As with most forums of our kind, at any given point of time, there are way more threads talking about audio equipment than about music itself. It would be fantastic if some of the members here could share their eclectic music tastes for the benefit of everybody here.
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Today, I chanced upon an article in the newspaper regarding Chitraveena exponent Ravi Kiran conducting a course on Melharmony. It kindled my curiosity and at the end, my respect for the artist grew by quite a bit. We need more such individuals from the Classical Music front to put their best foot forward for both the propagation of these fine arts and also to help the next generation understand that there was not something fundamentally wrong with people sitting serenely with eyes closed when somebody on the stage went into a long and involved alapana!
I wonder what somebody like Asit - a trained musician, I understand - makes of this. Of course if there are other musicians among us, would love to have their thoughts as well.
Here is the link.
Taking Indian music to U.S. classrooms - The Hindu
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Today, I chanced upon an article in the newspaper regarding Chitraveena exponent Ravi Kiran conducting a course on Melharmony. It kindled my curiosity and at the end, my respect for the artist grew by quite a bit. We need more such individuals from the Classical Music front to put their best foot forward for both the propagation of these fine arts and also to help the next generation understand that there was not something fundamentally wrong with people sitting serenely with eyes closed when somebody on the stage went into a long and involved alapana!
I wonder what somebody like Asit - a trained musician, I understand - makes of this. Of course if there are other musicians among us, would love to have their thoughts as well.
Here is the link.
Taking Indian music to U.S. classrooms - The Hindu
