2023年7月份見識之旅縮影 　 　　2023年7月23日由呂明澐小姐帶領36位祐生見習生及其家長們，至台中進行樂音飄揚暨自行車文化探索之旅。上午首站造訪張連昌薩克斯風博物館，張連昌先生為台灣第一位薩克斯風製造者，且進一步推廣及深化製作技術，促使台中后里在八零年代成為知名的薩克斯風生產地。透過導覽影片和現場講師介紹，眾人了解到製造優良薩克斯風的繁複工藝，即使是經驗老道的師傅也需花費一個月的時間才能將其完成。接著，見習生們經由敲擊不同材質與長度的薩克斯風管身，感受音色的本質差異，也透過簡易的銅質金工DIY，體驗於金屬曲面敲製的技巧，稍後講師挑選適合初學者的中音薩克斯風讓大家試吹；印象裡薩克斯風演奏者總是能輕鬆自在搖擺吹奏，等眾人實際背起有著完整管體、音孔蓋、按鍵與連桿全部重量加起來的薩克斯風時，要吹出穩定且悅耳的音階實屬不易，正確的姿勢、嘴型和吐氣控制缺一不可，有些人笑稱自己好似南郭先生，但有些人卻能達成十分鐘內學會世界名曲的挑戰；試吹後還有競猜流行爵士名曲的趣味搶答，讓見習生們對薩克斯風的管樂特色繚繞在心中久久不去。 　　 　　For the study tour of July 23, 2023, Ms. Lu Ming-yun led 36 ARF interns and their parents on a trip to explore music and cycling culture in Taichung. The tour began with a visit to Chang Lien-cheng Saxophone Museum in the morning. As Taiwan's first saxophone maker, Mr. Chang Lien-cheng has promoted and improved on saxophone-making techniques, making Houli a well-known production site for saxophones in the 1980s. After viewing a video and listening to the on-site instructor, everyone learned that making a superb saxophone requires sophisticated craftsmanship. Even an experienced master will need a month to make one. The interns explored saxophone tone variations by experimenting with different materials and lengths, even trying their hand at metalworking and playing an alto saxophone, suitable for beginners. Trying the saxophone looked easy for experienced players, but it was a different story for the interns. Despite the challenge of carrying a saxophone with all the weight of its body, pads, keys, and rods and producing steady notes, some managed to learn a classical piece in 10 minutes. The session concluded with a quiz on jazz pieces, leaving a lasting impression of the saxophone's music. 　　下午參訪位於台中西屯的自行車文化探索館。展館動線以自行車的誕生為起點，導覽人員引導見習生們仔細比較早期與現今自行車的異同，由1817年德國木製雙輪「跑步機」的實物模型，大家很快就發現該車有控制前輪方向的龍頭卻無腳踏板，只能用雙腳蹬地前進，在導覽人員的互動提問下，見習生們也踴躍發表從各時期自行車款式上觀察到的新特點。有著前後輪尺寸一致、鏈條傳動、煞車、橡膠車胎等幾乎具有現代雛型的自行車，其實是逐步發展到十九世紀末才出現，時至今日更結合科技與環境永續的方向；除了自行車在歐洲的發展，展館也播放台灣本土的自行車紀錄片，勾起了見習生家長們滿滿的兒時回憶。離開自行車兩百年發展史的長廊，眾人來到自行車的科學展示廳，透過導覽人員詳細講解，見習生們親身體會自行車保持平衡的陀螺效應、了解哪種車身設計較能抵抗風阻等科學原理，也見識到為了減輕車身重量而開發出來的「不等壁精密抽管技術」，以及如何改變碳纖維複材的物理性質。自由參觀時段，大家各自造訪偏好的自行車文化主題，像是VR公路車競賽體驗、登山車特性騎乘模擬、量測己身以選擇較適合的自行車部件，以及自行車友善的都市環境等，都讓見習生們對自行車文化有更深一層的認識，心中也升起對騎行的樂趣。至此，本日活動已近尾聲，大家合影留念後各自返家，並期待於下次見識之旅再相見。 　　The afternoon's itinerary was a visit to Cycling Culture Museum in Xitun. The chronologically arranged museum tour began with the bicycle's inception. Interns traced the evolution of bicycles, spotting the pedal-less "Laufmaschine" from 1817 that required foot propulsion. In the interactive Q&A that followed, interns enthusiastically voiced their observations of characteristics of the bicycles from different eras. The prototype for today's bicycle, with two identically sized wheels, chain drive, brake and rubber tires, only began to appear at the end of the 19th century. Today, bicycles are further improved by technology and built for environmental sustainability. Besides the development of bicycles in Europe, the museum also screens a documentary film on bicycles in Taiwan, triggering fond memories of childhood for many interns' parents. After exploring the two-century history of bicycles in the long gallery, everyone moved to the bicycle science exhibition area. Through detailed explanation by the tour guide, interns personally experienced the gyroscopic effect that keeps bicycles balanced, found out which types of bicycle frame are better for minimizing wind resistance, learned about "TRIPLE BUTTED" which has been developed to lighten bicycle weight, and understood how the physical properties of carbon fiber composites are changed. During the self-guided tour that followed, everyone visited exhibition areas featuring their preferred cycling themes, including virtual road-bike race, mountain bike riding simulation, getting body measurements to find suitable bike parts, and bike-friendly urban environment, all of which further the interns' understanding of cycling culture and stirred up their interest in cycling. As the day's tour came to an end, everyone took a group photo before heading back home and looked forward to the next study tour.

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