Which is why I am fascinated by the notion of somebody attempting
to reproduce them on a single instrument, like a trumpet. When one
takes away the sampled beat and the sampled riff, there's no
*there* there.
That's exactly my point. In between work, gigging, and other
commitments,
Dave Long [07/03/08 18:09 +0100]:
(suresh, my mail to you bounced, but shiv and udhay should have copies of
the mp3s)
one of bluewin's mailservers got filtered at work because of an outbreak of
spam (from virus infected users whose PCs got their outlook hijacked by a
virus and used to spam
Dave Long wrote, [on 3/4/2008 3:58 PM]:
(it'll be at least several months before recording with a new
instrument. However, if you'd like MP3s of some of our current songs,
I'm a little short of server access, but happy to send them along by
other means. Just remember that, unlike Maiden,
Udhay Shankar N [07/03/08 11:00 +0530]:
Which is why I am fascinated by the notion of somebody attempting to
reproduce them on a single instrument, like a trumpet. When one takes away
the sampled beat and the sampled riff, there's no *there* there.
What you want to do is take Alanis
/me has been digitising his dhrupad collection. i learnt from the dagars
for some years in delhi. dunno about bangalore, but in bombay there are
students of zia mohiuddin dagar (not just rudra veena, also singing).
On Wed, 2008-02-27 at 00:55 +0530, va wrote:
Absolutely, their aalaps are more
I think I should start again.
Yeah.
I've started again, and recommend it highly.
Having sorely needed a distraction last fall, I joined a local band.
(we leave tomorrow for Belgium)
A couple of weeks ago they asked if I could play trumpet next season,
and I replied, in principle, yes,
--- Abhishek Hazra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(eg...Mishram is so called because mishram is
mixture...it is a mixture of 4 and 3!.. and I
am unable to find out
why Sankeernam, the word for 9, is so called...)
interesting. Sankeernam meaning narrow,
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
Vid...I wish you could come and learn Carnatic music from me. I have
not had a SINGLE student like you yet. They assimilate the info I give
them, but they don't ask questions on their own...if I don't know the
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:28 PM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
My classes ended after I used a diwali firecracker to play a few notes
on the mridangam
Were you subjected to a sermon on being a shame on the family? My
sister's impeccable track record at Bharatantyam didn't help at
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote:
I was forcibly enrolled in Mridangam classes at age 7. I had to beat
out the same 4 notes for ever - I lost my patience after the first few
classes and asked the teacher when I was going to get a hand at trying
other things. I was
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:28 PM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[...]
My classes ended after I used a diwali firecracker to play a few notes
on the mridangam
Were you subjected to a sermon on being a
I had ok-ok teachers of Carnatic music and, as you all mention, was
forced to learn singing and dancing for a while. I then started
learning to play the Veena, but stopped it in time for my X standard
preparation.
My interest in carnatic music deepened only after coming to Singapore
and being
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:54 PM, divya manian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I heard people are nowadays learning carnatic music online through
teachers who are teaching them through the voice chat, sitting in
Chennai and students who reside in the US.
karNa paramparA (auditory tradition) in
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 9:54 PM, divya manian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I heard people are nowadays learning carnatic music online through
teachers who are teaching them through the voice chat, sitting in
Chennai
On 2/27/08, divya manian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had ok-ok teachers of Carnatic music and, as you all mention, was
forced to learn singing and dancing for a while. I then started
learning to play the Veena, but stopped it in time for my X standard
I started after class X and stopped Veena
Oh no. Please keep it going. It is turning out like a - Indian music of
Dummies.
I've never been to a music class; I listen to music and it is good to know
the stuff being written here. Though, it would be nice to change the
subject line to an appropriate one to the discussion.
Before that
Ok, now that everyone's confessing their music-learning crimes, let me
state mine. It has a happy beginning.
We've always had singers in the family. My grandmother sang, dad played the
flute and his brother the flute and the violin. Cousins sang. So I wasn't
pushed into learning carnatic music as
At 2008-02-28 10:48:00 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, now that everyone's confessing their music-learning crimes, let
me state mine. It has a happy beginning.
Heh, me too.
