Music Education for Payatas and Smokey Mountain Children by Creative Image Foundation

Creative Image Foundation aims to enhance the skills of Filipino children residing in Payatas and Smokey Mountain using the creative approach.

Most schools in the Philippines hardly focus on music and arts training,there is limited opportunities for growth in schools, but Creative Image Foundation is changing that through the education it is providing.

In order to solidify the music program that is being provided at TIU theater, Maasa Kawasaki was included as a teacher.

Maasa is a classical music singer who is also a performer at TIU regular shows like Good Old Classics is providing music lessons to the children who are under the program of Creative Image Foundation.

The aim is to increase the depth and level of knowledge of the children in the performing arts.

Lessons that are otherwise, not available to public schools are being provided for free by the foundation, in the hopes of building the confidence of the children who are attending the workshops.

Creative Image Foundation has long started its arts program, and the foundation has already provided a series of workshops since 2004 and many children have already benefited from the program.

CIF has been training Filipino children who are under a poor financial status, it provides opportunities that otherwise are not available to impoverished families.

New talents like Tracy Sibug, Ivan Batar, Jay Batar and Jana Bacsal have been produced under this program and more children are being discovere and developed under the program.

The Children after undergoing a series of workshops, are given songs to record, they also become in-house performers at the TIU theater.

Tracy Sibug

Jana Bacsal

Ivan Batar and Jay Batar

CIF is also providing musical instruments lessons like piano, drums and flute lessons. They are providing a well rounded music skill training.

If you want to learn more on how you can help with the advocacy, go to the main website of Creative Image Foundation.

http://www.creativeimage.jp/

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