South Side Music Program

Belize Music Agency and the newly opened Artist Development Centre have launch the SouthSide Music Program in 2018. It’s our attempt to do our part in fighting the epidemic of senseless killing on the street of Belize. The South Side Music Program in 2018 successfully trained 40 plus kids in the discipline of guitar, keyboard, vocal and drums training. Because of the demand from the parents and students that attended we will continue the music training program. See our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/South-Side-Music-Program-1769848259743458/?modal=admin_todo_tour Also included are various Showcases. 1.Festival of Arts (Chords & Voices)2.Street Art Festival 3.Various Church and School Performances 4.Channel 5 Summer Arts festival 5.Special guest performances at the Belize International Jazz Festival, Expo Belize and other concerts hosted by Belize Music Agency6.Walking in your own shoe with Kellie Cadogan in Barbados
Nombre
James
Apellido
Sanker
¿En qué fase está tu propuesta?
Implementation / On the market
¿En qué categoría quieres inscribir tu idea?
Recreation
Describe la necesidad o problema que deseas abordar
Crime is a major issue in Belize City, especially on the south-side of the city. Many young people are exposed to the harsh street life and may spend their extra time indulging in that life. The Southside Music Program allows the youths of Belize City to spend their time engaging in musical activities - exposing them to positive activities.Music education in Belize is not easily available to youths in Belize - often limited to only those who can afford expensive music lessons and afford musical equipment. The Southside Music Programme provides free music lessons for youths in Belize City.
¿Cuál es el principal producto o servicio que ofrecerás?
The Southside Music Programme is an extension of all other initiatives by the Belize Music Agency to promote and preserve Belize’s rich musical culture and heritage. Thus, the project aims to:* Stimulate an appreciation for the rich cultural tradition of the Music;*Provide free musical training in keyboard, drums, guitar, and vocals;*Provide a place for youths to spend their after-school time as a way to reduce crime;*Promote the enrichment of Belize’s cultural music;*Preserve the authentic rhythm. The program also serves as an ARTIST INCUBATOR for its participants that want to become an artist.
Describe brevemente la comunidad o población que se beneficiará de tu solución y de cómo planeas involucrarlos en el proyecto
Belize is a small diverse, democratic, English-speaking country on the coast of Central America in the Western Caribbean. While the nation has a small population of approximately 370,000 people; it boasts a rich diversity of various ethnic groups including the Creole, Mestizo, Garifuna, Maya, East Indian, Han Chinese, and Mennonite people. Due to this, Belize has a rich cultural heritage embracing different aspects of these cultures. While Small in population, crime is a major issue in the economic centre of the country; Belize City. Especially on the south-side of the city, poverty, crime and violence plague the environment which in turn affects the development of youths. Many young people spend after school on the streets, which exposes them to the aforementioned crime and violence. With the afterschool Southside Music Programme project, we can take these youths and put them in an environment that they would be able to learn a skill and continue Belize’s rich cultural heritage rather than being exposed to other harmful attributes of their community.
¿Tiene tu propuesta un modelo de negocio (es decir, una estrategia para generar ingresos)? Por favor describe
The business model is aimed to sustain the activities of the South Side Music Program are three main initiatives: 1. a budget allocation from Belize Music Agency and free use of its full equipped rehearsal studio. 2. annual sponsorship from few businesses in Belize City that see benefit in providing a solution the youth crime. 3. Annual benefit concert by local artists that work with Belize Music Agency and other paid performances by South Side Youth Band. e.g. Court in store showcase for their summer sale and Christmas Caroling Caravan stops for businesses during Christmas , Brodies, Mirab, Save U to name a few.
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