Music is a universal language and National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) and the University of Texas at Austin are going to prove this during their three-year partnership that will build creative capacity for teachers and students by providing skills in music composition, music theory, orchestration and training in areas such as piano, voice, string instruments, and conducting.
Although the agreement between the two institutions was formally signed in Karachi at Napa yesterday, the programme has already been under way since January when four Napa students went to the US to share their learning and culture with the teachers and students at the UT-Austin.
“It was a remarkable experience for me to train and learn at UT-Austin,” said Hafi Mustafa, a third year student of classical singing at Napa who returned here earlier this month with his three fellow students after over four months of training.
Arsalan Pervaiz, the artist who accompanied him for the training, said he was jazz guitar player. He said he was going to share with his students at Napa what he learned during the visit.
Napa President Zia Mohyeddin said “The mentoring and classes will take place mostly through video link while the last two semesters will see dedicated groups to the US and Pakistan”.
