Juilliard to help Beijing school teach music, drama

New York's Juilliard School and the British School of Beijing, which has campuses in the city's Sanlitun and Shunyi areas, recently announced their collaboration on an arts curriculum developed by specialists at the renowned conservatory along with support from its alumni and affiliated artists.

Students of the BSB, an institution run by Hong Kong-based Nord Anglia Education, will learn from Juilliard's approach, which uses iconic musical works as "catalysts for learning new skills", according to Andrea Lee, a cellist from the Juilliard School, who was in Beijing to attend a related media event.

Along with a team designing the curriculum, Lee says the repertoire will consist of 12 core musical categories, from Ambush from Ten Sides, a traditional pipa (Chinese lute) solo, to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.