a couple of summers ago I attended a music institute in rural India and when
music institute in rural India and when
music institute in rural India and when I wasn’t getting drenched under the
I wasn’t getting drenched under the
I wasn’t getting drenched under the monsoon rain I was learning about new
monsoon rain I was learning about new
monsoon rain I was learning about new vocal techniques and the styles of
vocal techniques and the styles of
vocal techniques and the styles of different composers but what I didn’t
different composers but what I didn’t
different composers but what I didn’t realize at the time was how much
realize at the time was how much
realize at the time was how much subconsciously my identity was being
subconsciously my identity was being
subconsciously my identity was being shaped by the music I grew up hearing
shaped by the music I grew up hearing
shaped by the music I grew up hearing that music tunes our minds and I’m sure
that music tunes our minds and I’m sure
that music tunes our minds and I’m sure that a lot of us have heard about the
that a lot of us have heard about the
that a lot of us have heard about the benefits of classical music for kids and
benefits of classical music for kids and
benefits of classical music for kids and concentration and I know that all of us
concentration and I know that all of us
concentration and I know that all of us use music as a tool for relaxing or
use music as a tool for relaxing or
use music as a tool for relaxing or lifting our spirits but we don’t always
lifting our spirits but we don’t always
lifting our spirits but we don’t always recognize how music is actually changing
recognize how music is actually changing
recognize how music is actually changing the way we think intrinsically and for
the way we think intrinsically and for
the way we think intrinsically and for me it wasn’t until I started moving
me it wasn’t until I started moving
me it wasn’t until I started moving forward in my own musical journey that I
forward in my own musical journey that I
forward in my own musical journey that I really began to realize how much music
really began to realize how much music
really began to realize how much music has shaped my thought process for the
has shaped my thought process for the
has shaped my thought process for the better for the past several years I’ve
better for the past several years I’ve
better for the past several years I’ve been training as a singer in South
been training as a singer in South
been training as a singer in South Indian classical or Carnatic music which
Indian classical or Carnatic music which
Indian classical or Carnatic music which is an intricate art form that consists
is an intricate art form that consists
is an intricate art form that consists of ancient compositions set to melodic
of ancient compositions set to melodic
of ancient compositions set to melodic scales called raagas and rhythmic cycles
scales called raagas and rhythmic cycles
scales called raagas and rhythmic cycles called talas but the most unique
called talas but the most unique
called talas but the most unique beautiful and challenging aspect of
beautiful and challenging aspect of
beautiful and challenging aspect of Carnatic music is the process of
Carnatic music is the process of
Carnatic music is the process of improvising within the grammatical
improvising within the grammatical
improvising within the grammatical confines of the given raga or ‘the allah
confines of the given raga or ‘the allah
confines of the given raga or ‘the allah in Carnatic music improvisation is
in Carnatic music improvisation is
in Carnatic music improvisation is called mono Dharma which loosely
called mono Dharma which loosely
called mono Dharma which loosely translated from Sanskrit means as
translated from Sanskrit means as
translated from Sanskrit means as pertaining to the mind this relates to
pertaining to the mind this relates to
pertaining to the mind this relates to the vast scope of possibilities that an
the vast scope of possibilities that an
the vast scope of possibilities that an artist has to create their own music on
artist has to create their own music on
artist has to create their own music on the spot as they draw from the
the spot as they draw from the
the spot as they draw from the repertoire of conventional knowledge and
repertoire of conventional knowledge and
repertoire of conventional knowledge and theory so to a student like myself this
theory so to a student like myself this
theory so to a student like myself this process can seem incredibly technical
process can seem incredibly technical
process can seem incredibly technical and pretty overwhelming and while it
and pretty overwhelming and while it
and pretty overwhelming and while it does require true dedication and
does require true dedication and
does require true dedication and practice I always try to keep in mind
practice I always try to keep in mind
practice I always try to keep in mind what my music instructor told me on my
