Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 20th, 2013 | 0 comments
Did you know that you can represent a flag, scissors, flight of a bird differentiating a parrot from a peacock, waxing and waning of the moon, beak of a first, bracelet just with fingers of one hand? They are many more: Just by aligning your fingers you create a visual imagery. Our forefathers were genius
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jun 20th, 2013 | 0 comments
If you are a music connoisseur or just a layman wanting to know the intricacies of Karnatic music – its grammar, basic notes, scales, Raga (musical scale) and famous composers and their compositions this is the course for you.
We at eAmbalam have designed a course combining both the textbook and
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Online Courses, Wellness
on Jun 20th, 2013 | 0 comments
This course promises the benefit of two streams of Indian heritage: yoga and music. A musician has special needs – her/his ears, mouth, throat, vocal chords are put to stress day in and day out. Or you may be an actor or a playback singer. This course is more than just asanas and breathing. It’s
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 20th, 2013 | 0 comments
The beauty of Bharatanatyam is the use of limbs, eyes, head, and neck for expressing emotions: love, devotion, anger, confusion and every feeling known down the ages. A classical dancer can be expressive by a mere shake of a head or rolling the eyes or different Mudras using hands and legs. The grace
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jun 19th, 2013 | 0 comments
Being born to a tradition and not knowing its grammar can get petty embarrassing. You attend a concert or watch TV on Marghazi Utsavam. You watch some rasikas transported to heaven – they know the beat, they tune it to the bhava (emotion) of the singer, and know the composers and lyrics. It could be
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