“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” — Victor Hugo
The aspect of art, culture and music is an intrinsic component of this city of Kolkata. There are several, premier music institutes scattered across the city. In fact, because of its rich colonial history, the city has wide exposure to western music in particular. A lot of music lovers enthusiastically enrol into these institutes and pursue their dreams. However, given the plenty of dependable options, it is never easy to choose an excellent music school across the city.
There is no fixed age for getting into formal musical training. However, while focusing upon an institute in particular, the stakeholders – either the students or their parents – invariably enquire about the following aspects:
• Fees and
• Location
As such, any music school in Kolkata is well accustomed to this situation. It is really unfortunate that a great decision like joining formal music education is dependent on these two factors. Actually, there are other much relevant queries that one may ask. But people care the least about asking about the right things at right places.
Rather, there are several relevant points to get clarification about, before one takes admission into a music school. The actual objective is to ascertain whether the school in question is capable to provide quality guidance to the learners. Thus, it is more meaningful to ask
• What is the expected level of musical skills of a learner?
• How is the faculty going to motivate students further?
• What will be the medium of communication in the class?
• Will it be possible to access the teachers beyond class hours?
• How will the teacher help an individual in achieving his or her goal?
If one spares some thought, one will realize, these questions are more relevant to evaluate the quality of training that a music school is capable to provide.
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