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KINGSTON, Jamaica (Achieve3000, April 10, 2014). Barefoot and dressed in donated clothes, 12-year-old Renaldo Brown plays scales on a flute under the canopy of trees at Alpha Boys’ School. The Jamaican school is known

for educating many of this music-steeped island’s top instrumentalists.

“It’s challenging, but I like it. I’m getting better [because] I’ve been practicing nearly every day for two years,” said Renaldo. He’s a serious boy from Spanish Town, Jamaica.

Renaldo is among about two dozen boys who are discovering a new world through music at the school.

Alpha school is a residential school that has been operated by Catholic nuns since the late 19th century. It has long been the cradle of Jamaica’s prolific music culture. It’s also been a beacon of hope for at-risk youngsters.

Decade after decade, Alpha alumni have emerged from the musical hothouse in Kingston to bring the sounds of Jamaican music, like reggae, to the world.

At the school, students between 8 and 18 are taught self-control and pride while learning to read music and understand harmony and composition. But not all of the boys study music. Some choose to study more traditional trades

like woodworking and tailoring. Approximately 85 children are currently enrolled in Alpha. There are 25 in the music program.

The school has a good track record with music instruction. Many past students are regarded as top musicians. Some have founded some of Jamaica’s top bands. Others are highly regarded backup players or deejays.

“You’ll find old students from Alpha…just about everywhere. If you go to France, you’ll see Alpha boys playing music professionally. You go to Germany or New York, you’ll see Alpha boys,” said Winston “Sparrow” Martin.

Martin once was a student at the school. Now, he’s the school’s longtime band instructor. At the same time, Martin has forged his own international recording career.

Despite the school’s success, it’s increasingly being squeezed between rising costs and shrinking state support. The government only provides $60 per week for each student. And that’s not enough. Administrators fear that they

will be forced to eliminate the school’s residential program.

In response, the school is building up its own money-generating businesses. It recently launched an Internet radio station that draws 60,000 people monthly. It broadcasts tunes created by alumni. School director Sister Susan

Frazer said that the online radio program isn’t bringing in money yet. But it is expected to eventually raise money through sponsors and advertising.

Frazer said that Alpha also plans to expand and modernize its training for young students to make sure the famed music program can continue.

“Moving forward, we’re going to focus a lot more on the music program in all [areas],” Frazer said. “It won’t be just instrument playing, but rather the whole business of music.”

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