Soul Music Academy

Soul Music Academy is right here in Janakpuri at C-5D/ 9A. If you know this part of the city, you know how busy the streets get around mid-day. We are in a regular building, nothing too flashy on the outside to look at. Inside, it is mostly rooms for students to sit and practice their chords. We have guitars and keyboards leaning against the walls in most corners of the hallway. Sometimes the wires get a bit tangled on the floor, but we try to keep them neat so no one trips. It gets loud when three or four people are playing different things at once in different rooms, but that is just how it is here. The lighting in the main hallway is a little dim because one of the bulbs keeps flickering and we haven't replaced it yet. We keep a schedule book on the main desk, mostly filled with scribbles and crossed-out times from the week. Most of the people who come here are from nearby blocks in Janakpuri. They usually walk over after school or when they get off work. We spend a lot of time tuning instruments or just sitting around waiting for the next person to show up for their slot. There is a small cooler for water in the corner that makes a humming sound all day long. It is not a corporate setup with a receptionist. Just us in Janakpuri, making sure people have a place to play.