Being in the 'line' for two years already, how ever much I love
working with children, I do not believe in pushing expectations on children
since young age. Working in this position, it shows me how many parents expect
children from the age of 4, be signing up for lessons, after lessons; and be
expected to deliver excellence.
I believe children learn the most out of play time. That was how I
learn, how I was raised when I was young. So many examples who are grown up men
and women now, proves that children learn on their own, children are
self-taught geniuses, they learn by simply living, observing, watching,
listening, playing masak-masak, inventing their own game. By the time you know
it, they can understand and speak 3 languages just by watching the television.
Besides that, I am being annoyed by the idea of having awkward
dinner with colleagues while working in any ordinary company, or profit
company; the hypocrite behavior of being an adult; the idea of
"we HAVE to socialize", be all smiley in front of your bos and
colleagues. Doing that last night, I realize that if I will be joining the
society, working in these places where there will be more awkward dinners, that
is not what I want. You might say that is the reality, everyone is like that in
order to survive in "adult world". But, I though to myself, is there
any way, we can change that.
I had many dreams,
"being part of an orchestra"
"to get tertiary education in music studies"
"to open a music school in the future"
to be exact,
"to open a music school, who will be also a platform for many
people to spend time for their hobby in music"
"to have and be part of student societies of music"
are some of them.
So, I though of a new plan for my future music school. Let's start
with the concept. Initially, this will be a project, rather than a place, an
office. The project will provide a platform for people to play music as a hobby
or passion.
In the name of "love for music", rather than "music
for result", I will have students, specifically college students, as the
target audience. This group is the ones who will have difficulty finding a
suitable platform to continue their extra curricular programs after
leaving secondary school. Before stepping into the working environment, and
loosing touch with their interest, the project aims to sustain the healthy
lifestyle of having a hobby to pursue, rather than only having studies or
work for life.
The role of 'us', the organizer, will be, to provide a platform
for that music interest, to continue, to gather, to be execute. We will be
providing venue, teachers (if they don't have one), a platform to gather people
from different places, according to interest or classes.
For hobby, people will be expecting free-of-charge, therefore, I
am thinking of having a team of volunteers, to sustain this project, rather
than the company idea. Therefore, the team will (hopefully) have like-minded
and sincere people. With that, I wish to create a close team, genuine to the
job, expelling the idea of "adult world".
We play music, because we love it. By targeting college students,
with less restriction by parents, target audiences will be free to explore
their passion, starting from cheap, or maybe experimental musical instruments.
Exciting musical projects, and experience, will change the way of music courses
in Malaysia, starting from this project.
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