The Gitameit Music Institute (Burmese: ဂီတမိတ် ဂီတသင်တန်းကျောင်း) is a non-profit music school and community centre in Yankin Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The school offers holistic music programs that incorporate the study of western music genres and traditional and folk Burmese music.[1][2] Gitameit also houses one of the country's largest musical archives, including digital copies of phonograph records.[3][4][5] The school maintains a two-year "teaching artist" program with the University of Washington.[6]
| Gitameit Music Institute ဂီတမိတ် ဂီတသင်တန်းကျောင်း | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 16°50′23″N 96°10′01″E / 16.83962155935032°N 96.16693538844886°E |
| Information | |
| Former name | Gitameit Music Center |
| Type | Music |
| Established | 2003 |
| Founders | Kit Young, Bruce Gaston, Moe Naing, Tin Yi |
| Language | Burmese |
| Website | Gitameit on Facebook |
History
editIn 2003, pianist Kit Young, Bruce Gaston, and Burmese colleagues Moe Naing and Tin Yi,[7] founded Gitameit Music Center in Yangon, to foster a supportive community of local musicians and audiences, and to foster collaboration with the global community.[8][2] The school's founding helped to fulfill demand for music education in the country, where limited options, such as the National University of Arts and Cultures in Yangon and Mandalay, are available.[9]
On 25 February 2017, a new three-storey building was inaugurated to house the Yangon campus.[3][10] Gitameit launched Myanmar's first secular men's and women's choir, Gitameit Voices.[11] A new campus in Mandalay opened c. 2017.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Watson, Paul (2008-01-30). "Myanmar, where song is a source of suspicion". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b "Gitameit Music Center". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ a b Glauert, Rik (2017-04-20). "Hearing Burma: Teaching Artistry in Rangoon". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Burmese music is fading out". Los Angeles Times. 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "The music of Burma on record". Endangered Archives Programme. 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Global Impact: Letter from Myanmar". School of Music | University of Washington. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "မြန်မာ့အကောင်းဆုံး ဆလိုက်ဂစ်တာ ပညာရှင် ဦးတင် နာရေး". ဧရာဝတီ (in Burmese). 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ Mydans, Seth (2021-10-29). "Bruce Gaston, American Maestro of Thai Music, Dies at 75". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Gitameit". Songs of change. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "The music school in Myanmar has opened". Waterloo Sessions. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Myat, Phu (2019-05-23). "Yangon Timeout". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ "Teaching Artistry: As the Embodiment of Democracy (in Myanmar)". Eric Booth. March 2017. Retrieved 2023-03-23.