Music classes at Lok Virsa in full swing

Islamabad: Music classes of different instruments at National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) continue to attract the music enthusiasts from twin cities on every weekend.

Talking to APP, an official of Lok Virsa said that music classes, started in February, were on the break in respect of the holy month and were now in full swing with new students coming to register themselves everyday.

The official said these music classes were an effort to promote folk music and bring back the creative space to our community. "Such events help create a sense of active society along with polishing the creative skills of the young blood", he added.

He said the aspirants were taking keen interest in different music courses being conducted by the renowned music artists. The instruments of main focus are ‘Bansuri’, ‘Rubab’, ‘Tabla’, ‘Sitar’ and harmonium.

Rubab class were taught by Adnan Hiader while Bansuri, Harmonium, ‘Tabla’ and ‘Sitar’ were taught by Salman Adil, Nazakat Ali, Amanat Ali and Amir Hussain respectively. "Youngsters especially students are taking admission in our courses as part of their summer vacations activities which is why number of aspirants is increasing day by day", he added.

The students can contact the officials on phone number 051-9249213 for further details. According to experts, extensive studies have shown that learning to play a musical instrument has many benefits including the ability to bring down stress, improve memory power and increase confidence levels.