Music doesn’ t just have to be a passion. It can be a career and with the right training from a certified institution, you may be well on your way to actually studying something you truly love. If you are a student of music and you’ re thinking along the lines of attending music school, then this article is for you. Listed below are some of the best music schools in the country.
Best Music Schools in India
Ananya Ashok
Music doesn’ t just have to be a passion. It can be a career and with the right training from a certified institution, you may be well on your way to actually studying something you truly love. If you are a student of music and you’ re thinking along the lines of attending music school, then this article is for you. Listed below are some of the best music schools in the country.
ITC Sangeet Research Academy
Established in 1978 with the objective of preserving and promoting Hindustani Classical Music, this music academy is run by the corporate house, ITC Ltd. and is located in Kolkata. Noted musicians associated with the academy include Ulhas Kashalkar and legendary filmmaker, Satyajit Ray who was one of the trustees. Vijay Kichlu( Agra), of the celebrated vocal duo Kichlu Brothers, was the Founding Director. The academy has housed several great musicians and gurus of India ever since its inception such as Hirabai Barodekar, Nissar Hussai Khan, and many more. The academy has also produced a set of performers such as Ajoy Chakraborty, Rashid Khan, Arun Bhaduri, Shubhra Guha, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Arshad Ali Khan, Shantanu Bhattacharya, Anirudh Bhattacharya, Abir Hussain( Sarod), Supratik Sen Gupta( Sitar) and many more. The academy carries out research in Hindustani classical music in order to restore some of the undocumented works by the maestros.
Swathi Thirunal College of Music
Founded in 1939, Swathi Thirunal College of Music is a music college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The founder was the last reigning King of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma. Eminent musicians like Muthiah Bhagavathar who was the first principal, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, etc. have served as the Principals of this college. Initially, the primary goal of the institute was to popularize the kritits of Maharaja Sree Swathi Thirunal. Much has changed with regards to the college since its early years. In 1999, the college was affiliated to the University of Kerala and a unique ' Bachelor in Performing Arts ' course was initiated. Presently, the college has entered into new avenues, announcing 8 new courses as part of continuing education programme. The courses are meant for those who have an aptitude in learning music, advanced studies in group kritis, ragamalikas, and ragam-tanam-pallavis and for students interested in ' music direction '.
KM Music Conservatory
This Conservatory is a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the A. R. Rahman foundation. Located in Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the Conservatory offers a range of part-time and full-time courses in Hindustani, Western classical music, and music technology. Composer A. R. Rahman serves as Head Principal of the Conservatory and Fathima Rafiq as Executive Director. Furthermore, the institution offers two internationally recognized higher education qualifications in collaborative partnership with Middlesex University, UK. The Foundation and Diploma courses combine study of both the Hindustani and Western classical music traditions, and provide students with a range of solo and ensemble performance opportunities. They also offer a range of part-time Preparatory music courses, designed as oneyear programs for all music enthusiasts over the age of 5 years. Current Preparatory courses include Western and Hindustani vocal, piano, strings, percussion and guitar. Offerings include Chatterji ' s Piano Studio, run by renowned pianist Surojeet Chatterji, the Certificate in Vocal Performance and Electronic Music Production.
KMMC is also affiliated with Audio Media Education, India ' s first Apple authorized training centre, which provides students with certification from Apple Inc. The conservatory ' s guest faculty boasts an impressive advisory panel that includes musicians Dr. L. Subramaniam, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, opera tenor Matthew Smith, percussionist Srinivas Krishnan, pianist / composer Pushkar( Ricardo Carlotto), voice trainer and composer Wendy Par and violinist Ladislav Brozman.
The Score Magazine
38 www. thescoremagazine. com