Class Act – Students Exchange Notes At Music Event

The annual Schools Music Festival is now on. The event, held annually in November as part of Music Month, forms part of the Ministry of Education’s drive to enhance music education in schools. This year’s Schools Music Festival started on Tuesday and will end on Thursday, November 21, the eve of St. Cecilia’s Day or the feast of musicians. Jason C. Joseph, Curriculum Specialist for Music at the Curriculum and Material Development Unit, (CAMDU) Ministry of Education, Saint Lucia, told St. Lucia Times that the event is not a competition but a showcase of the best the schools offer. “This year all of the school districts will be performing although District 6 have had to postpone their event,” Joseph stated. “The whole objective is for the students to showcase the best that the school has to offer and also an opportunity for the students to come together to show their musical talent,” he explained. “And it is not just singing we have different categories, there are choirs, instrumentals, solos, whatever the schools think that they are strongest in at preparing the students to showcase, they are allowed to do so,” Joseph explained. On Tuesday, the first day of the event,...