This conference is to celebrate our senior citizens who have laboured tirelessly and paved the way for the current generation.

The conference will be hosted by Lois Francis.

Adonai Centre of Excellence was birthed initially from a desire to develop young musicians within our local church and then God inspired us to make it a community based program, offering tutorship to people from any walk in life. The name Adonai was chosen because the whole ‘ethos’ of the music school will be God-centered and God focused and we wanted to be guided by the precepts and principles of the Bible.

The Music School is to provide training and development in the art of Music and is set up as a Non-profit organization geared towards reaching and engaging with the community.

The Music School operates from church premises at Church of God of Prophecy ,2 Tudor Road, Easton, Bristol BS5 6BW.

Aaron on keys!!

Vision

The music school is God-Centred and God-focused and is bringing together the immediate and wider community. The music school is geared towards the community and currently offers tutorship in Bass guitar, Keyboards, Drums  and the Acoustic Guitar at a very affordable rate. We offer tutoring to people of regardless of age, religious or socio-economic background and do not discriminate against any individual who desires to learn to play one of the afore-mentioned core instruments. Our syllabuses offer lessons from beginners to intermediate focusing on the rudiments of music and learning to play by ear.

The Bass space!!!

Progress

The Music School started on the 23^rd of January 2010 with 3 students and we have grown to the stage where we now have 15 students enrolled. The age group ranges from a low of 5 years old to a high of 40 and the breakdown of the students by instrument is:-

Instrument	No. of Students
Keyboards	13
Drums	6
Acoustic guitar	2
Bass guitar	2
Total	23

Classes are held on a on a Saturday from 11.00am to 3.00pm with most sessions  being held simultaneously under the guidance of 4 tutors using a variety of techniques, practical demonstrations, video/audio presentations and worksheets to name a few.

Students Imani & Rasharni with tutor Uncle Fabio!!

Cost

The lessons cost £10 per session with 50% of this being currently subsidized by the Church. In essence students are required to pay £30 in total which covers a term of 6 weeks. We are very grateful to have received a grant of £2500 from the Chrysalis Grant which has helped us tremendously in making the lessons affordable and I will make special mention of Helen Harrison for her prompt, professional and timely intervention.

Please feel free to drop in or contact us at anytime using the below contact details as we seek to continue to engage with the community and provide affordable music lessons to the community at large.

Winston Edwards

Executive Director

ADONAI CENTRE of EXCELLENCE (A.C.E.)

2 Tudor Road

Easton

Bristol

BS5 6BW

0117 951 0669

E-mail: adonai.centre@yahoo.com

It is our desire that God will be worshipped in spirit and in truth so that as He is lifted up He will draw all men unto him and his glory will be manifested in His church.

“In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.”( Isaiah 6:1)

Worship will be our lifestyle and through our lives others will come to know experience and desire God’s love and crave an intimate personal relationship with Him.

Worship should be a vital part in the everyday lives of believers. It is the essence of our creation. God desires that our lives would reflect the attitude of praise and worship that we profess on Sunday mornings. Jesus is Lord! We desire to esteem His Lordship in every area of our lives.

We view corporate worship as a time for God’s people to come together to offer their hearts in worshiping Jesus. He indeed is worthy of our praise! Because of His sacrifice, we have an intimate relationship with the Father. Jesus has sent the Holy Spirit to sanctify our lives and to demonstrate the power of God in our midst.

We also see this as a time to corporately hear God’s heart and direction for this expression of His Church.  In addition to the sermon, this can be made manifest through the gifts of the Holy Spirit. And of course, we desire that all this be done in a proper and orderly manner.

In the Psalms we see the glory of praise that can be offered onto God by his people. David encourages us to praise him in dance, in music, with all our instruments and with our voices. He encourages us to make a loud noise onto God.

We believe that our praises, when offered to God brings not only joy to the believer but it also enables him to enjoy the blessings that comes from God.

Psalms 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!”