https://youtu.be/QXhxrOD5yng Yet another proof and a delightful one (if any were needed), that”Music is the purest form of art, and therefore the most direct expression of beauty, with a form and spirit which is one, and simple, and least encumbered with anything extraneous. … No one of its notes is final, yet each reflects the …
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Video | Carnatic Wave: A journey into the Karaikudi tradition
https://youtu.be/h5cWjCFTMe8 Carnatic Wave is an aural journey into the Karaikudi Veena tradition, a centuries old practice of Southern Indian classical music being carried on by a group of musicians in Portland, Oregon. This short documentary offers a glimpse into their world of Carnatic music, highlighting the importance and challenge of teaching traditional art forms in …
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Video | Layavinyasam by TR Sundaresan: Mridangam & Konakkol
https://youtu.be/Maid2YZUBps More about TR Sundaresan >> Related posts Practice four widely used Carnatic talas – free for all learners “Sampradaya is like a broad river and the bani is a tributary”: Umayalpuram Sivaraman on his 75 years of performance
Audio | What Makes Indian Music Unique – Kennedy Center Education
To listen to the educational resources shown below, click here >> Source: Music of India, An exploration of Indian musicURL: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/international/music-of-india/Date visited: 2 August 2021 Related post“Sampradaya is like a broad river and the bani is a tributary”: Umayalpuram Sivaraman on his 75 years of performance >>
Perceptions of “Guru” now and then
A teacher teaches music – the curriculum, the techniques, the methods and so on, but a Guru teaches how to approach music: how to understand it, how to internalize it and how to enjoy it. […] Music is a lifelong pursuit and its emotions start sinking into you with more internal growth of the self …