Mastering music
On my way to office this morning, I was listening to Amruthavahini radio channel. A talk show with veteran musician, Vid. Seethalakshmi Venkatesan was being aired. She has been singing for more than 6 decades now and is a disciple of Semmangudi.
Few points she mentioned to be noted:
1) Music needs practise and dedication - Now-a-days, kids and their parents aim to learn for a short span and start giving performances. This doesn't bring the best of music.
2) Audio recording class sessions these days have made things worse - kids tend to make this a usual routine and end up not getting the micro-intricacies of any song. Also, seeing the text/book and singing is not the best way of expressing music. My brother and I have seen this and we always made it a point NOT to see the book and sing. This distracts the singer and also makes the listener concious about the fear of missing some lyrics.
3) Audience has changed over generations - Few decades ago, one had to sing 'ghana' (raaga-s with great strength and depth) raagas and songs to get appreciating from the audience. Now, it is easy to add few lighter songs and get more appreciation. My view is, to be the best, one has to mix and match both tradition and trend.
This talk show is aired every Tuesday and is called Sampatha - a talk show with a musician to discuss their journey in music. Next week, it will have, Ra. Sathyanarayana.
Few points she mentioned to be noted:
1) Music needs practise and dedication - Now-a-days, kids and their parents aim to learn for a short span and start giving performances. This doesn't bring the best of music.
2) Audio recording class sessions these days have made things worse - kids tend to make this a usual routine and end up not getting the micro-intricacies of any song. Also, seeing the text/book and singing is not the best way of expressing music. My brother and I have seen this and we always made it a point NOT to see the book and sing. This distracts the singer and also makes the listener concious about the fear of missing some lyrics.
3) Audience has changed over generations - Few decades ago, one had to sing 'ghana' (raaga-s with great strength and depth) raagas and songs to get appreciating from the audience. Now, it is easy to add few lighter songs and get more appreciation. My view is, to be the best, one has to mix and match both tradition and trend.
This talk show is aired every Tuesday and is called Sampatha - a talk show with a musician to discuss their journey in music. Next week, it will have, Ra. Sathyanarayana.
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