Welcome to the World of Learning
Indian Music at Home through the Internet
General details
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Enrolment
and special offer [Two trial lessons for
FREE!]
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Reach
details for Instrumental Music [chordophones/aero-phones]
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Reach details for Vocal Music
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to know the details about live teaching on the net: Register now!!
It is now possible to learn to play
Hindustani music on the sitar through the Internet. Now the teaching is
conducted through:
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Posting lessons in text and audio format through the Internet
[email/downloading from the supplied URL]
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Discussion of problems and/or live teaching through Internet
audio/Chat/Voice-chat [usually once in every fortnight or/and as per specific
requirements of the students.]
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The 5-year teaching-learning program is split into 3-month units.
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This program is designed for the students those have the basic knowledge
of the subject, e.g., basic training in handling the instrument
[sitar/surbahar/sarod/surshringar/violin/guitar/tabla/others]. A person
without any formal exposure to the subject may only join programs in vocal music.
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A student will be first assessed through his/her performance
CD/Cassette and then s/he may be allowed to start at any higher stage, e.g. 3rd
year of this program or special consultancy program.
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The students will normally receive one lesson per week. But, the
students must submit their work for assessment before obtaining the next
lesson.
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To give considerable boost in progress a student may consider of
visiting Kolkata for live lessons for at least 10 days [10-day crash
course] every year.
The basic equipment/software requirements
Music related instrument/equipment for
effective training:
1. The instrument [sitar/sarod]
2. Electronic tabla
3. Electronic drone machine
Other requirements:
1.
Internet access to his/her computer
2.
The computer must have a soundcard,
speakers/headphones and microphone
3.
A web camera connected to the computer will be
required for learning through video mode.
4.
ADOBE Acrobat Reader [free
software available at www.adobe.com/acrobat]
5.
Any sound editing software [e.g. Cool Edit Pro,
Sound Forge, or some similar software]
6.
Any mp3 player software and mp3 converter, e.g. Musicmatch
Jukebox [freeware available at www.mp3.com ]
The student may submit a demo of his/her current
performance duly recorded in analog tape or CD. This will be required for
designing of appropriate learning program that may suit every student’s
individual requirements.
Special
notes:
1.
Audio demo lessons will be on the
sitar/vocal/tabla.
2.
Teaching through Internet-video is expected to
get started shortly.
3.
Special consultancy program is aimed at
considerably advanced students those might be looking for specialized guidance
on some specific problem. This may be for a shorter period [usually not less
than 3 months]. The fees for such consultancy will be separately quoted
depending upon the raised area for discussion.
4.
During the Crash Course program a student will
be with the teacher for 1 to 2 hours every day during his/her stay in Kolkata.
The fee will be INR 500 per hour and payable in Indian Rupees.
Another note: FOR THE STUDENTS OF CHORDOPHONES OR AERO-PHONES THOSE WILL BE USING
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OTHER THAN SITAR FOR THEIR MUSIC EXPRESSIONS.
The students those
will be using musical instruments other than sitar will be provided with
suitable music making materials and general guidance on practicing. The
technical guidance will be restricted to general advices. For advanced level
techniques the students must seek live guidance of the professional
touring musicians those might be reachable by the student. The lessons for
these groups of students will be in text and the audio lessons will be in vocal
format.
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US $ 20 per weekly lessons.
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One time Registration Fees US $ 50
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To start a students to pay Registration fees
and 12 weeks’ fees in advance, i.e. US $ 290
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All tuition fees should reach the account before
the beginning of month.
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The fees may be dispatched through Western Union [Money Transfer]
If you want to have the TRIAL LESSONS before you join you may ask for it. This is FREE!! Send
your mail now-- Also use the same link to mail your
queries.
The students
registering for training in Instrumental Music
[sitar/sarod/guitar/violin/others] will get a highly helpful e-book on music making
worth US $ 30 for free!! Please send a
mail and ask for your free book after you register.
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