Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
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Bringing classical music to underprivileged children in India. To introduce western classical music to underprivileged and street children in India. To provide, through music education, a sense of discipline, self-esteem and possible career opportunities for deprived youngsters.
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
In addition to all the Christmas music, two of our children (Irfan Shimpigar and Natsalene Estrocio) will be soloists in Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for two violins, cello and strings in A minor RV 522 (first movement). It’s quite an achievement for them, and for us!
See you there ..read more
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
Video Volunteers Goa very kindly made a video documentary about the work of Child’s Play India Foundation!
Do come to our concert this Sunday (17 December 2017, 6 pm Menezes Braganza hall Panjim Goa India ..read more
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
So proud of our kids! You can watch and hear them in this video of the INK talks event in Goa in September 2016 ..read more
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
Our Christmas concert was our biggest one yet, with over 130 performers including 100 children in choir and orchestra. Our Facebook page has lots of photos. Do watch this short video put together for us by noted documentary maker Jayesh Akhargekar. Merry Christmas from all of us at Child’s Play and best wishes for 2016!
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Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
“Start every day with a song; add a smile and it won’t be long ’til people around you are singing and smiling along, smiling along.” (Elizabeth Gilpatrick, “Start Every Day with a Song”)
This is the text to the first song I have been teaching all my children – it is simple but important, and easy to learn. Once they know these words, we sing it in a round, which means that one group of singers starts the song, and then later another group begins while the first continues, and consecutive groups enter until there are three or four groups all singing together.
I start the choirs with a song like ..read more
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
Child's Play (India) Foundation - Blog
3y ago
For just Rs.500 a month (6000 a year) you can support the music education of one of our children. Help us give India’s disadvantaged children the joy of playing an instrument, playing together with other children in an ensemble and gain self-confidence, self-esteem and a potential skill for employment when they grow up.
We now have our own Junior Orchestra too and we know this will be a fantastic year for our children – please help us make this happen! Thank you to all our friends and supporters. Please share this on your timelines in case your friends would like to donate as well ..read more