Musikahan sa Tagum

Musikahan sa Tagum 2008
(Feb. 21-Feb. 27)

I could say that Filipinos are great lovers of music and I am not an exemption of that. And thankfully, although Tagum City (my hometown) isn't as glamorous as Davao or any big cities here in Mindanao, the people here share the same passion for music.

In Tagum City is a distinct cultural event that celebrates the Filipino excellence in Music composition, performance and production, the end goal of which it to provide the youth with more opportunities to excel in the Music Industry. The annual festival engenders a vision of a fairer and brighter future for the youth through the enhancement of skills in arts and in building creative pathways for gainful employment specially for the out-of school youth.

Mayor Rey T. Uy has this music workshop called RTU Music Makers which helps you learn how to play different instruments like the acoustic guitar, the bass guitar, keyboards, the blowings or the sax and the likes and the drums, among others. I joined RTU way back in Senior High, focusing on the drums and I experienced playing in an ensemble--composed of 120+ members-- in front of many people.. an experience I will never forget.

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