二: 課程有趣且實用，在外面很難找到類似的課程。

二零一零年七月
同學一: 總的來說，一切都很好。

二零一零年三月
同學一: 開辦多些兒童課程，培養精英下一代。

二零零九年七月
同學一: 對考試有所幫助。
同學二: 過去的同學在公開試的合格率很高，甚至有好幾位同學獲取英國優異獎。
同學三: 導師對課程內容熟悉，亦能聽取學院意見，與英國學院方面交流，反映學員意見；學費適中，導師亦於課堂上以淺易的方法教學。

二零零九年三月
同學一: 導師詳盡講明課本內容。

二零零八年六月
同學一: 導師的知識水準高於我的基本要求，而課程安排十分有系統。

二零零八年三月
同學一: 導師表現良好。
同學二: 教師教導得好。
同學三: 阿SIR教得好。

二零零七年六月
同學一: 阿SIR教得好。
同學二: 導師經驗豐富，在各方面都能全面指引。
同學三: 導師對本課程內容熟悉。
同學四: 導師有責任，準時。
同學五: 導師對課程、此範疇認識深。
同學六: 導師教學方法頗不錯。

二零零七年三月
同學一: 導師經驗豐富，能給予學生足夠的資料。

二零零六年六月
同學一: 導師指引很明確。
同學二: 導師可以解釋到基本的知識，無論是專業或行外有興趣的人士也可以理解，從而獲益。
同學三: 阿SIR很好人，非常滿意老師。
同學四: 導師教學細心，清楚。
同學五: 導師對課程了解透徹，並且能很快便解答學生的疑問。
同學六: 導師對學院有豐富的知識和經驗。

　‘playing are highly acclaimed and recommended.’ …
　　… Macau Daily News

　‘locally trained & cultivated guitarist …… an exceptionally imaginative player’ …
　　… H.K.Economic Journal

　‘his capacity to make powerful statement …… deeply moving the feelings’ …
　　… Wah Kiu Yat Po

　‘dedicated, impassioned …… shaped with care & feeling’ …
　　… New Evening Post

　‘proficient in picking & choosing music for performance…… being well versed in interpretation …… with excellent effect …… surely the organizer must have broad horizons & views in music’ …
　　… Zheng Shuo Sheng

　‘……It ended up sounding surprisingly good, so full marks to the person who arranged it for guitar ensemble.’ …
　　…60moo (YouTube)

　　Interview:CUHK "U-Beat Magazine" Vol. 21 The Beauty of Life

　‘演奏受歡迎’ ……《澳門日報》

　‘土生土長的結他演奏家……令聽眾耳目一新’ ……《信報》

　‘充份發揮結他的感染力……令人聽來陶醉’ ……《華僑日報》

　‘專注地將每個音符都輔予生命’ ……《新晚報》

　‘演奏的選材很有經驗…有很好的音樂安排…效果也非常好…組織者肯定是位音樂上很有見識的’ …… 鄭石生

　‘……整體聽來十分有效果，編曲應給予滿分。’ ……60moo (YouTube)

　　訪問: 香港中文大學 - 第二十一期《大學線》品味族

John Kam started playing guitar after his secondary education. He graduated from the Music Department of The Hong Kong Baptist University (major in Theory and Composition; Instruments: major in Cello and minor in Piano) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong respectively. He also obtained the LTCL qualification in guitar performance in Trinity College of Music, United Kingdom.

John always gives performance in Hong Kong and Macau respectively. He has appeared as soloist and played several guitar concertos with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra. To bring up the young musicians, he formed The Hong Kong Guitar Ensemble in 1987; The Hong Kong Youth Guitar Ensemble in 1996; The Hong Kong Guitar Trio and The Hong Kong Guitar Quartet in 1998. In 2002, he also formed The Hong Kong Guitar Quintet. Since 1993, after his first guitar recital in The Hong Kong Cultural Centre, John dedicates most of his time to music, a labour of love and hopes to promote classic music to the general public as to ‘Music is for sharing’; ‘Interest long life and long life interest’.

John’s students have won numerous awards in The Hong Kong Schools Music Festival competitions; The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music examinations and The Trinity College’s examinations. He conducts master-class and appears as jury in various competitions and graduated examinations held by The Hong Kong Red Cross; The Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited; The Hong Kong Music Institute and The Hong Kong Institute of Education respectively.
John is often devoted himself to benefiting charities and people in need of help such as the ‘Lifeline Express’; offers ‘Industry Attachment places’ for the students and give help to the children for more than twenty families in Shamshuipo.

