All the local nice melodies and beautiful sounds take place in the only public music school of Trujillo: Escuela Profesional de Educación Musical "Carlos Valderrama"- at INC (Instituto Nacional de Cultura)- next to the Cathedral. Since day one, they devoted themselves to train locals to become professional and/or certified musicians and teachers. However, this program is designed more to help out with the children and youngsters when it comes to their early preparation and basic musical studies in order to fulfil the expectations in the locally growing field of music.
As a state school, its tiny budget cannot afford lots of teachers for the kids and the youngsters at Symphonic Orchestras. It's really important to introduce both groups to the joy of music in a very unique way, as they need to be ready soon to take the next step in their concert-going experience. All the current staff on the school strive to build a pleasant environment for teamwork. With volunteers, they envision focusing on the process involved in rehearsing and communicating so students will acknowledge that any musical product is ruled by the accomplishment of their interaction.
The main goal of this project is to coach children and youngster with ethics, creativity, cultural keys, individuality and good knowledge of the main musical values for a successful career. If you have music running through your veins, come here to volunteer and sing along!
Roles/ Working Hours
The main task of volunteers is giving classes/ workshops to develop the musical skills of students - through the experience of various forms of orchestral music - and also organizing a schedule with activities that will support that purpose. Tasks include a combination of:
- Teaching kids how to play a musical instrument.
- Showing children how important it is to practice every day and be disciplined.
- Giving advice about proper care and/or maintenance of the instruments.
- Bringing new ideas to improve the musical techniques and other ad-hoc features.
- Setting-up special lessons, workshops and afterschool musical sessions.
- Helping organize local concerts
Normally the project is open all year round. Child Symphonic Orchestra normally on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18:30pm to 20:30pm, while the Youth Symphonic Orchestra performs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 19:30pm to 21:00pm. However, ad-hoc session can be at other times and demand for volunteer teachers can vary by season. So when you apply give us your proposed dates, but best to follow up by e-mail with what flexibility your dates have, so we can try to work out something suitable.
Requirements
- Age 18+
- Basic to Intermediate Spanish level- the director is fluent in English and German, but the kids are not.
- Minimum commitment: 4 weeks- the longer, the better.
- Relevant skills/experience playing musical instruments (at least one) or organizing theatrical/musical events.
- Empathetic, Proactive and open-mind personality.
More information:
http://otracosa.org/browseallprojects/item/204-music-project.html
Apply now:
http://otracosa.org/volunteering-peru/applynow.html
