Music Education for You 'Sangeet4all'

Music Education for You ‘Sangeet4All’

I M M E R S E Y O U R C H I L D I N M U S I C

Finding it difficult to engage your child with Indian classical culture? Look no further as Sangeet4All, designed by world-renowned musician couple Pandit Shubhendra Rao Individual and group classes and Saskia Rao-de Haas present a special available class for children.

Sangeet4All music curriculum has Group classes are maximum of transformed music education in India. 4 children It allows students from the age of

2yrs to experience Indian classical Each course is comprised of 10 music and Indian culture and heritage in a fun and age-appropriate classes. way. The Sangeet4All program is taught as a subject in leading schools in Course Fees: India and follows a bi-lingual T M N G S: approach: English and Hindi. It has Individual: $300 Contact us for your convenient time received acclaim for its innovative and Group Classes: $200 slot effective resources, teaching methods and holistic approach. Sangeet4All helps Contact us for timings. your child to build a strong connection with Indian classical heritage and a strong FREE DEMO CLASS foundation in music.

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CONTENT DESCRIPTION

CLASSES

GROUP CLASSES build a knowledge base for ALL music, especially Indian Classical music and culture. The classes are divided per unit: Dhwani, Vadya, Raga & Tala, Desi, Duniya and Shastra. Each class also makes use of the Tala Chakra (small percussion) and Sangeet4All instruments and methodology: Swartarang, Bansi and Ukulele. Children build basic musical concepts that last a lifetime. After completing the units, children can join the choir.

THE GROUP CLASSES ARE DELIVERED ONLINE AND ON SITE AT OUR SANGEET4ALL CENTERS

INDIVIDUAL CLASSES

Depending on the Sangeet4All center, our teachers offer sitar, violin, cello, tabla, vocal Hindustani, harmonium and flute.

ADULT CLASSES Teacher training, Raga appreciation in groups, individual classes and community choir are also offered for adults

THE TEACHER TRAINING AND APPRECIATION CLASSES ARE DELIVERED ONLINE. INDIVIDUAL CLASSES AND CHOIR ONLY ON SITE AT OUR CENTERS IN DELHI OR HOUSTON

CONTENT DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

DHWANI

DHWANI builds a relationship with sound and voice training. Children build basic musical concepts that last a lifetime. Simple songs, stories about Indian music heritage and activities are explored.

VADYA VADYA imparts knowledge about the various types of musical Instruments of India in an interactive way through the story of Tara the Sitar and her family and friends in the country of Vadya.

RAGA & TALA

RAGA & TALA imparts knowledge and relation building with introduction to different ragas and talas. Children learn Ragas through games and newly composed child friendly songs. They also learn about the different character and feelings that ragas evoke.

DESI DESI teaches the folk traditions of India. Travel with Urvashi, Azim and Surya through India and learn songs, dances, rhythm and instruments from different regions of India.

DUNIYA

DUNIYA imparts knowledge and relation building with world music from an Indian music perspective. Children travel around the world with Surya, Urvashi and Azim. They meet Gerald Wirth, current director of the Viennese boys’ choir, Bassidi Kone, master Balafone and Dejembe player from Mali, Gao Hong, Pipa maestro from China and Freddie Bryant, famous guitarist and composer from Manhattan. In the book, they meet these great artists as children discovering their music and the musician within them.

SHASTRA SHASTRA teaches the history of music of India. Travel with Urvashi, Azim and Surya through time to the Vedas until Bollywood and learn songs, musical styles, rhythm and instruments from different ages of India.

SANGEET4ALL INSTRUMENTS

SWARTARANG is a Sangeet4All trademark instrument invented and developed by Saskia Rao- de Haas. Each key is removable and children can create their own scales and music while learning different ragas. The unique teaching method allows a child to compose their own music while learning a simple colour coded notation system.

BANSI is the Indian Bamboo straight flute. It is easy to pick up for children as a starter instrument. An instrument that can be taught to groups of children and in schools getting a sense of Indian music and instruments. The unique teaching method allows a child to compose their own music while learning a simple colour coded notation system. UKULELE is often used in classrooms for its low entry level and fun to play with others. Learn to play Indian ragas, Indian rhythmic strumming patterns and folksongs on the ukulele with Sangeet4All. Unique student work and notation books to work from

TALA CHAKRA is the small percussion set used to do the rhythm activities. Learn the South Indian Konakol, the Sangeet4All rhythm grid to play rhythms together. Games and activities designed to learn the Indian rhythm are done through small percussion instruments that are easy to play.

SANGEET4ALL ADULTS

TEACHER TRAINING we conduct 1, 3 and 5 day workshops both online as well as on site. The unique teacher training program focusses on using the resources and gives access to the hundreds of lesson plans.

COMMUNITY CHOIR AND OUTREACH Our ‘SaRe Gayein’ program works with volunteers from all over the world to bring music to communities who cannot afford music classes. This choir program trains volunteers in a workshop to conduct their own choir.

RAGA APPRECIATION many people enjoy listening to Indian classical music, but do not understand the structure and basic features of the different ragas and talas. This course helps enthusiastic listeners gain knowledge about the different ragas.

SANGEET4ALL IN YOUR SCHOOL Sangeet4All is a program that is implemented in some of India’s top- schools as a complete music program. We offer the entire program and separate components and lesson plans as per the need of the school.

Music is a gift bestowed on us since childhood. Knowing and realizing its power, we wish to bring the joy of music into every child’s life, not necessarily to make him/her into a musician but to make him/her into a better and sensitive human being. As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change that you wish to see in this world”

Shubhendra & Saskia Rao

Phone: +91.114608.1400 www.iaahouston.com Mobile: +91.98.1112.0983 [email protected]