Eager teenagers, no less enthusiastic than Swedish teen environmentalist, Greta Thunberg, in their passion to ‘clean up’ India’s education system. A workshop that explores how Maths and Science are deeply embedded in music and musical instruments. Another workshop where children exercise their arms and limbs and express themselves through different dance forms! What do these […]
Reds and greens, wrapped gifts, bells, stars, decorated trees, feel-good movies, the plump, snuggly, jolly man shimmying down chimneys, and of course those melodious, soulful, and heartening carols – the ubiquitous signs of Christmas are here! Yet, did you know that carol singing was not always a staple of the Christmas tradition? Nor was it […]
Live music concerts are every musician’s dream. After all, you get to showcase your skills, enjoy the just deserts for your hard work, meet and greet your fans, and get some useful feedback on your music from the people you make and play music for. There is no substitute for a show with no retakes, […]
If you want to learn something better, you should teach it. This especially rings true for music teachers. Unlike formerly, when a music teacher’s career began when the musician or singer in that person decided to hang his/her boots, many musicians and singers today choose to become educators for its own merits. Not as a […]
Looking for ways to occupy your children this Dussehra? You’ve come to the right place! Parents (rightly!) worry that children will spend all their free time on devices, now a natural extension of their bodies! Rather than asking them not to do something, you could point them towards something else that will occupy their interest: […]
The violin is one of the most difficult instruments to learn and master. But it is not only playing it that is a challenge, tuning it is no cake walk either! If you have just started learning the Western violin, you might need help with tuning it. Don’t worry, it is normal not to know […]
Should you play music for toddlers and young children? If so, what genre or form of music should you play – does it even matter? How much does music affect toddlers? These are questions that you, as a parent, may have wrestled with at some point. And you are right to have done so because […]
Is learning music, joining a singing class, or playing an instrument on your bucket list of things to do in life? Have you really been meaning to learn but just not gotten around to doing it? Understandably, there are some tough odds: dealing with tight schedules, not finding the right teacher, perhaps being told that […]
The guitar is one of the most appealing instruments. Maybe it is because you can easily visualise being a guitarist simply by holding and strumming the instrument. Even before your untrained fingers have taken guitar lessons! However, there are many advantages of learning the guitar, not restricted to how good you sound and feel when […]
When we say Western vocal music. a number of genres come to mind – classical, folk, pop, rock, jazz, contemporary, and film music. The range is quite mind-blowing! When did you first start loving Western vocal music? Was it the sound of Gene Kelly Singin’ in the rain, or Michael Jackson questioning the Man in […]