what my music instructor told me on my
what my music instructor told me on my first day at the Institute the goal of
first day at the Institute the goal of
first day at the Institute the goal of music and all art is to communicate
music and all art is to communicate
music and all art is to communicate address ax
address ax
address ax simply put Russell means the essence of
simply put Russell means the essence of
simply put Russell means the essence of human experience to feel and when I
human experience to feel and when I
human experience to feel and when I always think that we know the point of
always think that we know the point of
always think that we know the point of art and music but it’s a simple message
art and music but it’s a simple message
art and music but it’s a simple message that we don’t always know how to
that we don’t always know how to
that we don’t always know how to pinpoint the goal of creating art or
pinpoint the goal of creating art or
pinpoint the goal of creating art or experiencing art is to invoke or induce
experiencing art is to invoke or induce
experiencing art is to invoke or induce feelings now this is what explains the
feelings now this is what explains the
feelings now this is what explains the importance of being connected to music
importance of being connected to music
importance of being connected to music especially in today’s world where we’re
especially in today’s world where we’re
especially in today’s world where we’re more disconnected and polarized from
more disconnected and polarized from
more disconnected and polarized from each other than ever before music builds
each other than ever before music builds
each other than ever before music builds empathy so if you look above me we can
empathy so if you look above me we can
empathy so if you look above me we can see the definition of empathy the
see the definition of empathy the
see the definition of empathy the ability to understand and share the
ability to understand and share the
ability to understand and share the feelings of another let’s break it up
feelings of another let’s break it up
feelings of another let’s break it up into three parts we have understand
into three parts we have understand
into three parts we have understand share and feelings so in my experience
share and feelings so in my experience
share and feelings so in my experience with Carnatic music and with improvising
with Carnatic music and with improvising
with Carnatic music and with improvising there are three ways in which I’ve been
there are three ways in which I’ve been
there are three ways in which I’ve been able to access these three parts that
able to access these three parts that
able to access these three parts that make up empathy let’s start with the
make up empathy let’s start with the
make up empathy let’s start with the most basic which is feelings and that’s
most basic which is feelings and that’s
most basic which is feelings and that’s something that I’ve been able to access
something that I’ve been able to access
something that I’ve been able to access through actively listening we all know
through actively listening we all know
through actively listening we all know the logic behind listening we hear
the logic behind listening we hear
the logic behind listening we hear something our brain processes and then
something our brain processes and then
something our brain processes and then prompts us to react either verbally or
prompts us to react either verbally or
prompts us to react either verbally or internally from the very first note or
internally from the very first note or
internally from the very first note or beat you hear in a song you immediately
beat you hear in a song you immediately
beat you hear in a song you immediately enter this sort of cause-and-effect
enter this sort of cause-and-effect
enter this sort of cause-and-effect process where the sounds you hear form
process where the sounds you hear form
process where the sounds you hear form unique associations in your mind and as
unique associations in your mind and as
unique associations in your mind and as you keep listening the faces of your
you keep listening the faces of your
you keep listening the faces of your friends and the places of your past get
friends and the places of your past get
friends and the places of your past get blurred between the sound and your
blurred between the sound and your
blurred between the sound and your heartbeat and you’re building this
heartbeat and you’re building this
heartbeat and you’re building this completely multi-dimensional
completely multi-dimensional
completely multi-dimensional personalized experience while you’re
personalized experience while you’re
personalized experience while you’re listening to music subconsciously you’re
listening to music subconsciously you’re
listening to music subconsciously you’re building on your own all of your
building on your own all of your
building on your own all of your memories building deeper connections to
