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 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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Posted by eAmbalam Administrator in eAmbalam Musings, Music
on Apr 16th, 2013 | 0 comments
This man never ceases to amaze me. At 83, he walks into my concert this December 2012 assisted by his son, sits in the first row and through the entire concert. He never leaves before telling what he felt about the concert. On some occasions he has written spontaneous poetry, of a high order, and read
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