The Teacher and the Taught
At the outset, I would like to refer to the basic objective or the theme of the Seminar. The heading of the concept note circulated to the participants, defines it as "the problems and methodology of collecting data from traditional musicians". Later the note refers to the work required to be done, for the analysis of musical activity related to the process of teaching and learning, as well as performing and listening. Still later, the note refers to the lack of interaction between...
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Scheme for Employment of Musicians
Even established musicians in the field of classical music in India, are finding it extremely difficult to earn a decent living. Whilst top ranking musicians are fairly comfortable through earnings from their concerts, it is the up and coming musician who finds it extremely difficult to devote sufficient time for his own progress as he is completely tied up in giving tuitions to deserving and undeserving students to earn his livelihood. Unless he reaches the top, the number of his...
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Music Edication In a Multicultural Society -An Indian Perspective
India is a country of differing ethnicities, communities, religions and languages, educational levels and different philosophies - a society more multi-cultural than you will find anywhere within one nation-state. Indian philosophy believes in what is known as “Unity in diversity”. No wonder that the word “immigrant” is unknown in India.
In this paper, I propose to deal with on the visible and significant cultural differences between different communities living together...
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Guru Shishya Parampara 1
INTRODUCTION
It is truly said that the level of civilisation that a society has achieved, is closely related to the culture that it has inherited from the past. Culture sometimes defined as "Sanskar" is not developed like "instant product" that we hear about these days but is evolved over centuries and Indian culture- is a supreme example of such an evolution.
साहित्यसङ्गीतकलाविहीनः साक्षात्पशुः...
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Guru Shishya Parampara 2
INTRODUCTION
Importance of Education
Merit of the System
Olden Days
Present environment
Gharana system
OLDEN
Sincerity
Quality of Gurus
Quality of Shishyas
Physical facilities
Devotion loyalty
Need based
Restricted movements due to inability to travel – even the
knowledge of existence of Gurus
PRESENT SITUATION
Urbanisation
Instant music
Lack of humility
Media -Rs 40/- Guru in pocket (cassette)
Quality v/s quantity
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Classical Music: Market Forces or Patronage?
This paper was presented Pandit Arvind Parikh, at a seminar on this subject hosted by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
We are considering the changing socio--economic and technological environment of classical music --Vidvatbhogi Sangeet [music for the elite] -- in contrast to popular music -- Janatabhogi Sangeet [music for the masses]. Obviously, these classifications represent the extremities of popularity and aesthetic maturity, with many shades in between.
For some years now,...
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Changing Trends in Instrumental Music Over Last 60 Years
INTRODUCTION
Instrumental music has undergone quite a radical change in the last 60 years . The se changes are reflected both in terms of physical and stylistic changes. In fact, these two dimensions i.e., physical and stylistic have influenced each other and the resultant product moulded through several evolutionary process is both refined and mature. In this article we shall endeavour to deal with these two aspects of changes individually, analyse the present situation and consider what...
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Bindu Vistar
The subject of Bindu-Vistar as applied to music requires not only a musical but more of a philosophical approach. As a performing musician, one has to translate the performing techniques through the medium of a relatively difficult and abstract thought process. It is no doubt useful to dwell upon the process and the result of the techniques utilised by a performing musician in relation to the techniques he follows in projecting his musical thoughts through the medium of an instrument or vocal...
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