Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Guest Blog
on Aug 21st, 2013 | 0 comments
My understanding of online Carnatic music classes was that it is all about Skype. When I looked up the Kalpavriksha Online College of Arts site, I was in for a pleasant surprise. Here was one portal which has taken e-learning of performing arts, especially music to the next level. I was very impressed
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Guest Blog
on Aug 20th, 2013 | 0 comments
eAmbalam’s Online College of Music, Dance and Yoga, the world’s first online college of Indian classical music and dance with yoga said one listing on an internet search engine. When one types the phrase ‘Online Bharatanatyam classes’ into a search engine on the internet, it throws up some
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Posted by eAmbalam Administrator in Dance, eAmbalam Musings, Home, Music
on Aug 19th, 2013 | 3 comments
In the heart of Manhattan, tucked quietly amidst the chaotic surroundings of New York is the Bhakthi Center, a temple and community center, set up and run by the devotees of the ISKCON.
Friday and Sunday were my dates for music workshops and Saturday and Sunday for Indira
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jul 26th, 2013 | 0 comments
One of the most important learning for a student of Carnatic is the mastery of Jatiswarams and Swarajatis – the stage of singing swaras (notes) to rhythm. A student feels the joy of discovering of singing more than one note to a beat. This brings out of the essence of the beat and how the other elements
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