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Saturday, May 8, 2010

M U S I C

India is a culturally vibrant country with a rich past. Music has always been an inherent part of her heritage and continues to be so. Music offers a choice of career either in vocal or instrumental form. A person may choose to become a performer or a teacher of the concerned arena of study. In the field of vocal one can either choose Hindustani or Oddisi. As far as instrumental music is concerned one can choose violin, sitar, tabla, flute, pakhawaj, or Karnataki veena etc. In every sphere of music- vocal or instrumental, classical or light, stage or playback- the competition is keen and opportunities are plenty. The electronic media- Radio and TV- offer openings to talented musicians. Playback singers are in demand for lending voice to movies. Apart from this one may form a musical troop with like minded people and perform live on stage.
PERSONALITY TRAITS :
1. An understanding of music,
2. Outstanding talent,
3. Creative imagination,
4. Patience and perseverance,
5. Confidence and indifference to set-backs.
COURSE TRAINING :
Training in music may start very early in life under a qualified and acknowledged ‘guru’. Early training is especially important for those children who reveal interest in and aptitude for, music at a very young age so that their talent may be nurtured and allowed to blossom. Almost every state has institutions for professional training in music. Some of them are recognized for their diplomas or degrees or they are affiliated to recognized bodies such as the Prayag Sangeet Samiti (Allahabad) or Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth (Lucknow) for Hindustani Classical Music.
Apart from college education major universities in India offer a five-year Bachelor’s degree course in Music after successful completion of the plus two or equivalent stage of education. The Bachelor’s degree programme may be followed by the Master’s degree programme of two-years duration.
1. Banaras Hindu University.
2. Kalakshetra, Adyar, Madras.
3. Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta.
4. Visva Bharati University, Sangit Bhawan, Bolpur (Birbhum, West Bengal).
5. Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth. Lucknow.
6. Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad.
7. Kala Academy, Goa.
FACILITIES IN ORISSA :
Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Jayadeva Bhawan, Near Rabindra Mandap, Bhubaneswar offers courses in Music. One can specialize in the subjects like Oddisi, Vocal, Hindustani Vocal, Tabla, Pakhwaj, Flute, Sitar, Violin and Drama.
1. Intermediate in Music after 10th Pass.
2. Bachelor of Music after 10+2 Pass.
3. Master’s in Music after Graduation.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES :
Employment prospects for talented and qualified artists are available in Radio, T.V and Govt. departments of Culture and Public Relations. Appointments are competitive and based on performance in audition and screen tests. Professionally trained musicians may set up their own schools and offer training programmes for different age groups. Apart from this they may seek a career in play-back singing for movies, T.V serials and for advertisement jingles. Playback singing is financially rewarding and offers fame. Singers or instrumentalists can also perform live on stage as part of musical troops.

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