The Khayelitsha Music Academy started in 2006 in a shack near the beach, with just one student, receiving guitar lessons. Today the school has 19 students and teaches several instruments and music theory.
Mona says that after high school he wanted to further his studies in music but couldn't, as he had trouble reading sheet music. Music was not offered as a subject at his school and music schools cost money. The only way to get into music was through Gospel choirs. But the academy battles with a lack of funding and also with crime. In 2015, criminals broke into the garage and stole guitars and pedals for keyboards and drums. It's also not safe for children to walk in the street with their instruments so it is hard for them to practise at home.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
With R20,000 a month, Mona says, the academy could pay the music teachers a stipend, cover transport costs for students and teachers, maintain the instruments and feed the children."You can't really be teaching them on an empty stomach", says Mona.
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