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2012-06-01

Goducate Teacher In Laguna Goes For Voice Training

The music program in Laguna Province in The Phillipines has been very successful in getting kids off the street, in helping some get back to or continue school or college on music scholarships, in helping them earn pocket money by playing at functions or by teaching music, and in training in the students in discipline, teamwork, leadership, endurance and many other qualities.

There are about 250 students in the program now. However, musical instruments are expensive. But everybody has vocal cords. So Goducate intends to teach singing.

The first step was to send one of our music teachers, Abegael, for voice training. Abegael teaches the violin and is also a kindergarten teacher at a Goducate Learning Center. She has just completed a summer course at the University of the Philippines. Her course closed with a concert, at which she performed very well. She said, “It’s my first time to perform in a concert hall, and it is very exciting”. Her teacher has invited her back to take part in a concert in January.

maam abe — Abegael performing at the concert

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Goducate Music Learning Center in Laguna is officially opened

The new premises of the Goducate Music Learning Center in Laguna was officially opened on Feb 9. Attending the opening and the dinner that followed were members from the office of the Municipal Government of Bay and from the Philippines National Police (Bay Chapter), as well as Goducate supporters from Singapore.

P2094243-400a — Opening of music learning center

Apart from serving as a training center for Goducate musicians, the place can be used by our musicians (at a token “rent”) for teaching their private students.

The Goducate music project will not only teach music, but also imbue the musicians with qualities such as punctuality, diligence, discipline, endurance, respect. Reminders that these are qualities to be learnt are posted on the walls of the center.

001-del — Some of qualities that students at the center will be imbued with

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Goducate brings music lessons to another village in Laguna

The music students at the Goducate learning center in Lalao have bonded well. They not only learn and play music together, but they also have fun together, eat together, and play sports together.

Recently two of them, Lailanie and Gennilyn have been going to SitioBagongPook, a village about 2.5 km away, where they have recruited 15 children (3 high-schoolers and 12 from elementary school) for music lessons. Lailanie and Gennilyn will be assisting Abigael, one of our staff members, to teach these children.

As is usual in villages where Goducate has no learning center, lessons are conducted in the open.