I went to the Calcutta School of Music for several months one summer to
learn the (western classical) violin from an
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To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:00:50 +0530
Subject: Re: [silk] IHT.com Article: First transsexual celebrity, Rose,
makes a TV debut
At 2008-02-28 10:48:00 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ok, now that everyone's confessing their music-learning crimes, let
me state mine
When I learn carnatic music, I ask the meaning of the song in the
language (usually telugu, tamil, kannada, malyalam, sanskrit which i
am curious about) taught or why a particular raga is constructed in
that way, how and why its similar or not, comparison with Hindustani
music, and a zillion other
(eg...Mishram is so called because mishram is
mixture...it is a mixture of 4 and 3!.. and I am unable to find out
why Sankeernam, the word for 9, is so called...)
interesting. Sankeernam meaning narrow, or constricted?
in Tamil what is the name for words like this which are Sanskrit
derived
On 2/26/08, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vid...I wish you could come and learn Carnatic music from me. I have
... would love to :)
not had a SINGLE student like you yet. They assimilate the info I give
them, but they don't ask questions on their own...if I don't know the
hehe,
va wrote:
On 2/26/08, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Vid...I wish you could come and learn Carnatic music from me. I have
... would love to :)
hehe, ...one of my students was the opposite, started coming in
Any of you near Marathahalli or nearby? My six year old daughter loves
music
Very similar daughter. Who is 3. And in Adyar, Madras.
As silklist seems to be a hidden treasure trove of better than average music
teachers..
Any of you near Marathahalli or nearby? My six year old daughter loves
music and instinctively hums along even if she does not know the song.
And
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Very similar daughter. Who is 3. And in Adyar, Madras.
As silklist seems to be a hidden treasure trove of better than average
music teachers..
And slicha more knowledgeable listeners as well.
C
--
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:38 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Very similar daughter. Who is 3. And in Adyar, Madras.
As silklist seems to be a hidden treasure trove of better than average music
teachers..
...or so we say, ourselves! :)
I am in south Bangalore...and I
Most times though I see some parents push their kids into 10 different
classes without seeing if he/she has any interest/aptitude so the
child is confused and pressured.
true,true,true,true!
Deepa.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 9:54 PM, va [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 2/26/08, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL
baby-high pitch will settle down a little. Do let the child listen to
a lot of music, of all kinds. My daughter ultimately has no interest
in Carnatic music, but plays the guitar and sang in the choir in
Bangalore and at both the colleges she attended.
She likes MS subbulakshmi (and used to
On 2/26/08, Venkat Mangudi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any of you near Marathahalli or nearby? My six year old daughter loves
I agree with Deepa, give her a year or two :) Besides MS, do listen to
other singers like DKP, Santhanam, NCVasanthakokilam, KBS [1]
there are a lot more though. It
On Feb 16, 2008 3:48 PM, Deepa Mohan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, looks like Vijay TV has finally scraped up the guts to go beyond
Tamil (or Hindi) serials/movies with their retrograde, biased and suppressive
attitude towards women all in the name of preserving culture
always always annoyed every teacher i've known till date. Not that this
research interests me but its just sheer curiosity; which i satisfy via
the Internet. Maybe folks are not interested, dont care about the
meaning or construction but I find the attitude toward
teaching/learning more
This IHT.com article has been sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, looks like Vijay TV has finally scraped up the guts to go beyond
megaserials. And boy, do they go beyond.
Any silklisters know this Rose formerly known as Ramesh Venkatesan? LSU grad,
worked in a call center etc etc.
Deepa Mohan [16/02/08 21:18 +0530]:
I don't know her; but I found this article very interesting. However,
as a dyed-in-the-wool Tambram (Tamizh Brahmin) Mami, I find this
strange phenomenon that I call pseudo-honesty amongst many members
My wife's reaction was an ayyayo. Kind of like oh no for
On 2/17/08, Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My wife's reaction was an ayyayo. Kind of like oh no for the non tamil
speakers out here. And my inlaws were like well, should make a change from
all the soap operas. After they said ayyayo as well.
divya manian [17/02/08 08:31 +0800]:
The only issue I have with her is she has too much oil based make up
on her face.
That makeup laid on with a trowel, flamboyantly curled fake wig / plait etc
are kind of deliberate is what I think. Look, I'm being feminine. I'm
actually using MAKEUP.
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