Njengoba izwe ligubha iminyaka engu-60 lathola inkululeko, iSandals Foundation iqinisa futhi inothisa imfundo yomculo wethusi esiqhingini ngokubambisana ne-Alpha School of Music. Lesi sikole singesinye sezikhungo zemfundo yomculo ezinethonya elikhulu eJamaica.
Ngemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi emibili yezinsuku ezine ezoba ngo-Agasti 9-12 eSam Sharpe Teachers' College eMontego Bay, eSt James futhi ngo-Agasti 16-19 e-Alpha School of Music eKingston, izinhlangano zihlose ukuthuthukisa ikhono lomculo we-20. abafundisi, okuhlanganisa nabafundisi bomculo ozimele kanye nabafundisi emazingeni ezikole zamabanga aphezulu nasekolishi, ukuze banikeze izindlela ezingcono kakhulu zokufundisa umculo wethusi kubadlali abasha becilongo ne-trombone kuso sonke isiqhingi.
Patrice Gilpin, uMphathi Wezobudlelwano Bomphakathi kwa Izimbadada Foundation, izwakalise ukubaluleka kwengalo yokusiza umphakathi ye Izimbadada Yezimbadada Imfundo yomculo esekela umhlaba wonke e-Jamaica.
“Umculo uyingxenye enkulu yokuthi singabantu baseJamaica. Izigqi zethu ezingenakuphikwa zeqe imingcele yendawo kanye nemingcele yolimi, zikhulisa ukwazi emhlabeni wonke, ukunyakaza okuholayo, nezizukulwane ezikhuthazayo.
“Njengenhlangano ezalelwe eJamaica ngokuziqhenya,” kuqhubeka uGilpin, “sikushisekela ukulondoloza izici eziyingqayizivele zesiko lethu. Ukwakha amakhono othisha bomculo ukuze baqeqeshe isizukulwane esilandelayo sabanandisa kulo mkhakha wobuciko kuzoba ukhiye wokugcina ukuthinta kwethu okuyingqayizivele kubuciko bethu bomculo njengoba buguqukela emsindweni wanamuhla.”
Izinsimbi zomoya nezethusi zifana nemvelaphi yomculo odumile wase-Jamaica, ikakhulukazi i-Ska. Kodwa-ke, ngeminyaka yawo-1970 kanye nawo-1980, abadlali abaningi bomoya nethusi bafuduka besuka e-Jamaica, okwaholela ekuchithekeni kwengqondo kwabadlali nabafundisi. Abaningi balabo baculi be-brass badlule kubafundi be-Alpha Boys' School, ifa lomculo manje elilondolozwayo futhi lathuthukiswa yi-Alpha School of Music.
U-Gay Magnus, u-Bandmaster e-Alpha School of Music uthi ukuqeqeshwa kwethusi kuzoba okubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni okuqhubekayo kwe-brand Jamaica.
"Imfundo yomculo e-Jamaica idinga ukusekelwa kwekhwalithi, okungaguquki," kusho uMagnus, "ikakhulukazi ithusi elibaluleke kakhulu kwi-ska, kanye ne-jazz ne-reggae. Abaculi be-brass base-Jamaica, okuhlanganisa nabaculi abaqeqeshwe e-Alpha, baqashelwe njengabahamba phambili emhlabeni, futhi balethe ukunaka okukhulu emculweni wethu nasesiqhingini sethu. Ukufundisa umculo osezingeni eliphezulu nokungaguquki kuzoba nomthelela ofanayo okuzohlomulisa abadlali be-brass abazayo, umculo wethu, umnotho wethu kanye nezwe lethu,” kusho uMagnus.
Manje, ngamandla okwandisa izinga labafundisi bomculo wethusi ezweni lonke, uMagnus uzwakalise ukujabula ngomthelela lezi zingxoxo ezingaba nawo ekulondolozeni lesi sici somculo wase-Jamaica.
“I-Alpha School of Music izibophezele ekuthuthukiseni imfundo yomculo kuso sonke isiqhingi. Sibonga iSandals Foundation kanye nozakwethu bomphakathi, lezi zingxoxo zizohlinzeka abafundisi bomculo ngemfundo ekhethekile yethusi, ikakhulukazi i-trumpet ne-trombone, okungenzeka ukuthi ibingatholakali ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa kwabo kothisha. Ababambiqhaza bazophinde bahlomule kule mikhuba yokufundisa kanye nokuthuthukiswa kwamasu ayisisekelo ethusi,” kwengeza uMagnus.
Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi iwukubona abahambele umcimbi ngamunye ethola ithuluzi azolisebenzisa ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa, futhi aklonyeliswe ngesitifiketi uma sekuqediwe.
Amaseshini aseMontego Bay azoqondiswa uDkt. Nathaniel Brickens, uSolwazi Wezomculo eNyuvesi yaseTexas, futhi e-Kingston nguDkt. Jason Sulliman, Umsizi Wosolwazi we-Trombone e-Troy University ezinze e-Alabama, e-USA.
UDkt. Brickens usebenza njengomqondisi weKwaya ye-UT Trombone ehlonishwa umhlaba wonke, futhi uthole Indondo Yokufundisa Enhle Kakhulu ye-2019 International Trombone Association (ITA) Humfeld Teaching Excellence Award.
UDkt. Sulliman ufundisa i-trombone esetshenziswayo, ithusi lekilasi kanye nokuqeqesha amaqoqo ethusi ahlukahlukene e-Troy, futhi njengamanje usebenza njengomfundisi we-trombone we-North American Brass Band Summer School njengengxenye ye-Royal Nova Scotia International Tatoo e-Halifax, e-Nova Scotia.
Imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi yokuqeqesha iyingxenye yephrojekthi ye-Sandals Foundation ye-40for40 yentuthuko eqhubekayo efuna ukulondoloza amagugu amasiko esifunda futhi ithuthukise imisindo yaso emangalisayo. Lolu hlelo lwenziwe lwaba nokwenzeka ngokusekelwa yi-American Friends of Jamaica, iSandals Resorts International kanye ne-Serve 360/AC Marriott, ehlinzeke ngemali yabafundisi, ukuqasha amathuluzi, izinto zokwakha, indawo yokuhlala, izindiza kanye nokudla.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Through two four-day workshops to be held on August 9-12 at Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in Montego Bay, St James and on August 16-19 at Alpha School of Music in Kingston, the organisations aim to develop the capacity of 20 music instructors, including private music tutors and instructors at the high school and college levels, to provide best practices in brass music education to young trumpet and trombone players across the island.
- Sulliman teaches applied trombone, class brass and coaches various chamber brass ensembles at Troy, and currently serves as the trombone tutor for the North American Brass Band Summer School as part of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tatoo in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- As the country marks its 60th anniversary of independence, the Sandals Foundation is strengthening and enriching brass music education on the island in partnership with the Alpha School of Music.