memories building deeper connections to
memories building deeper connections to the emotions associated with them simply
the emotions associated with them simply
the emotions associated with them simply you’re allowing yourself to feel and in
you’re allowing yourself to feel and in
you’re allowing yourself to feel and in doing so you’re one step closer to being
doing so you’re one step closer to being
doing so you’re one step closer to being able to appreciate these feelings as
able to appreciate these feelings as
able to appreciate these feelings as experienced by another so now that you
experienced by another so now that you
experienced by another so now that you have these feelings it’s probably best
have these feelings it’s probably best
have these feelings it’s probably best that you’re able to understand them
that you’re able to understand them
that you’re able to understand them and that’s what I’ve been able to learn
and that’s what I’ve been able to learn
and that’s what I’ve been able to learn through practice on stage when
through practice on stage when
through practice on stage when improvising the musician has the goal of
improvising the musician has the goal of
improvising the musician has the goal of delivering something fresh and creative
delivering something fresh and creative
delivering something fresh and creative but also has to maintain musical
but also has to maintain musical
but also has to maintain musical convention so one of the techniques that
convention so one of the techniques that
convention so one of the techniques that my music teacher has taught me in order
my music teacher has taught me in order
my music teacher has taught me in order to be able to improvise with relatively
to be able to improvise with relatively
to be able to improvise with relatively more ease is to take a free from moraga
more ease is to take a free from moraga
more ease is to take a free from moraga and try to sing it in as many ways as
and try to sing it in as many ways as
and try to sing it in as many ways as possible so for example Sonny the bum
possible so for example Sonny the bum
possible so for example Sonny the bum can be sung like Sonny the bah
can be sung like Sonny the bah
can be sung like Sonny the bah or Sonny the bum and so on and like that
or Sonny the bum and so on and like that
or Sonny the bum and so on and like that you build a cache of ideas to pull from
you build a cache of ideas to pull from
you build a cache of ideas to pull from when performing and you also discover
when performing and you also discover
when performing and you also discover all of the possibilities that this one
all of the possibilities that this one
all of the possibilities that this one tiny bit of music has to offer so
tiny bit of music has to offer so
tiny bit of music has to offer so translating this into real life
translating this into real life
translating this into real life musicians imbibe the skill to consider
musicians imbibe the skill to consider
musicians imbibe the skill to consider something from every angle before coming
something from every angle before coming
something from every angle before coming to a conclusion that’s meaningful to
to a conclusion that’s meaningful to
to a conclusion that’s meaningful to them every time we practice we open our
them every time we practice we open our
them every time we practice we open our minds even wider define the beautiful
minds even wider define the beautiful
minds even wider define the beautiful and something that we might not have
and something that we might not have
and something that we might not have initially considered to be so whether
initially considered to be so whether
initially considered to be so whether you’re a musician or not we should all
you’re a musician or not we should all
you’re a musician or not we should all think like one because thinking like a
think like one because thinking like a
think like one because thinking like a musician means that we’re actively
musician means that we’re actively
musician means that we’re actively seeking out the beautiful and everything
seeking out the beautiful and everything
seeking out the beautiful and everything we come across constantly challenging
we come across constantly challenging
we come across constantly challenging ourselves to be excited by differences
ourselves to be excited by differences
ourselves to be excited by differences now that you have feelings and you’re
now that you have feelings and you’re
now that you have feelings and you’re able to understand them the next step to
able to understand them the next step to
able to understand them the next step to achieving this empathetic attitude is to
achieving this empathetic attitude is to
achieving this empathetic attitude is to be able to share and the way that most
be able to share and the way that most
be able to share and the way that most musicians often share their feelings is
musicians often share their feelings is
musicians often share their feelings is through performance but we often think
