4. Making Music
 
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1. Introduction
2. First Impressions
3. Feelings
5. Aural Maps
6. Aural Travellers
7. Familiar Audiences
8. An 'Aural' Curriculum
9. Refining the Repertoire
10. Informing Original Work
11. Performance & Presentation
12. Assessment & Evaluation
Indian Music Theory
Indian Music & Dance
Indian Musical Instruments

Outcomes for Studies of Asia

Outcomes for Essential Learnings

Resources & References


Monday 14th January 2002; Delhi
Last night my Delhi hosts, Shashi, Ravi and I attended an intimate sarod and sitar recital held in a gallery. This was not far from the Lohre celebrations held at one of our school principal's homes, which we then travelled on to. That in turn was a colourful event, with the lighting of a large fire to celebrate the shortest day and longest night of the year. Both male and female Punjabi dances and an Indian 'pop' musician entertained live and we in turn enjoyed ongoing delivery of fish and chicken tikkas on toothpicks as the evening went on.
 
Thursday 17th January 2002, Delhi International Airport
Just time to recap on three wonderful days with my hosts Shashi and Ravi - daytime in Shashi's beautiful school, Delhi Modern - and Monday and Tuesday evenings attending a festival of Orissan dancing with some of India's most famous female dancers performing. Last night I was privileged to meet members of the Indian 'fusion' band 'Indian Ocean, at their studios. We are talking about bringing them to Darwin in July 2003 for a national music educators' conference
The Secondary School I visited in Delhi had several music teachers including one who taught only tabla (drums)
At a Government school we enjoyed traditional dancing by a group of secondary school girls
Orissan Classical Dance is among the most prized classical dance tradition in north India.
Students at a Government school in the hills at Ooti in Tamil Nadu perform a traditional hill country dance.
 

These men are dancing in Punjabi tradition

Last revised: August 09, 2004