Music Education
About two years ago, I was asked by Vidyun Singh, who heads the Programmes Division of the India Habitat Centre, if I would be interested in curating and programming a monthly series of screenings of operas at the newly-renovated Stein Auditorium, with its excellent new video projector and sound system.
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What were the highlights of your India tour? It would be very difficult to choose a specific moment as the entire trip was fantastic! I had such a wonderful time returning to Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore. Each of the organisations that hosted and presented me were so enthusiastic and
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In my many years of concert going, I have yet to come across a recital that works as well as Pallavi Mahidhara’s written to Mumbai on 8th December 2015. She has everything that her huge and much exalted bio-data promises and even more hints for the future. I would
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“What is Western classical music?” When an Indian musical magazine asked me to write an article answering such a wide and slippery question it seemed clear to me that it would be a challenging task. To make things worse, the article must be short. I must confess to the reader
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Bombay has an earnest but limited audience for Western classical music – unless the best known ambassador for it comes to the city. When Zubin Mehta stages here, he has a “bass” which is wider than the familiar, oft-seen music lovers and the audience “trebles” in numbers. October 26th, 2015 was
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Celebrated Pianist Pallavi Mahidhara returns to India for a tour after a decade! We asked her why this trip was special – I have been coming to perform in India since 2003. It is always a great pleasure for me to return to India! I truly love having the privilege of
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Please share your background with us. I was thrust into a career in advertising without a by-your-leave way back in 1971 but that’s another story. I started my own advertising agency, Maadhyam in 1979 after stints on the other side of the table with Usha Sales and DLF. Crossed
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Swiss pianist & composer Nik Bärtsch will tour India this November 2015 with RONIN, a quartet that proceeds with the work on his ‘ritual groove music’. Swiss pianist, composer and producer Nik Baertsch will be in India on the invitation of Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council. Nik Baertsch will tour
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We would like to congratulate Soprano Patricia Rozario on performing the British National Anthem for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Community Address in Wembley Stadium, London. We got in touch with Patricia to hear more from her about the experience – “I was honoured to be performing at Wembley Stadium
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Western Classical music education is a brand name used for parts of the pedagogy of music literacy. Music literacy, as used today, was born out of a finite notation system using neumes[1]. This notation was necessary for the rise of the Christian Church and plainchant – a simple liturgical melody
Music Education
There was a crescendo of feelings as I moved towards my LTCL exam. The performance anxiety mixed with the whole “what’s the point of this” syndrome. The lead up to it was long and intense. And just after the exam, I looked back at it like a typhoon heading
Music Education
The wonderful thing about music is that it can give you endless hours of fun. Whether you are playing an instrument, or just listening to music, music has the ability to engulf you in its beauty. Whether it is classical, light jazz, or heavy metal, music can prove as an