through performance but we often think
through performance but we often think of musical performances as a very
of musical performances as a very
of musical performances as a very one-sided process where we sit back and
one-sided process where we sit back and
one-sided process where we sit back and passively listen to whatever the
passively listen to whatever the
passively listen to whatever the musician belts out but that definitely
musician belts out but that definitely
musician belts out but that definitely isn’t and shouldn’t be the case a
isn’t and shouldn’t be the case a
isn’t and shouldn’t be the case a Carnatic concert is so special because
Carnatic concert is so special because
Carnatic concert is so special because the audience is an integral part of the
the audience is an integral part of the
the audience is an integral part of the process it sort of works like a cycle
process it sort of works like a cycle
process it sort of works like a cycle where the artists present their music
where the artists present their music
where the artists present their music initially drawing from their mood which
initially drawing from their mood which
initially drawing from their mood which then causes the audience to react either
then causes the audience to react either
then causes the audience to react either vocally or intangibly with a general
vocally or intangibly with a general
vocally or intangibly with a general sense of feeling in the room then
sense of feeling in the room then
sense of feeling in the room then then influences the singer and the
then influences the singer and the
then influences the singer and the accompanying artists who play off of
accompanying artists who play off of
accompanying artists who play off of each other by adapting and adjusting
each other by adapting and adjusting
each other by adapting and adjusting continuing this dynamic and interactive
continuing this dynamic and interactive
continuing this dynamic and interactive process all in real time this really
process all in real time this really
process all in real time this really illustrates the power of music that an
illustrates the power of music that an
illustrates the power of music that an entire room filled with mostly strangers
entire room filled with mostly strangers
entire room filled with mostly strangers is connected simultaneously by a shared
is connected simultaneously by a shared
is connected simultaneously by a shared experience that still somehow remains so
experience that still somehow remains so
experience that still somehow remains so individualized to each person listening
individualized to each person listening
individualized to each person listening performance makes the message of empathy
performance makes the message of empathy
performance makes the message of empathy clear that music like most things in
clear that music like most things in
clear that music like most things in life is all the more meaningful when we
life is all the more meaningful when we
life is all the more meaningful when we share it with someone else so now I’d
share it with someone else so now I’d
share it with someone else so now I’d like to invite you to share with me the
like to invite you to share with me the
like to invite you to share with me the experience of part of the piece that
experience of part of the piece that
experience of part of the piece that would be performed in a Carnatic concert
would be performed in a Carnatic concert
would be performed in a Carnatic concert unless you speak ancient Telugu you
unless you speak ancient Telugu you
unless you speak ancient Telugu you won’t be able to understand the words of
won’t be able to understand the words of
won’t be able to understand the words of the piece which is okay because the
the piece which is okay because the
the piece which is okay because the music itself if done right should be
music itself if done right should be
music itself if done right should be powerful enough to invoke the goal of
powerful enough to invoke the goal of
powerful enough to invoke the goal of creating or experiencing art which is to
creating or experiencing art which is to
creating or experiencing art which is to communicate
communicate
communicate Arase as you listen to the music I
Arase as you listen to the music I
Arase as you listen to the music I encourage you to engage yourself with
encourage you to engage yourself with
encourage you to engage yourself with all of the thoughts and feelings that
all of the thoughts and feelings that
all of the thoughts and feelings that surface into your head and try to pick
surface into your head and try to pick
surface into your head and try to pick out the details in the music that stand
out the details in the music that stand
out the details in the music that stand out to you and make differences in your
out to you and make differences in your
out to you and make differences in your mind after the song and after when
mind after the song and after when
