Celebrating young talents at the primary school music festival competitions

By Stephen Mokoro

The long-awaited D-Day for the Isinya Sub-County Primary Schools Music Festival Competitions finally arrived on Monday and was held at Moi Girls Secondary School.

The competition, which is the 88^th Edition of the Kenya Music Festival, seeks to achieve a holistic human resource development in terms of socio-cultural, physical, moral and spiritual growth with a view of developing all round students.

Stiff competition was experienced in music, dance and elocution as the youngsters came out with zeal to showcase their ability, talent and creativity outside class. In elocution (English Verse and Public Speaking), Sunny Side Academy carried the day in the highly competed for English choral verse speaking with 87%  while Acacia Crest Academy celebrated their prowess in the senior class English solo set verse speaking with 93%. 

Acacia Crest Academy

Other areas that experienced tough competition included African folk songs, choral music, singing games and dances, Swahili elocution and set verses; most of which were won by private schools.

Little competition was however experienced in own compositions and Instrumental music attributed to the low number of turnouts in these categories.

Isinya Primary school

In his closing speech, the Isinya District Music Festivals Director noted with concern that Isinya Primary School was the only public primary school that came out to challenge the rival private schools in the competitions within the sub-coun. He encouraged public primary schools to take interest in the competition as it is part of the school curriculum. He also encouraged teachers and pupils to come up with more own composition verses and music to foster creativity in pupils.