Instrumental Music Training Scheme recruits beginners
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The Instrumental Music Training Scheme, organised by the Music Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, is inviting applications from 7 to 14-year-olds to join the 2004-05 training scheme.

Basic training in more than 20 Western and Chinese musical instruments is offered. They include violin, cello, double bass, harp, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, French horn, trombone, saxophone, sheng, dizi, pipa, guzheng, erhu, zhongruan and yangqin. Supplementary training in musicianship and theory is also provided.

The two-year elementary training courses will start in November. Weekly group lessons will be conducted in Cantonese at the Music Office's five music centres located in Wan Chai, Kwun Tong, Mong Kok, Shatin and Tsuen Wan. Monthly tuition fee is $130.

Meanwhile, the School Instrumental Music Training Scheme, is also inviting application for elementary violin and dizi, pipa classes in the Tin Shui Wai district. Annual tuition fee is $1,170. Children aged 7 to 10 are welcome to join.

Leaflets and application forms of both schemes are now available at all Music Office's music centres and its website: http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/musicoffice . Deadline for application is August 31.

Enquiries can be made at 2582 5345 for the Instrumental Music Training Scheme and 2417 6429 for the School Instrumental Music Training Scheme.

Ends/Tuesday, August 3, 2004.
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