Video link: http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/61152/a-r-rahman-classic-training-young-musicians.html
*Chennai:* After 15 years of reigning over music charts musician A R Rahman is composing opportunities for young musicians. Rahman is setting up a music conservatory called the K M Music Conservatory near his studio in Kodambakkam, Chennai, to nurture talented musicians. The K M Music Conservatory will train aspiring musicians in all genres—vocal, instrumental, classical or fusion—and make them good enough to perform with any orchestra internationally. The musicians will also perform in the KM Symphony Orchestra that the maestro is putting together. Rahman hopes his efforts bring back what's missing in contemporary Indian music. "I think the dynamics are not there. Everything is on the face and loud and I think it needs to be a little soft and moderate. That can come only when you have an orchestral music training," says Rahman. The conservatory's faculty would include musical stalwarts from across the world and it will offer preparatory, foundation and diploma courses starting from June 2008. "It's not just playing the violin, it's the musicality Students are going to gain. They can use that (training) in different ways like they can become music producers or music editors. The content has grown so much—so many music channels are there and so many movies are being made. These talents are definitely going to complement all of them," he says. Rahman is looking forward to his next venture with Rajinikanth *Robot* and is currently working on the superstar's animation film *Sultan*. Besides this he's also scoring music for the Hindi version of *Ghajini* and *Dilli 6 *. But he's most excited about working with Rajinikanth again. "He is an icon, and he's got his own zing and so it's real fun to be working with him," he says.
