On Saturday the 8th of October, the Hout Bay NGO "THRIVE" will be launching their first farmer's market, at The Valley Nursery, Hout Bay. I will be playing "Pieces of Time" there, as well as some upbeat background music, from 10 - 11.
THRIVE was started by local Hout Bay eco warriors, to assist schools in growing and maintaining vegetable gardens, fruit and nut orchards, as well as indigenous plants to encourage local species of birds and insects. These are all big yes ticks for me! And if they get a medicinal indigenous herb garden going, I will be fully over the moon.
I have a bit of a history with Hout Bay, as I used to give music and movement classes at the Little Lambs Daycare, in Imizamo Yethu, a few years ago. At the time that I started, I was adamant to give the teachers there the resources to give their own music and movement classes, and I am finally very close to reaching that goal.
I have put together 14 public domain and original material lesson plans, that I am translating into Afrikaans and Xhosa, that will be shared as open source material. Along with these lesson plans, I plan to put up instructional videos on how to play the musical accompaniment, as well as how to deliver the class. Because that is a lot to take in all at once, I will also be putting up sound clips of all the games, so teachers will have a bit more context when beginning to learn the lesson plans.The first drafts can be seen on my website www.guitarforgood.v7.co.za
So, in order to translate into Xhosa, I am hiring a translator, and for that I will be taking donations in at the Market. I've already commissioned one lesson plan, and I'm very relieved to see how well it is going! It is really a beautiful thing when your ambition starts becoming a reality, and I'm sure that's how the THRIVE team must be feeling.
Looking forward to seeing the turnout, and of course, to top up on delicious organic veggies!
