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Music Initiative Jka Peer - Reviewed Journal of Music VOL. 01 NO. 01 APRIL 2018 MUSIC INITIATIVE JKA PEER - REVIEWED JOURNAL OF MUSIC PUBLISHED,PRINTED & OWNED BY HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, J&K CIVIL SECRETARIAT, JAMMU/SRINAGAR,J&K CONTACT NO.S: 01912542880,01942506062 www.jkhighereducation.nic.in EDITOR DR. ASGAR HASSAN SAMOON (IAS) PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HIGHER EDUCATION GOVT. OF JAMMU & KASHMIR YOOR HIGHER EDUCATION,J&K NOT FOR SALE COVER DESIGN: NAUSHAD H GA JK MUSIC INITIATIVE A PEER - REVIEWED JOURNAL OF MUSIC INSTRUCTION TO CONTRIBUTORS A soft copy of the manuscript should be submitted to the Editor of the journal in Microsoft Word le format. All the manuscripts will be blindly reviewed and published after referee's comments and nally after Editor's acceptance. To avoid delay in publication process, the papers will not be sent back to the corresponding author for proof reading. 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Papers in Journals and other Periodicals Editorial correspondence: [email protected] Smith, J. 2012. “Article Title: The Subtitle.” Journal Title in Full 10 (1): 30–40. doi:xxxxxxxxxxx. Papers in Edited Books, Symposia Proceedings, etc. Book Single Author: Smith, J. J. 2012. Book Title. Abingdon: Routledge. Reprinted Work: Maitland, F. W. (1898) 1998. Roman Canon Law in the Church of England. Reprint, Union, NJ: Lawbook Exchange. Edition: University of Chicago Press. 2012. The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Translated: Smith, John. 2012. Collected Style Manuals. Translated and edited by Jane Jones. NOT FOR SALE Abingdon: Routledge. Thesis: Smith, John. 2008. “Title of Thesis.” PhD diss., University of Chicago. Photographs and Images PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY Photographs or other illustrations either in color or black and white should be submitted in digital form Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon (IAS), in high resolution JPEG format. Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, J&K On behalf of PRINTED AT Higher Education Department, Ranbir Government Press, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir. Ambphalla, Jammu-180001 J&K Official website Official Website http://jkhighereducation.nic.in/ http://rgp.jk.gov.in/ JK MUSIC INITIATIVE JK Music Initiative is a peer Reviewed Academic and Professional Journal dedicated to the promotion of research in all the aspects of World Music with special focus on the Music of Jammu & Kashmir. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon (IAS) Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir Email: [email protected] Associate Editors Shabir Ahmad Mir, PhD. Assistant Professor (Vocal) Department of Higher Education, J&K Email: [email protected] Kuldeep Raina, PhD. Assistant Professor (Vocal) Department of Higher Education, J&K Email: [email protected] Editorial board Abhay Rustum Sopori, Santoor Maestro & Music Composer Email: [email protected]; Mob: 09811622055 Amit Verma, Assistant Professor, Tabla, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, W.B .India; Email: [email protected]; Mob: 09547933029, 09559629049. Jasmeet Kaur, Assistant Professor, Vocal, Govt. Women‘s College Parade, Jammu Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9419797126 Muzafar Ahmad Bhat, Associate Professor, Tabla, Govt. Women‘s College MA Road Srinagar Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9906538916 Vol.1, No.1 April 2018-JK Music Initiative 2 Naveen Sharma, Assistant Professor, Vocal, Govt. Women‘s College Udhampur Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9718800141 Naveen Sharma, Assistant Professor, Sitar, Govt. Women‘s College parade, Jammu [email protected]; Mob: 9419450854 Ranjeet Singh Katoch, Assistant Professor, Vocal, Govt. Women‘s College, Parade Jammu Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9968346698 Samosh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Sitar, Govt. Degree College, Udhampur Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9419867791 Sukhwant kaur, Assistant Professor, Vocal, Govt. Women‘s