John is always busily engaged in arranging the courses and concerts for The Hong Kong Guitar Ensemble. He also appears as the Guest Guitar Tutor (first instrument) in the Department of Creative Arts and Physical Education of The Hong Kong Institute of Education’.

甘兆棠 早歲對音樂無大興趣，中學畢業後始修習古典結他，分別畢業於香港浸會大學 〔主修理論和作曲；樂器則主修大提琴和副修鋼琴〕 和香港中文大學的音樂系，並考取英國聖三一音樂學院的古典結他演奏文憑。

甘先生經常在香港及澳門兩地演出，並數度與泛亞交響樂團演出韋華第的結他協奏曲。為了讓年輕的音樂家有更多的演出經驗，甘先生分別於 1987 年成立香港結他合奏團、1996 年成立香港青年結他合奏團、1998 年成立香港結他三重奏和香港結他四重奏，並於 2002 年成立香港結他五重奏。自 1993 年於香港文化中心作首次個人演奏會後，甘兆棠先生便將大部份時間致力於推廣古典音樂；作為一種無償的奉獻，望能達至 「獨樂樂不如眾樂樂」，「終身興趣，樂趣無窮」 的階段。

甘兆棠先生的學生在香港校際音樂比賽、英國皇家音樂學院和聖三一學院音樂考試中分別取得很好的成績和授予很多獎項。他更舉辦大師班和為多項比賽和結他畢業試作評分，如紅十字會、香港飛機工程有限公司、香港音樂專科學校和香港教育學院等。

甘先生日常亦為公益慈善事務和為有需要的人伸出援手，如‘健康快車’、為學生提供‘實習’職位和為深水埗二十多個家庭的小孩提供幫助等。

甘兆棠先生現忙於香港結他合奏團的音樂教育工作及為樂團和各器樂合奏編曲；並為香港教育學院體藝學系客席結他導師（主修）。

In the past 20 years, fully dedicate to guitar teaching and promotion; found the Hong Kong Guitar Ensemble, The Hong Kong Youth Guitar Ensemble, Guitar Duet, The Hong Kong Guitar Trio, The Hong Kong Guitar Quartet and The Hong Kong Guitar Quintet. Although the progress is quite slow, most of the members can play on their own while the ensembles are gradually taking shape.

Kick-start promoting guitar solo concert in order to further foster the development of the classic guitar music, wishful thinking that would arouse more different kind of solo concerts appeared in Hong Kong, and ‘A cultural desert’ in Hong Kong is slowly fade out.

John Kam

09 Feb., 2006 in Centre

近二十年來孜孜不倦、專心一意地從事結他教學和推廣等工作，並分別成立香港結他合奏團、香港青年結他合奏團、結他二重奏及香港結他三、四和五重奏。雖然進展綬慢，還幸合奏團已稍具雛形，大部份的團員都學有所長，能獨當一面地去發展。

為進一步推廣及提升香港古典結他的音樂發展，便再積極舉辦結他獨奏會，望能作拋磚引玉般喚起音樂界的回響。由此而各自獻出一分力量冀能把香港是文化沙漠的稱號逐漸移除。

甘兆棠 2006年2月9寫於中心

This Duo Concert, organized by Mr. John Kam, one of the leading guitarists and music teachers in Hong Kong, is one of the series of concerts held each year since 1987. This series of concerts aims to nurture Hong Kong’s young guitarists to advance their musicianship with ease without the pressure as faced by most instrumental soloists.

Through this concert planning, we hope the young guitarists can unify the music, guitar and their skills, their body and spirit as a whole in the very soon future.

29 December 2007 written in The Hong Kong Guitar & Gem Centre

是次二重奏音樂會為香港著名結他演奏家和音樂教育家甘兆棠先生於一九八七年起所籌辦的一系列音樂會之一。目的是為了培育年青的結他演奏家，透過多樣化的實踐，以減少他們將來作為獨奏家所遇到的壓力；從而能輕鬆、愉快地去學習和培養音樂家的素養。

希望通過以上的計劃，更能加快地讓他們鬆容地將音樂、結他和技巧；肉體和心靈達成五位一體的階段

2007年12月29日於結他及寶石中心