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PROF. MADYA DR. LOO FUNG CHIAT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
FACULTY OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) LOO FUNG CHIAT
POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

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FIELD OF SUPERVISION
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY / HUMAN COMMUNICATION / LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDIES / MUSIC / SPORTS SCIENCE
EDUCATION
PHD
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, SHEFFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM
Graduated : 2005
MASTER
ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC "&" DRAMA
Graduated : 2001
BACELOR (MUSIC)
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 1999
BOOK PUBLICATION
1. FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF MUSIC EDUCATION IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
    ISPN: 978-983-3663-55-2
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. PREFERENCES IN MUSICAL ELEMENTS IN RINGTONE SELECTION: COMPARISON BETWEEN MUSIC AND NON-MUSIC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
2. Dama Orchestra's Shidaiqu Recontextualized in Theatre
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
3. Students? And Teachers? Perception On The Learning Of Qin And Jiangnan School Erhu Performance Styles
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
4. The Perception of Musical Phrasing in Correlation to Movements in Sports Routines
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
5. The perception of dancers on the congruence between music and movement in a rhythmic gymnastics routine
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
6. The Growing Phenomenon of Malaysian Musical Theatre Productions with a Buddhist Theme
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
7. Visual Perception of Phrasing in a Tai Chi routine by Using Different Music Accompaniment
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
8. A Case Study of the Audiences at Three Art Music Concert in Malaysia
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
9. The Calming Effect of Imee Ooi's Buddhist Music: from Mantra to Music and Meditation
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
10. Perception of Congruence between music and movement in a rhythmic gymnastics routine
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
11. Dramatizing 1Malaysia in Contemporary Chinese Lion Dance
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
12. Knowledge of Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Classical Piano Students at Tertiary Institutions in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
13. Learning Traditional Malay Folk Song And Tempo Control By Using An M-Learning Model Designed For Beginner Pianists
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
14. Taichi Qi Flow in the Kinematic Process of Piano Playing: An Application of Chinese Science
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
15. Congruence In Phrasing Between Music And Rhythmic Gymnastics Routine As Perceived By Musicians And Dancers
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
16. M-Learning In The Transmission And Sustainability Of Cantonese Opera In KSK Art Crew
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
17. A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
18. Innovation for Survival? Dama Orchestra?s Butterfly Lovers ? the Musical on a Contemporary Multiracial Malaysian Stage
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
19. The Contemporary Musical Theatre in Malaysia
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
20. MAPPING MELODIC CONTOURS ON TAIJI DIAGRAM: TAIJIQUAN PHYSICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN ACTION
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
21. Tension release in piano playing: Teaching Alexander Technique to undergraduate piano majors
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
22. The Structure And Musical Styles Of Bilingual Musical Theatre in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
23. Chinese Science in Relaxation: Piano Playing Technique Redefined
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
24. Importance of Music Learning and Musicality in Rhythmic Gymnastics
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
25. Chinese Science in Piano Pedagogy: evaluating the chronicles of piano playing technique with Taichi
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
26. The Visual Perception of Phrasing in a Tai Chi Routine Enhanced by Music as Perceived by Inexperienced Viewers
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
27. Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Classical Piano Students at Tertiary Institutions in Malaysia: Proportion and Associated Risk Factors
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
28. Kaedah Penggunaan Pendekatan Euritmik Dalcroze Untuk Meningkatkan Tahap Koordinasi Menyanyi Sambil Bermain Alat Perkusi Kompang dalam kalangan Kanak-kanak
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
29. The Musical Language in Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux: “La Chouette hulotte”
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
30. The effect of the Music in Sports from the 1960s to the present
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
31. Aktiviti Muzikal Yang Sesuai Dijalankan Semasa Proses Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Muzik Murid-Murid Pintar dan Berbakat di Malaysia
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
32. The Practice and Characteristics of Significant Mantras at the Vajrakilaya Drupchen Ritual in Malaysia
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
33. Congruence in Music and Movement Enhances the Perception of Sports Routine Quality
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
34. Negotiating Tradition and Innovation: Digital Heritage Practices and Cultural Sustainability of Suzhou Pingtan in Contemporary China
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
35. Institutionalising the Kompang for Primary School Students in Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
36. Chinese Music in Malaysia: Sustainability and Convergence
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
37. LEARNING MUSIC THROUGH RHYTHMIC MOVEMENTS IN MALAYSIA
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
38. Hybridity, Confucianism, and Ambiguity in the South Korean Soft Power Model in Hallyu 1.0
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
