Music seems to reside in the heart of every kid here at Bahay Pag-asa Youth Center, but with budget limitations and the rising costs of the basic needs of the residents, education for the arts can easily find itself cut out. Of course, we would prefer to have regular music lessons for the boys, but if that isn't possible, what's the next best thing? Well, this electronic keyboard (just donated by Club Pag-asa at Cathedral High School, Los Angeles) is one way to keep music education going here. In addition to its many functions, this keyboard has lighted keys which can teach kids how to play certain songs. This young resident has a good ear for music and can sound out melodies. Using this new keyboard, he is able to learn how to add chords and produce a full sound that we can use in the chapel for Mass and prayer services. Next, he will teach the others.
Another young man has discovered that with downloaded Youtube videos and the tutorials in Garage Band, he can improve his guitar-playing. (This computer belongs to Br. Dan, but this resident gets to make use of it each day. He is currently working on both English and Tagalog versions of the song "Dance With My Father." Thanks to these technologies, we can continue to offer music lessons (albeit it limited in scope) even when we can't afford the teachers we would like to have.
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