mind after the song and after when you’re in the lobby I also encourage you
you’re in the lobby I also encourage you
you’re in the lobby I also encourage you to talk to the people around you about
to talk to the people around you about
to talk to the people around you about what you discovered about yourself and
what you discovered about yourself and
what you discovered about yourself and experience yet another way that music
experience yet another way that music
experience yet another way that music brings us closer together
so I’ll be performing a composition of a
so I’ll be performing a composition of a 19th century composer a Soubirous
19th century composer a Soubirous
19th century composer a Soubirous Shastri the melodic scale is called VT
Shastri the melodic scale is called VT
Shastri the melodic scale is called VT goalie and the ascending scale is Sogeti
goalie and the ascending scale is Sogeti
goalie and the ascending scale is Sogeti gamma-gamma in ISA the descending scale
gamma-gamma in ISA the descending scale
gamma-gamma in ISA the descending scale is sunny the MA gum up a mugger ISA
the rhythmic cycle is a seven beat meter
the rhythmic cycle is a seven beat meter called Misha Chaput which goes like one
called Misha Chaput which goes like one
called Misha Chaput which goes like one two three one two three four one two
two three one two three four one two
two three one two three four one two three one two three four so because of
three one two three four so because of
three one two three four so because of time constraints I’ll be performing an
time constraints I’ll be performing an
time constraints I’ll be performing an improvised framework of the melody as
improvised framework of the melody as
improvised framework of the melody as well as a portion of the piece
well as a portion of the piece
well as a portion of the piece [Music]
[Music]
[Music] then I read were
[Music]
[Music] the Beretta
the Beretta
the Beretta [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the the
the the
the the [Music]
[Music]
[Music] nah
the the Deena
the the Deena and I’d better
and I’d better
and I’d better ever read
ever read
ever read [Music]
[Music]
[Music] there
there
there [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and
and
and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the Doreen and
the retina
the retina ah
ah
ah [Music]
nah
nah [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I know
I know
I know yeah
nah some more guinea – Adama
nah some more guinea – Adama nah
eenie meenie minie
eenie meenie minie [Music]
[Music]
[Music] minami nominee me Nina
minami nominee me Nina
minami nominee me Nina [Music]
[Music]
[Music] Oh bunny Sunnyside
Oh bunny Sunnyside
Oh bunny Sunnyside ah nice a goddess a nice a gaga
ah nice a goddess a nice a gaga
ah nice a goddess a nice a gaga my gag is a nice a guy
my gag is a nice a guy
my gag is a nice a guy a nice I got
a nice I got
a nice I got sorry Sonya Gaga mah gah gah gah gah gah
sorry Sonya Gaga mah gah gah gah gah gah
sorry Sonya Gaga mah gah gah gah gah gah gah
gah
gah Nissa Nissa Nissa gaga Mega Money the
Nissa Nissa Nissa gaga Mega Money the
Nissa Nissa Nissa gaga Mega Money the more Nene Sasha Gaga my good we got
more Nene Sasha Gaga my good we got
more Nene Sasha Gaga my good we got green isa Nene sunny the mom I gave Issa
green isa Nene sunny the mom I gave Issa
green isa Nene sunny the mom I gave Issa sunny but a new movie
up big ever harem
up big ever harem more jer go
more jer go
more jer go Oh God
mmm
mmm Nina
Nina
Nina [Music]
[Music]
[Music] when a giant
Jenna
Jenna nikka meet the da da
nikka meet the da da
nikka meet the da da and uh
and uh
and uh ah me three
ah me three
ah me three oh my
genique amita the three
genique amita the three you gotta Baba
you gotta Baba
you gotta Baba ah let down
lovely girl ah bah bah
lovely girl ah bah bah I let uh
laughs son
laughs son [Music]
three-second
three-second [Music]
[Music]
[Music] three Mira Vedika tsukada
three Mira Vedika tsukada
three Mira Vedika tsukada yeah Keanu Choon a new venue chilaka
yeah Keanu Choon a new venue chilaka
yeah Keanu Choon a new venue chilaka lychee tini retama Gitana you any more
lychee tini retama Gitana you any more
lychee tini retama Gitana you any more ado vini
ado vini
ado vini Valon who pro to tech we have a wicked
Valon who pro to tech we have a wicked
Valon who pro to tech we have a wicked are a Louvre in Houma edy Ganem Otaru
are a Louvre in Houma edy Ganem Otaru
are a Louvre in Houma edy Ganem Otaru Namita Kripa salut pootaroo saga
Namita Kripa salut pootaroo saga
Namita Kripa salut pootaroo saga sadducee rockello chorizo Fosse Nita
sadducee rockello chorizo Fosse Nita
sadducee rockello chorizo Fosse Nita Lamas a moose a canny bro
[Music]
[Music] the giver
the giver
the giver Adam ah Jagger
[Music]
[Music] Nina
Nina
Nina [Music]
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[Music] you
you
you [Music]
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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