Avid Learning's video: Appreciating Indian Classical Music: Classical Contemporary and Continuum

Royal Opera House, Mumbai and Avid Learning present Appreciating Indian Classical Music: Classical | Contemporary | Continuum, an absorbing live session – led by Co-Founder, ArtLinks Learning Sadhana Rao – which will help you develop your ear for this immersive art-form. Please read below for more details: In this live session, Sadhana will draw upon her vast experience and extensive body of work as a music educationist to breakdown the fundamental elements of Indian Classical Music. She will take participants through the history and origins of this enigmatic musical form, analyse its evolution and spread over generations, and examine the fine artistic and cultural nuances associated with it by elaborating on the various musical and performative aspects involved and spotlighting distinct genres, iconic instruments and celebrated artistes. She will further explore the current position and future trajectories of this art-form, and underline the importance of contemporizing it to ensure its preservation and perpetuation. Finally, she will also draw an interesting parallel between Indian and Western Classical Music and highlight the various creative synergies and cultural differences between them. Our instructor, Sadhana Rao is an educational entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Art Links Learning, where she builds relationships with conservatories to take their evolved traditional and classical music to schools in a structured form for students and teachers alike. Her breadth of knowledge about the layers and textures of both Indian and Western Classical Music, as well as her keen ear for musical talent, extend the reach of her influence to audiences outside the learning circle. Highlights Include: • Introduction to Indian Classical Music – Origins, history and legacy + associated cultures and traditions spanning millennia • Evolution and spread of the art-form across generations • Various genres and the unique features of each – Folk, Carnatic and Hindustani • Musical Elements – Raags and Taals + Sonic Landscape of ‘Swar’ and ‘Sur’ • Musical Expressions – Vocal and Instrumental • Practitioners and Artists – How their identities shape and influence their craft • Symbiotic relationship between music, artiste and audience • Blending of Classical and Popular Music – Illustrative examples from Indian Film Music • Contemporizing the art form – Innovations in recording and technology • Tips on how to build an ear and appreciation for Indian Classical Music