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They were the only blind students who participated in July’s competition,” said Stefanus, who’s been attached to the school since 2016. “The theme was on traditional instruments and I felt my talented students stood a good chance. Stefanus, 29, submitted his students’ video entry for July’s theme on folk, traditional and world music. IYMC comprises monthly international online music competitions. We thank our music teacher Cikgu Stefanus Lucas for his patience and guidance,” said Putra in a phone call from Putatan.
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Despite our visual impairment, we have managed to excel in music. “Kimberly, John and I are so surprised and thrilled.
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Putra is overwhelmed with excitement and cannot believe his group emerged as one of the winners of an international competition. Kimberly Lo Jing Wei, 12, plays the gong while her teammates John Paulus, 12, and Putra Ahmad Naim Mohd Masri, 13, play the bamboo drum and kulintang respectively. Putra suffers from visual impairment but that hasn't stopped him from playing the kulintang. The students, who call themselves The Trio, are from SK Pendidikan Khas Tuaran in Putatan, a 10-minute drive from Kota Kinabalu. The Sabahan students performed the folk song Lenggang Kangkung using three traditional percussion instruments – gong, bamboo drum and kulintang, an eight-piece brass gong. Held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event – based in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States – attracted 49 groups of participants from across the world. Three visually impaired students from Kota Kinabalu defied the odds and clinched the first prize at the International Youth Music Competitions (IYMC) in July under the Folk, Traditional and World Music category.