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There was a crescendo of feelings as I moved towards my LTCL exam. The performance anxiety mixed with the whole...
Why do I study music?
The wonderful thing about music is that it can give you endless hours of fun. Whether you are playing an...
Arties Chamber Ensemble performs at Art Chamber, Goa (14/03/15)
Mahler’s one-movement Piano Quartet in A Minor was composed during Mahler’s days as a student in 1876. In this piece, especially in the very beginning, there was this strong,familiar flavour of Metamorphosis by Philip Glass. I won’t be surprised if Glass was inspired by Mahler’s work to jot down his idiosyncratic, minimalist...
Vijay Upadhyaya
How did you get involved in Western Classical Music? I learnt piano from my mother. Due to the dearth of...
Inaugural Western Music Teachers’ Conference
On Sunday, July 5, 2015, the first conference for teachers of Western music was held in Delhi. The original scope...
Thoughts on India
It is a pleasure and privilege to introduce the very first issue of Serenade. I firmly believe that a high-quality magazine devoted to Western classical music has enough potential to raise the performing standard of Western classical music in India, to encourage high-quality tuition, and to enhance the listening pleasure of millions of individuals throughout India. Western classical music...
The State Of Singing In India – An Interim Report
There is no doubting that interest in Western music is on the rise in India. Judging from the perspective of exam entries alone, there...
Music and Mathematics: The Fibonacci Sequence
Life very often throws some curious coincidences my way. Just as I was preparing a presentation for architecture students at...