39. Birdsongs, Structure and Harmonic colour of non-birdsong Subjects in Olivier Messiaen’s ‘La Bouscarle’ from Catalogue d’oiseaux
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
40. THE GAME OF ORNAMENTATION: AN ANALYSIS OF A GUQIN PLAYER’S VIBRATO TECHNIQUE
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
41. Cultural Revolution and Political Ambivalence in Zhao Xiaosheng’s Two Ballades for Piano Solo
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
42. ‘Music in Film’ for Gifted Students: The Effect of Differentiated Learning on Students’ Motivation
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
43. Enhancing Visual Perception of Sports Quality in Rhythmic Gymnastics Routine by Increasing Congruence between Music and Movement
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
44. From Physical to Virtual: A New Learning Norm in Music Education for Gifted Students
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
45. Revival and Development of Tunpu Villages within the Context of Rural Revitalization in China: The Contrasting Perspectives of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Industry
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
46. Exploring synergy in a mobile learning model for piano playing ornaments exercise with local musical heritage
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Social Science Citation Index (JCR)
47. The Concept of Yin and Yang in Bright Sheng’s “My Other Song”
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
48. An Active Learning Study: Mastering Music Coordination Skills through Kompang and Dalcroze Eurhythmics among Primary Students
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
49. Evolvement of Syncretic Music: The Aesthetic Values of Malaysian Popular and Traditional Music
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
50. Zhao Xiaosheng’s Tai Chi: Re-visiting the Meaning and Accretion of I Ching in the Contemporaneity of Chinese Music Semantics
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
51. Conceptualizing the ‘hook’ in K-drama: Racial segregation and unity in media consumption among multiracial Malaysian youth before and after Hallyu 1.0
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
52. Li Jinhui's Kindergarten Music Textbook and its Compatibility with Today’s Preschool Music Education in China
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
53. Revealing The Exotic Rhythm and Tonality in Bright Sheng’s Dance Capriccio
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
54. Sustainability of Anshun Dixi Opera as an Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Ecosystem of Music Perspective
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
55. Exploring the Multidimensional Construction of Cultural Identity through Music Elements of Chinese Suzhou Pingtan
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
56. RESEARCH ON GUQIN COMPOSITION IN MAINLAND CHINA IN THE 1950S AND 1960S: SOME WORKS OF YU SHAOZE [喻绍泽]
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
57. Applying Media and Virtual Approaches to the Institutionalization of Puzhou Opera
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
58. TRACING THE LEGACY: LI JINHUI’S INFLUENCE ON CHINESE EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF KINDERGARTEN MUSIC TEACHING MATERIALS
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
59. ARTICULATION AND EXPRESSIVE INTERPRETATION IN WANG JIANZHONG’S TRANSCRIPTION ‘A HUNDRED BIRDS PAY HOMAGE TO THE PHOENIX’
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
60. The Reveal of Chinese Musical Technique “Run Qiang” in Bright Sheng’s Piano Works “My Song” and “My Other Song”
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
61. The nature, portrayal of eternity and economic use of non-birdsong subjects in La rousserolle effarvatte, from Catalogue D’oiseaux by Oliver Messiaen
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
62. Observing Blended Learning in Vocational Piano Education: A Case Study of Classroom Dynamics
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
63. A systematic review of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) among tertiary-level professional music students: Exploring gender, psychological, and physiological determinants.
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
64. Interpreting Music Sonority and Performance Techniques from the Staccato Notations in Wang Jianzhong’s ‘Three Variations of the Plum Blossom Melody’
    Journal type: Other Abstracting / Indexing Bodies
65. The Musical Expression of “san zu liang er” er‖: New Explorations of Interval and Sonata Form in “ 鼎
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ERA
66. Unveiling key e‑learning ingredients for enhancing higher‑order thinking skills
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2005
University of SheffieldPhD (Performance Practice)
2000
Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaMA (Music)
1999
Universiti Putra MalaysiaBachelor Music
PUBLICATION
2025
Observing Blended Learning in Vocational Piano Education: A Case Study of Classroom Dynamics
2025
Interpreting Music Sonority and Performance Techniques from the Staccato Notations in Wang Jianzhongs Three Variations of the Plum Blossom Melody
2025
Unveiling key e?learning ingredients for enhancing higher?order thinking skills
2025
A systematic review of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) among tertiary-level professional music students: Exploring gender, psychological, and physiological determinants.
2025
PLAYING-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG CHINESE UNIVERSITY PIANO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: PREVALENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND RECOVERY
2025
A Theoretical Framework for Evaluation of Musical Topics: The Case of Chopin
2025
The Musical Expression of san zu liang er er?: New Explorations of Interval and Sonata Form in ?
2025
The nature, portrayal of eternity and economic use of non-birdsong subjects in La rousserolle effarvatte, from Catalogue Doiseaux by Oliver Messiaen
2024
Applying Media and Virtual Approaches to the Institutionalization of Puzhou Opera
2024
TRACING THE LEGACY: LI JINHUIS INFLUENCE ON CHINESE EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF KINDERGARTEN MUSIC TEACHING MATERIALS
2024
Sustainability of Anshun Dixi Opera as an Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Ecosystem of Music Perspective
2024
RESEARCH ON GUQIN COMPOSITION IN MAINLAND CHINA IN THE 1950S AND 1960S: SOME WORKS OF YU SHAOZE [???]
