MUSIGA Academy ready to roll
According to Ahuma Bosco Ocansey, Head of Communications and Special Projects for the union, the academy will provide competence-based training for professionals in the music industry.
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The MUSIGA official said the academy would offer training in 10 modules including Using ICT for Career Development; Copyright and Publishing; Survey of Music in Ghana; Music Theory and Musicianship.
There will be options for specialisation in areas such as Music Business Management, Traditional Instruments Specialization, Western Instruments Specialization, Centre Stage Grooming and Singing and Songwriting as well as Arrangement and Composition.
Bice Osei Kuffour, the MUSIGA President, also pointed out that the academy project had become necessary to enhance the skills of industry players.
He noted that the union decided on the range of modules to ensure that the needs of all industry practitioners along the music production value chain were addressed.
He called on musicians who are interested in upgrading their skills to register academy which will be run at the NAFTI.
The academy is sponsored by the Skills Development Fund (SDF) of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) under the supervision of the School of Performing Arts of the University of Ghana, Legon.
In all, about 120 participants are expected to be trained for free at the academy.
