Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Blog 2

Blog 2

Coming for an Indian family which is actively involved in Indian Classical Music has invoked a desire to learn the fundamentals of such an ancient form of music. As we all know that Indians are everywhere in today’s world Dallas is no exception. Dallas also does consist of a considerable amount of Indian families. Due to the interest of parents to maintain the tradition of having the girls learn Indian Classical Music there are a tremendous number of Indian Music Schools around the Dallas/Fort Worth area. From my stay in Dallas I have noticed that if the family contains any young girl as a member of the family they are in some way or other required learning Carnatic Music, which is the largest form of Indian Classical Music. Some of the families go to extremes of hiring teachers in India to teach their kid or kids over the telephone line. It is not only the influence of parents but also professionals that constantly hold concerts to attract more and more teenagers to that field. From my research I would like to learn how the different environment affects the learning process of kids around Dallas/Fort Worth area. To give an example of professionals singing in the Dallas/Fort Worth area I have a youtube link below this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHdNl0kN9Iw

Monday, January 18, 2010

Blog 1

The music culture that has influenced me the most would be that of Indian origin. My initial exposure to Indian music was brought about by my parents who themselves are Carnatic singers. Indian music has a wide selection of genre such as folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. Since Indian music consists of various types they all have the same base foundation from Hindustani and Carnatic music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsCI4c95J0I&feature=related
Typically Indian music tends to be pleasing and soothing to hear. Due to the soothing melody of the music it tends to claim people at given times in life, even when they are extremely angry or upset. Studies have shown that Indian Classical music has prevented people from suicide. Even today’s modern Indian music tends to have the same effect. I would agree that the origin of Indian music has started to disappear into the dark due to the western influence in India. Indian music has made me the claim and chill person I am today. An example of Modern Indian music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obRD4ayCvwc&feature=related
This example of music based on the theme of friendship. Indian music concentrates on various aspects of a person’s everyday life, therefore being able to directly influence a person’s life.