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First Things First

Hello Friends,

Could not restrain myself from writing.

Let us get straight to some primary and most necessary requirements, which according to me, are very important for learning Bansuri.

First of them all is Listening.

According to someone "Listening is completely forgetting yourself. Only then you can listen".

Listening creates a relationship, a bond, between you and the subject. So, listen to all kinds of music. For Bansuri, you can listen to Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, for vocal Pandit Jasraj. Both these names belong to the Indian Classical Music family. I have mentioned them because that is the music which I myself am hoping to learn. They both are the best and have numerous videos on YouTube.

Second is determination and clarity.

Bansuri is very very hard to play. Not only to play but, it is very difficult even to produce sound from it. I myself have felt many times to quit. However, I take a break of 30 mins or so, remind myself about how much time the masters have devoted to learn it. It surely gets me back on track.

By clarity, I mean the clarity about the type of music you wish to play on your flute, film music, folk, classical, western etc. Clarity whether flute is a hobby for you or a burning passion.

I know this might be philosophical or boring even, but trust me, it will help.

In my next post, we shall push our boat into the vast ocean of music.

In the meanwhile, here is something to enjoy. This video includes both the Masters whom I had suggested earlier. http://youtu.be/d9p6-71j2ew

May music bless us all..

Thank you for giving your precious time..

See you very soon.

Ninad.






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  1. Soul of Pank18 July 2019 at 13:07

    Music is very important for our daily routine Too and if you are interested in learning Music, you should go for it now!!!
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