January 2020
Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI), the music training organisation on The Solomon Islands, enables children to learn various instruments, not simply the piano.
These children receive tuition only once or twice a year and have to manage alone apart from that with help only from untrained volunteers.
This project provided expert instrumental teaching for the students, introduced composition & trained them how to write their own music, performance & stage craft classes, recital opportunities and culminated in their first ever public concert held at St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara where they performed along side our team.
We also worked with local teachers and parents to share our teaching expertise & practice tips so that they will have a wider range of techniques and resources available to encourage and enthuse the children going forward.
We also founded & opened a Commonwealth Music Library within Honiara public library so that donated sheet music and CDs are now freely available to anyone in the Solomon Islands.
As a chamber ensemble, we performed at various diplomatic events for the British High Commission & the American Consul and also for Rotary Honiara, as well as in the children's ward of the local hospital and live on the radio for SIBC - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation.
This project brought an exciting and invaluable range of experiences and opportunities to all involved in PASI which really spur them on.
"I couldn't sleep last night because I wanted to practise!" - Reynard 16
"You taught me to be brave and to play the piano" - Juanita 8
Music gives the children transferable skills such as team work, perseverance, working hard bringing results, maths & counting, listening, dedication, responding to others, physical & motor control & dexterity and social interactive skills. Participating in an ensemble enhances feelings of self-achievement, encourages people to overcome challenges, builds self-confidence, and raises determination to make more effort to meet group expectations regarding standards of playing.
Music is giving these children a purpose, and a skill set which will help them to access further education, learning, jobs and to be able to deal well with social situations.
Piano Association of Solomon Islands (PASI), the music training organisation on The Solomon Islands, enables children to learn various instruments, not simply the piano.
These children receive tuition only once or twice a year and have to manage alone apart from that with help only from untrained volunteers.
This project provided expert instrumental teaching for the students, introduced composition & trained them how to write their own music, performance & stage craft classes, recital opportunities and culminated in their first ever public concert held at St Barnabas Cathedral in Honiara where they performed along side our team.
We also worked with local teachers and parents to share our teaching expertise & practice tips so that they will have a wider range of techniques and resources available to encourage and enthuse the children going forward.
We also founded & opened a Commonwealth Music Library within Honiara public library so that donated sheet music and CDs are now freely available to anyone in the Solomon Islands.
As a chamber ensemble, we performed at various diplomatic events for the British High Commission & the American Consul and also for Rotary Honiara, as well as in the children's ward of the local hospital and live on the radio for SIBC - Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation.
This project brought an exciting and invaluable range of experiences and opportunities to all involved in PASI which really spur them on.
"I couldn't sleep last night because I wanted to practise!" - Reynard 16
"You taught me to be brave and to play the piano" - Juanita 8
Music gives the children transferable skills such as team work, perseverance, working hard bringing results, maths & counting, listening, dedication, responding to others, physical & motor control & dexterity and social interactive skills. Participating in an ensemble enhances feelings of self-achievement, encourages people to overcome challenges, builds self-confidence, and raises determination to make more effort to meet group expectations regarding standards of playing.
Music is giving these children a purpose, and a skill set which will help them to access further education, learning, jobs and to be able to deal well with social situations.
Kindly supported by
Mercers Company Skinners’ Company RSSG Imperial Travel Service
Lady Neville Charity
Lady Neville Charity
