Soul Sounds Academy

Soul Sounds Academy is rated 3 out of 5 in the category arts and crafts. Read and write reviews about Soul Sounds Academy. The Soul Sounds Academy, where all it takes is to ignite a passion to perform music at its best, was set up by its Music Director, Soundarie David Rodrigo, one of Sri Lanka’s well known musicians and also founder of Sri Lanka’s premiere female ensemble Soul Sounds in 2000. The Academy was set up with the objective of creating space for young children the opportunity to excel in music, with opportunities to perform both locally and internationally. Classes are conducted by Soundarie David Rodrigo along with a panel of experienced teachers of voice, piano, violin, guitar, special needs as well as theory of music and Musical Theatre. The Academy believes in a performance oriented approach to music, where the child is given guidance and training in active performing, and thereby further enhancing personality growth, with attention to confidence boosting, music appreciation, time management, and team work. Following the success of Soul Sounds, the first choral group in the country to venture internationally and be placed at a International Competition in Wales ten years ago, the Academy encourages young students to appreciate all genres of music, whilst learning the basics in Classical Music. Choral singing, one of the most popular classes at the Academy, has classes for all ages, from as young as 4 to 25. The Soul Sounds Academy Choir, the junior body of the award winning Soul Sounds, Sri Lanka’s premiere female ensemble, brought glory to the country, when they were awarded with two Gold Diplomas at the Asia Pacific Choir Games in Indonesia in 2013. Individual and group classes are conducted for the piano, violin, theory, musical theatre, guitar, as well as Music Therapy for Children with Special Needs. Students are sent for the ABRSM exams conducted by the Royal Schools of Music London, as well as the Trinity College of Music, London Examinations. Children are exposed to many a performing opportunity from a very young age, both locally and internationally. For all