Santuri Electronic Music Academy
SEMA blends progressive pedagogy with innovative curricula that gives as much space to traditional artistic practices as to contemporary experimentation.
Our dynamic educational programming offers SEMA students new insights and perspectives that speak to electronic music culture and its wider role in civic impact.
In 2023, SEMA received the IMC Music Award — as sub-saharan Africa’s first laureate.
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SEMA blends progressive pedagogy with innovative curricula that gives as much space to traditional artistic practices as to contemporary experimentation.
Our dynamic educational programming offers SEMA students new insights and perspectives that speak to electronic music culture and its wider role in civic impact.
In 2023, SEMA received the IMC Music Award — as sub-saharan Africa’s first laureate.
SEMA
TRAIN THE TRAINER [TTT]
Nairobi
The Train the Trainer course by SEMA equips music practitioners (music producers, DJs and
instrumentalists) to become educators.
Through exploring progressive pedagogical methods, TTT shall imbue students with the necessary skills
to lead and inspire, engage with policy in the industry, and take care of the wellness and wellbeing of themselves, their future students and their community.
TTT NAIROBI - COURSE CONTENT
SEMA’s Train the Trainer (TTT) course covers the following topics:
Theoretical foundations of a music innovation hub
Introduction to the foundations of Project Based Learning
Teaching methodologies
Classroom management
Student assessment & feedback
Communication and leadership skills
Santuri DNA
Wellness and wellbeing
ADDITIONAL LEARNINGS
In TTT you will also learn how to:
- Develop an understanding of the principles of PBL and how they apply to music education
- How to design and deliver effective training sessions that are engaging and interactive
- Assessing students needs and catering to them
- Constructive feedback skills
- Integrate relevant digital tools into music instruction
- How to remain a ‘teaching student’
SEMA’s TTT Nairobi course is sponsored by Sanara.
TTT NAIROBI - DATES & LOCATION
Friday, April 4th, 2025 to Friday, May 2nd, 2025
Ijumaa, Aprili 4, 2025 hadi Ijumaa, Mei 2, 2025(excluding public holidays; classes re-scheduled accordingly)
The Mall (Basement Level),
Ring Road Parklands, Westlands, Nairobi County, Kenya
10 am - 2 pm
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays
APPLICATIONS CLOSED
KUJISAJILI KUMEFUNGWA
SEMA in Sanara
SEMA is dedicated to the upskilling of music practitioners, ensuring they can build vibrant, self-sustained livelihoods. With a commitment to intersectional inclusion, SEMA seeks to
create opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that students have
access to the resources and support they need.
By employing a learning-by-doing pedagogical approach, SEMA will play a crucial role in the Sanara program skilling for work, while fostering empowered and skilled audio technicians across the region.
About Sanara
exciting, inclusive program designed for young women and men in Kenya’s creative and
cultural industries aims to enable access to dignified and fulfilling work.
In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, the consortium of
HEVA, SNDBX, Baraza Media Lab and GoDown Arts Center,
have launched this 3-year program to offer opportunities for financing,
skilling programs and infrastructure, and the adoption of
sustainable practices that advance safer working environments.
For more information visit:
hevafund.com/sanara
SEMA WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASSES
Santuri has run over 15 separate workshops for music practitioners from our studio spaces since the beginning of 2021. With the addition of the Santuri Salon at The Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, we have been able to run even more niche trainings at a greater capacity.
These workshops have ranged from Ableton and Maschine basics, to live recording, electronic jam sessions,
live looping performances, and more hardware experimentation over at the Santuri space.
Our masterclasses and workshops are arranged and facilitated by Santuri staff, in addition to external industry experts, leading to further interactions self-organized by our community of artists.
CURRENT OFFERINGS
Hybrid DJ
FL Studio
Ally Fresh & DJ Mura Masterclass
Live Performance
SEMA COURSES
Below is a list of SEMA’s course offerings that run throughout the year.
E-mail admissions@santuri.org or subscribe to Santuri’s monthly newsletter for information on upcoming schedules and course dates.
SEMA COURSES
DJ101
Beginner Music Production [BMP]
Prod-DJ
Intermediate Music Production [IMP]
Advanced Music Production [AMP]
Train the Trainer [TTT]
ADDITIONAL LEARNINGS
- Critically evaluating your work using Project Based Learning
- Understanding the possibilities in production with Santuri’s unlimited access to gear
- Exploring the cultural and historical context of East-African and global electronic music
- Developing a professional and respectful process in navigating the electronic music scene
- An understanding of social sensitivities across the music industry
SEMA’s Approach
We believe that the best way to learn is by getting directly into the music production and deejaying process. You will have endless opportunities to immerse yourself in the magic of creating music and deejaying - SEMA will give you the tools, guidance and space to chart your own path to success. SEMA offers access to cutting-edge software and hardware from our global music technology partners including Ableton, Native Instruments, Shure, Elektron, ADAM Audio, and more. As a SEMA student, you will also have access to your own iMac workstation for the entirety of the course.
SEMA’s tutors are all artists in their own right, and are active in the East-African and global music landscape. We understand what you want to get out of the courses. SEMA utilizes Project Based Learning, an approach which inspires as much as it frees you from the traditional classroom environment.