Music Office's Instrumental Music Training Scheme invites applications from beginners
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The scheme provides training in almost 30 Chinese and Western musical instruments including violin, viola, cello, double bass, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, French horn, trombone, suona, sheng, dizi, erhu, pipa, zhongruan and others, with supplementary training in musicianship and theory. It seeks to help children and youths develop their potential and interests in music through a systematic course of training.
One-hour group lessons are conducted weekly in Cantonese at the Music Office's five music centres in Wan Chai, Kwun Tong, Mong Kok, Sha Tin and Tsuen Wan. Annual tuition fees of $1,836 for the first year and $2,244 for the second year are payable in four instalments. A fee remission scheme is available for trainees in need of financial assistance.
Applications can be done online at www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice. Course pamphlets and application forms are also available at all Music Office's music centres. Applicants who meet the age requirement will receive details for their submission of an admission assessment video by August 11. The deadline for submission of the video will be August 24. Applicants will be notified of the results in mid-October and the training will commence in early November.
For enquiries, please call the Music Office's music centres at 2802 0657 (Wan Chai), 2796 2893 (Kwun Tong), 2399 2200 (Mong Kok), 2158 6462 (Sha Tin) and 2417 6429 (Tsuen Wan).
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Ends/Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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