College, MA Road Srinagar Email: [email protected]; Mob: 9596510868 ADVISORY BOARD Pt. Bhajan Sopori (Chief Advisor) Santoor Maestro & Music Composer . Agni Shekhar, Culture & History Writer, Jammu. Anupam Mahajan, Professor of Music, Faculty of Music & Fine Arts, University of Delhi. B. N Mishra, Dean Faculty of Music, BHU . Mallika BanerjeeAssistant Professor, School of Performing & Visual Arts, IGNOU, New Delhi. Meena Banerjee, Eminent Musicologist, Critic & Writer Kolkata. Madhu Shukla, Musicologist, Allahabad. Pankaj Mala Sharma, Professor (Sitar), Punjab University Chandigarh. Mysore Manjunath, Violin Maestro & Professor of Music, Mysore University, Karnataka. Raj Kumari Magzine, Former Professor of Music, Jammu. Rafiq Raaz, Eminent Writer and broadcaster, Kashmir. Rakesh Kaul, Eminent Writer, USA . Rajpal Singh, Assistant Professor (Vocal), University of Delhi. Ravi Sharma, Former Dean, Faculty of Performing & Visual Arts, M.D University, Rohtak. Ravindra Mishra, Eminent Musicologist & Critic, Delhi . Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Sitar Maestro & Professor of Music Sikkim University. Sadananda Sahoo, Assistant Professor, School of Interdisciplinary and Tran- disciplinary Studies, IGNOU. Sudarshana Baruah, Assistant Professor (Vocal) Centre for Performing Arts, Dibrugarh University, Assam. Saroj Ghosh, Professor (Sitar), Punjab University,Chandigarh. Sunaina Kaul, Former Instructor (Vocal), IMFA Jammu. Suneera Kasliwal, Professor & Dean Music Faculty, University of Delhi . Tapasi Ghosh, Assistant Professor(Vocal)University of Calcutta . T.K. Ganjoo, Eminent Educationist – Jammu . Usha Bhagati, Former Professor Music, Jammu. Varsha Agarwal, Associate Professor (Santoor), Govt. Girls PG college Ujjain. Vasudha Saxeena, Associate Professor (Tabla), Rajasthan Sangeet Sansthan, Jaipur. Vijay Shanker Mishra, Eminent Indian Rhythm Expert, Educationist, Musicologist & Writer, Delhi. Editorial Coordination Please address all editorial correspondence to: Associate Editor JK Music Initiative E:[email protected] T: (+91) 7051-891-719 Art & Design: Naushad Gayoor, University of Kashmir Vol.1, No.1 April 2018-JK Music Initiative 4 JK MUSIC INITIATIVE Research Journal of JK Higher Education Department Vol.1. Issue 1, April 2018. Contents 07. Foreword Abhay Rustum Sopori, Santoor Maestro & Music Composer 09. Editorial Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Editor RESEARCH PAPERS 12. Modern Approach to Music Education: A Comprehensive Study Gaveesh Rai 19. Mixing of western music concept in to Indian music Sudha Sharma 26. Music Education in Kashmir: Present State and the Way Forward Shabir Ahmad Mir 39. Santoor: origin, evolution & development Abhay Rustum Sopori 46. Diversity in Music of Jammu and Kashmir Kuldeep Raina 55. Evidence of Musical Instruments Depicted In Ragamala Painting K. Tamashwor Sharma 69. Role of four main Chordophones of North Indian Classical music and their current state Waseem Bhat 81. Gurubani Sangeet and Society Vol.1, No.1 April 2018-JK Music Initiative 6 Jasmeet Kaur 90. Different types of folk songs prevalent in the Dugger area and their classification Mukesh Kumar . Foreword It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural issue of JK Music Initiative, a quarterly English Peer-Reviewed Music Research Journal. This is a welcoming step by the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of J&K, which has taken special initiative to publish this research journal. To encourage research work amongst the college and university faculty and students, the Department of Higher Education, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir has introduced a number of journals covering various areas and subjects. JK Music Initiative, which is in fact the first ever music journal (covering all performing arts styles) being published by the J&K Government, is another jewel in its crown and one of its flagship Journals. While the journal aims to provide an intellectual platform to the researchers, academicians and scholars of music and performing arts to present and disseminate new research findings and
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