Music school offers teaching diploma


22 November 2011 | last updated at 12:06AM

By Olivia Peter 

KUALA LUMPUR As music is known to enhance intelligence, Seimpi (Seni Impian) School of Music is offering music classes to children and babies as young as four months old.

Other than intelligence, research shows that music also  helps in an individual's civility and linguistics development, especially with early childhood intervention.

Seeing the significance of those values, the 10-year-old academy based in Singapore is collaborating with the London College of Music Examinations (LCME) to provide assessment for Diplomas in Music Teaching for Early Child Care in Malaysia.

Seimpi principal Flora Lim said the school's Malaysian subsidiary, Akademi Muzik Seimpi Sdn Bhd in Kepong Baru, would offer  the programme (see box for more details).

"The school has the six-to-10 month module to help candidates pass the said examination," Lim said.

"It is open to musically-inclined people with or without basic skills in any instruments."

LCME director, John Howard, said educators have to be recognised worldwide to teach young children here.    LCME is an international examining board offering graded and diploma examinations in music, drama and communication.

"Looking into the increasing trend of parents sending children to music schools here, teachers have to deliver quality teaching," said Howard.

There will be three examinations in a year, commencing next year.

"The one-off assessment entitles a music student to a diploma which will guarantee the candidate a greater prospect in the music education industry and also early childhood education," said Howard.

 For details, call Akademi Muzik Seimpi Sdn Bhd at 03-6273 4669.

 
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LCME director John Howard

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