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 erhu, pipa, suona, sheng, zhongruan, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, French horn, trombone, euphonium, violin, viola, cello, double bass and others, with supplementary training in musicianship and theory. It seeks to help children and youths develop their potential in music and interest in arts 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. An annual tuition fee of $1,890 for the first year and $2,310 for the second year are payable in four instalments. A fee remission scheme is available for trainees in need of financial assistance.
Interested persons can visit the Music Office website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/mo/training/instrumentalmusictrainingscheme.html) for more details and application submission. Course pamphlets and application forms are also available at all Music Office's music centres. Applicants who meet the age requirement will be invited to attend a music aptitude test and an interview on August 27. They will be notified of the results in October and the training will commence in 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).
Ends/Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Issued at HKT 15:00
Issued at HKT 15:00
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