School band promotes music among secondary pupils

Established in 2001, the music band of Vo Thanh Trang Secondary School in Tan Phu District has become one of the most renowned student bands in Ho Chi Minh City.
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 1From the inital 15 members, the band now attracts a large number of pupils. (Photo: VNA)
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 2

In its early days, the band only performed at the school’s weekly Monday flag raising ceremony. (Photo: VNA)

School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 3A female member practises with a set of five drums. (Photo: VNA)
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 4(Photo: VNA)
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School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 6Pupils from different generations join the band and play together. (Photo: VNA)
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 7(Photo: VNA)
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 8Training session on rhythms of drum beats. (Photo: VNA)
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At present, ​the band can play 88 kinds of instruments, including the trumpet, cornet, saxophone, and trombone (Photo: VNA)

School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 10The band in its official uniform (Photo: VNA)
School band promotes music among secondary pupils ảnh 11A performance in front of the HCM City Opera House (Photo: VNA)
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The Vo Thanh Trang Band ​broke an Asian record as a children’s band having the largest number of performances across Indochina with 1,450 tours as of 2016. (Photo: VNA)

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