*Star Advice: A. R. Rahman* We cannot imagine Hindi film music without the fantastic and versatile music from the house of A. R. Rahman. We asked the gifted musician to share some musical advice for upcoming musicians and the humble musical genius came up with a brilliant, practical idea:
[image: a-r-rehman] "Take a flight to Chennai and join my music school. Pay the fees once you become a successful musician" is the musical maestro's frank advice. About his music school: KM Music Conservatory (KMMC) and KM Music Symphony Orchestra has been launched with the vision of providing exemplary orchestra here in India and to recreate the joy of world class orchestra for the enjoyment of India's people because most of them are switching to electric music. KM Music Conservatory and Audio Media Education, India's first Apple authorized located in Chennai, offers a program in Music and Music technology, the duration is 2-5 years. The faculty includes Indian and International professors and musicians who will educate students in Indian and Western Classical music. The school auditions and accepts students and singers who play the flute, cello, violin, guitar, French horn, trumpet, oboe, clarinet, trombone, viola, double bass and percussion. Courses include Western Vocal and Instrumental performance, Indian Classical Vocal, Western and Indian Music Theory, Music appreciation, Ear Training, Piano, Audio Engineering, an Apple certified course in Logic Pro and a Digidesign certified course in Pro Tools. Students will get a chance to interact with A. R. Rahman, who is the school's principal. Scholarships will be offered to deserving candidates from the A. R. Rahman Foundation. Students also have the opportunity to audition for the KM Music Symphony Orchestra upon completion of the program. We can't help but wonder if showman Subhash Ghai who misses no opportunity to promote his film school Whistling Woods International, located at Film City in Mumbai has influenced Rahman! http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2008/November/News_20081119_138
