A residential music institute envisaging offering a 4-year Bachelors-level degree in music and subsidiary diplomas for specialized performances is to be functional by the middle of 2012 in Dimapur. The proposed institute, Nagaland Conservatory of Music would be an affiliation of Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music in Philippines.
Infrastructure for the institute is being readied at Silver Oak Avenue in Darogapathar, 2nd mile in Dimapur said initiator Lipokmar Tzudir during an interaction with the Media here today. Tzudir and another initiator Shikiye Swu of the Nagaland Music Education and Arts Society agreed that the need for the music institute was felt when they were in the Philippines studying music; how they came to be acquainted with the challenges and difficulties faced by music students in the pursuit of their ambitions in music, abroad.
During the interaction, the institute’s governing board – members of Nagaland Music Education and Arts Society – said that the institute would be offering a full-fledged 4-year bachelors degree in music, concentration performances (also called “major” or “concentration” – denoting specialization in performing areas such as voice and specific instruments) and diplomas as well. The institute as an aesthetic academia would be affiliated with Nagaland University as well, the Media was informed.
The institute envisages providing specialized music education and professional training “at international level” according to the society. The curriculum would enable students to broaden their skills and specialize in their concentration performances, they said.
The concentrations for instruments include the piano and for presentations, the voice. Tzudir informed that the institute would be catering to classes by faculties that include those from the overseas, as well as those from Nagaland.
As for the course, the institution would also be offering short-term technical courses such as studio and live sound engineering, research facilities and two-year term diplomas among others.
“The governing body of Nagaland Conservatory of Music is confident that this campus will soon become an international destination for performers, artists and scholars owing to its plan to establish a state-of—the-art auditorium for performance as well as recording and residency opportunities for artists and scholars to conduct research and engage in creative workers,” a handout from the institute stated.
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Infrastructure for the institute is being readied at Silver Oak Avenue in Darogapathar, 2nd mile in Dimapur said initiator Lipokmar Tzudir during an interaction with the Media here today. Tzudir and another initiator Shikiye Swu of the Nagaland Music Education and Arts Society agreed that the need for the music institute was felt when they were in the Philippines studying music; how they came to be acquainted with the challenges and difficulties faced by music students in the pursuit of their ambitions in music, abroad.
During the interaction, the institute’s governing board – members of Nagaland Music Education and Arts Society – said that the institute would be offering a full-fledged 4-year bachelors degree in music, concentration performances (also called “major” or “concentration” – denoting specialization in performing areas such as voice and specific instruments) and diplomas as well. The institute as an aesthetic academia would be affiliated with Nagaland University as well, the Media was informed.
The institute envisages providing specialized music education and professional training “at international level” according to the society. The curriculum would enable students to broaden their skills and specialize in their concentration performances, they said.
The concentrations for instruments include the piano and for presentations, the voice. Tzudir informed that the institute would be catering to classes by faculties that include those from the overseas, as well as those from Nagaland.
As for the course, the institution would also be offering short-term technical courses such as studio and live sound engineering, research facilities and two-year term diplomas among others.
“The governing body of Nagaland Conservatory of Music is confident that this campus will soon become an international destination for performers, artists and scholars owing to its plan to establish a state-of—the-art auditorium for performance as well as recording and residency opportunities for artists and scholars to conduct research and engage in creative workers,” a handout from the institute stated.
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