2024
Exploring the Multidimensional Construction of Cultural Identity through Music Elements of Chinese Suzhou Pingtan
2023
Li Jinhui's Kindergarten Music Textbook and its Compatibility with Todays Preschool Music Education in China
2023
Zhao Xiaoshengs Tai Chi: Re-visiting the Meaning and Accretion of I Ching in the Contemporaneity of Chinese Music Semantics
2023
Revealing The Exotic Rhythm and Tonality in Bright Shengs Dance Capriccio
2023
Conceptualizing the hook in K-drama: Racial segregation and unity in media consumption among multiracial Malaysian youth before and after Hallyu 1.0
2022
From Physical to Virtual: A New Learning Norm in Music Education for Gifted Students
2022
Exploring synergy in a mobile learning model for piano playing ornaments exercise with local musical heritage
2022
The Concept of Yin and Yang in Bright Shengs My Other Song
2022
Enhancing Visual Perception of Sports Quality in Rhythmic Gymnastics Routine by Increasing Congruence between Music and Movement
2022
Revival and Development of Tunpu Villages within the Context of Rural Revitalization in China: The Contrasting Perspectives of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Industry
2021
Hybridity, Confucianism, and Ambiguity in the South Korean Soft Power Model in Hallyu 1.0
2021
Birdsongs, Structure and Harmonic colour of non-birdsong Subjects in Olivier Messiaens La Bouscarle from Catalogue doiseaux
2021
LEARNING MUSIC THROUGH RHYTHMIC MOVEMENTS IN MALAYSIA
2021
Music in Film for Gifted Students: The Effect of Differentiated Learning on Students Motivation
2021
Cultural Revolution and Political Ambivalence in Zhao Xiaoshengs Two Ballades for Piano Solo
2020
Institutionalising the Kompang for Primary School Students in Malaysia
2019
The effect of the Music in Sports from the 1960s to the present
2019
Chinese Music in Malaysia: Sustainability and Convergence
2019
Congruence in Music and Movement Enhances the Perception of Sports Routine Quality
2019
Kemahiran Permainan Kompang Menggunakan Pendekatan Euritmik Dalcroze Dalam Kalangan Murid Sekolah Rendah
2019
The Musical Language in Messiaens Catalogue doiseaux: La Chouette hulotte
2018
Kaedah Penggunaan Pendekatan Euritmik Dalcroze Untuk Meningkatkan Tahap Koordinasi Menyanyi Sambil Bermain Alat Perkusi Kompang dalam kalangan Kanak-kanak
2018
The Practice and Characteristics of Significant Mantras at the Vajrakilaya Drupchen Ritual in Malaysia
2018
Aktiviti Muzikal Yang Sesuai Dijalankan Semasa Proses Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Muzik Murid-Murid Pintar dan Berbakat di Malaysia
2018
Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Classical Piano Students at Tertiary Institutions in Malaysia: Proportion and Associated Risk Factors
2017
The Visual Perception of Phrasing in a Tai Chi Routine Enhanced by Music as Perceived by Inexperienced Viewers
2016
Dramatizing 1Malaysia in Contemporary Chinese Lion Dance
2016
Learning Traditional Malay Folk Song And Tempo Control By Using An M-Learning Model Designed For Beginner Pianists
2016
Knowledge of Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Classical Piano Students at Tertiary Institutions in Malaysia
2016
A survey on playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among classical piano students of tertiary institutions in Malaysia
2016
The Structure And Musical Styles Of Bilingual Musical Theatre in Malaysia
2016
Students? And Teachers? Perception On The Learning Of Qin And Jiangnan School Erhu Performance Styles
2015
Congruence In Phrasing Between Music And Rhythmic Gymnastics Routine As Perceived By Musicians And Dancers
2015
Tension release in piano playing: Teaching Alexander Technique to undergraduate piano majors
2015
M-Learning In The Transmission And Sustainability Of Cantonese Opera In KSK Art Crew
2014
The perception of dancers on the congruence between music and movement in a rhythmic gymnastics routine
2014
Dama Orchestra's Shidaiqu Recontextualized in Theatre
2013
Perception of Congruence between music and movement in a rhythmic gymnastics routine
2013
PREFERENCES IN MUSICAL ELEMENTS IN RINGTONE SELECTION: COMPARISON BETWEEN MUSIC AND NON-MUSIC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
2013
The Perception of Musical Phrasing in Correlation to Movements in Sports Routines
2013
Taichi Qi Flow in the Kinematic Process of Piano Playing: An Application of Chinese Science
2012
The Contemporary Musical Theatre in Malaysia
2012
Importance of Music Learning and Musicality in Rhythmic Gymnastics
2012
The Calming Effect of Imee Ooi's Buddhist Music: from Mantra to Music and Meditation
2012
Innovation for Survival? Dama Orchestra?s Butterfly Lovers ? the Musical on a Contemporary Multiracial Malaysian Stage
2012
Chinese Science in Piano Pedagogy: evaluating the chronicles of piano playing technique with Taichi
2012
Innovation for Survival? Dama Orchestra?s Butterfly Lovers ? the Musical on a Contemporary Multiracial Malaysian Stage
2011
Chinese Science in Relaxation: Piano Playing Technique Redefined
2011
Chinese Science in Relaxation: Piano Playing Technique Redefined
2009
A Case Study of the Audiences at Three Art Music Concert in Malaysia