Frenz, it has been a while since I wrote any content for you guys. I hope I did not upset you. I had been just little busy, but I am back with a stronger resolution this time to keep communicating with you all through my music blog.
I am an avid music lover who not only listens to music but also want to sing and not only sing but sing really well, I have always wondered about music sense. Is it a trait that we are born with or is it something we can learn with time. Here is my take on it...
I think it is a combination of both. To some extent we are born with a music sense and quality of voice. Some people are 'Surile' by birth while many like me are not. For the later like me, everything is not lost yet. Nature has also given them a way to learn this skill. It just needs extra-patience and an never dying urge and action to increase your understanding. How we can do that, I will explain in a minute. But born with natures or Maa Saraswati's blessing and then having the urge to build upon that blessing is the deadliest combination. These are the people like Rafi Sahib, Lata ji, Asha ji, Kishore Da, Mukesh Sir, Manna De Sahib, Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh etc. The list is very long. Some of the readers may not agree on putting the newbies put on the same bar as Rafi Sahib, Lata ji etc. But that is not the point here. Let us stay clear of this conflict and come to the main point. So is there a way for the people who are not born with a voice which is already in Sur and Taal to learn the music.
My understanding is that 'yes' it is possible provided that they meet two requirements. First, The have a never dying urge to learn their understanding and Second, they take consistent actions to start learning and build on their knowledge. I feel that there are certain area of our brain that are more active for the people who have good understanding of music versus the ones who do not. So with persistent efforts/actions anybody can gradually activate their brain area and make us better musicians/learners. Now the question arises, how we do that.
There are two main components of music - Sur and Taala. Sur is very important for the people who want to become singers. They will need to train their voice to vibrate on certain frequency and pitch. It is important for the instrument players as they will also need to understand the the music notes and their positions in relation to each other. The 'Taala' is the timing of singing/playing the notes. What should be the overall speed of the singing/playing(tempo), how many notes in each cycle and each section of the taalas.
All the music learners out there needs to keep in mind that music is like any other field of study. It can be learnt. You can always build upon your knowledge from what you know today, Depending on where you are today, you may not be able to record the next blockbuster song, but it will defintely help you to sing better and enjoy or singing more than what you do today.
The Hindustani Classical Music is based on the Guru-Shishya parampara for centuries and the knowledge was spread orally to all the students who will go and live with the guru day and night.
The advent of internet and smart phones has created a new medium where dependency on the old medium of instruction has been definitely reduced. The only problem is that all the knowledge that all the great music guru's possessed is not translated for this medium so the treasure of Hindustani classical music can be preserved by spreading it among the people.
In the next posts, I will share some of the methods and resources that are available on the internet that can be used to add to the knowledge of Music.
I am an avid music lover who not only listens to music but also want to sing and not only sing but sing really well, I have always wondered about music sense. Is it a trait that we are born with or is it something we can learn with time. Here is my take on it...
I think it is a combination of both. To some extent we are born with a music sense and quality of voice. Some people are 'Surile' by birth while many like me are not. For the later like me, everything is not lost yet. Nature has also given them a way to learn this skill. It just needs extra-patience and an never dying urge and action to increase your understanding. How we can do that, I will explain in a minute. But born with natures or Maa Saraswati's blessing and then having the urge to build upon that blessing is the deadliest combination. These are the people like Rafi Sahib, Lata ji, Asha ji, Kishore Da, Mukesh Sir, Manna De Sahib, Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh etc. The list is very long. Some of the readers may not agree on putting the newbies put on the same bar as Rafi Sahib, Lata ji etc. But that is not the point here. Let us stay clear of this conflict and come to the main point. So is there a way for the people who are not born with a voice which is already in Sur and Taal to learn the music.
My understanding is that 'yes' it is possible provided that they meet two requirements. First, The have a never dying urge to learn their understanding and Second, they take consistent actions to start learning and build on their knowledge. I feel that there are certain area of our brain that are more active for the people who have good understanding of music versus the ones who do not. So with persistent efforts/actions anybody can gradually activate their brain area and make us better musicians/learners. Now the question arises, how we do that.
There are two main components of music - Sur and Taala. Sur is very important for the people who want to become singers. They will need to train their voice to vibrate on certain frequency and pitch. It is important for the instrument players as they will also need to understand the the music notes and their positions in relation to each other. The 'Taala' is the timing of singing/playing the notes. What should be the overall speed of the singing/playing(tempo), how many notes in each cycle and each section of the taalas.
All the music learners out there needs to keep in mind that music is like any other field of study. It can be learnt. You can always build upon your knowledge from what you know today, Depending on where you are today, you may not be able to record the next blockbuster song, but it will defintely help you to sing better and enjoy or singing more than what you do today.
The Hindustani Classical Music is based on the Guru-Shishya parampara for centuries and the knowledge was spread orally to all the students who will go and live with the guru day and night.
The advent of internet and smart phones has created a new medium where dependency on the old medium of instruction has been definitely reduced. The only problem is that all the knowledge that all the great music guru's possessed is not translated for this medium so the treasure of Hindustani classical music can be preserved by spreading it among the people.
In the next posts, I will share some of the methods and resources that are available on the internet that can be used to add to the knowledge of Music.
