Intended to be a bedrock of music development and an important component of the nation’s overall traditions, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport recently launched the long awaited National School of Music.At a building situated at Brickdam and Old College Road, Georgetown, the school houses five classrooms, a performance auditorium, a library to boast a comprehensive repertoire of Guyanese music and a specialized storage room to accommodate musical instruments and related equipment.The Ministry’s Music Development Officer, Andrew Tyndall, said that the School’s first curriculum is virtually completed and includes the History and Theory of Music, the latter for Grades through Eight, a study of Guyanese Music and Ethnomusicology.The main objective of the National School of Music, Tyndall said, is to provide a range of services, knowledge and skills for young talented Guyanese interested in various forms of music and musical instruments.Beginners, who have an interest in the theory of and practice of music and others who have an intense desire to make music their life’s career will be catered for, he said, adding that students from eight years old could avail themselves for full-time or part-time courses, with the highest certification touted to be the Advanced certificate Course.Tyndall promised that,Authentic NFL Jerseys Cheap, in time, all accepted students with aptitude will have free access to both the widest range of modern high-quality musical instruments as well as the best human resources, in terms of teachers and trainers.
