It is a fun fact that learning how to play a musical instrument not only enhances mathematical ability but also primes young people for success, as there are numerous opportunities in the entertainment industry.
These include careers as music teachers, music directors, audio engineers, music journalists, booking agents, music therapists, talent managers, orchestral performers, solo musicians, and even positions in security services such as the Police and Military Bands.
Learning to play a musical instrument fosters essential life skills such as discipline, orderliness, time management, coordination, perseverance and creativity.
Recognizing these benefits, Brigadier General Dr. Timothy Tifucro Ba-Taa-Banah has generously provided a diverse range of musical instruments—including trumpets, saxophones, drums, euphoniums, and trombones—to the youth of Loho in the Nadowli-Kaleo District.
The initiative offers young people a new experience, opening up alternative career paths and keeping teenagers meaningfully engaged after school.
Special arrangements have been made for expert instructors, each specializing in a specific instrument, to provide daily training sessions for the participants.
This intervention has brought immense joy and meaningful engagement to teenagers in the Loho community, granting them access to musical training that was once a privilege of the affluent.
During a routine visit to oversee the training, Mr. Mulumba Ngmenlabagna Songsore, District Director of the Centre for National Culture in the Nadowli-Kaleo District, expressed his admiration for the program.
He was impressed with the quality of instruction and the rapid progress of the participants.
Mr. Mulumba commended the instructors for their dedication and expressed gratitude to Brigadier General Dr. Timothy for initiating such a valuable program.
He called for further corporate support and community involvement, stressing the initiative’s potential to positively influence the educational journey of young people in the district.
Notably, the program has already reduced loitering among youth after school, underscoring its effectiveness and the need for community buy-in.
Currently, there are thirty-five (35) beneficiaries in the first batch of the program, comprising nine (9) females and twenty-six (26) males, all of whom are teenagers.
