Workshop 2013 I have been organizing residential workshops for my students since 2004 and due to the insistence of some parents and students ,have started planning this year’s workshop at Gopegarh,Medinipur from 24th to 30th. December 2013. FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 1.For most of the students,MUSIC ,is an extra-curricular or co-curricular activity.Then why is it given such importance? It is true,that majority of the students(especially parents)cannot think beyond its extra or co-curricular capacity.The scenario has not changed over the past 70 odd years or so,when music students were looked down upon and all possible means were adopted to discourage them from taking it up seriously .The mindset and approach has not changed much despite so many superficial changes in society. The students who regularly attend classes are already burdened by their academic pressure and other activities.Despite their sincerity and their parents’ commitment,it is not always possible to extract the best in them.Music,builds in them a sense of aesthetics,discipline,respect and values and care for their national heritage which no other form of performing art can develop.This also includes dance and instrumental music. The sort of individuals these students will grow up to be is shaped in the way we monitor their thought processes and in that Hindusthani classical music has a huge role to play. 2.Music classes……..what to expect from a music class..and the teacher/Guru? The students come for classes once or twice a week.They are in a class of average 7 to 12 students.The time allotted for each class is around 2 to 2.5 hours.Some students have to leave early because they live pretty far away and some arrive late.As a result,valuable class hours are wasted.The teacher’s job is not to make the students do their “riyaz”in class.The students are expected to come prepared and take new fresh lessons every class day.There are some parents/students who are under the utter misconception that if nothing has been written in their child’s notebook then he/she has not learnt anything.More often then not the teacher cannot proceed further in a particular subject due to the
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