tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412365265558143569.post7918485570080720939..comments2023-03-07T00:21:00.517-08:00Comments on Some Ado about Something: Why I find it difficult to learn Carnatic MusicRestless Inquirerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07966593408732545240noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412365265558143569.post-29649547068350662042008-11-09T23:33:31.000-08:002008-11-09T23:33:31.000-08:00you are not alone on the ga thing unless you happe...you are not alone on the ga thing unless you happen to have perfect pitch like lalgudi sir. For mere mortals relative pitch is sufficient. The caveat would be find sa. CM is based on relative intervals and also gamakams plays a havoc. We tuned/auto pilot our brain to appreciate music before learning it by rote not the other way around...my two centsvirignoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412365265558143569.post-30901930849629510442009-05-27T09:38:27.000-07:002009-05-27T09:38:27.000-07:00It's odd, how opposite it is for me. I have no...It's odd, how opposite it is for me. I have no problems repeating peices of music exactly as they are. This might just be because of how many years I have been learning, and how wonderful my teacher is. I can listen to ANY peice of music and break it up into swara's. However, I never see the big picture. I simply cannot listen to carnatic music and it's something I force myself to do. I don't enjoy it as much as you do, and it has been a source of frustration for my teachers my parents and myself. My creativity is being supressed because of this and my raagam & swarams haven't improved in two years.<br><br>I think if you stick with singing for a while you should be able to pick up on it, considering how much you listen to it!Foreign Desihttp://foreigndesi.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412365265558143569.post-68061129384941030342010-11-25T15:16:30.000-08:002010-11-25T15:16:30.000-08:00Hi, I am stumbled upon this site, this post as I w...Hi, <br><br>I am stumbled upon this site, this post as I was trying to word a similar feeling in me and the human instinct and need to know I am not alone found you. <br><br>But unlike, I dont listen to music very often neither carnatic music was teh one that had my love all the time. But after 30 yrs, now I have that rush and longingness to get it all right.. atleast to a level where I can appreciate music, identify raagas and tap my hand to a rhythm. <br>Alrite, I need that secrte solution on how you overcame this tone - deafness.. Will look for your reply.Manavinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412365265558143569.post-23807605688066722692010-11-26T11:07:32.000-08:002010-11-26T11:07:32.000-08:00I simply listened closely to the violin replies. I...I simply listened closely to the violin replies. It helped me get a good understanding of sruthi. I've been learning from Delhi Muthukumar for the past 4 months and he has been excellent. Above all this, my wife has been keeping me on my toes with regard to sruthi and doesn't allow me to sing without sruthi.sg47noreply@blogger.com