[arr]KM music conservatory Rhymes Project

[fani kalyan]

http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/78770/Kids-come-nursery-rhymes-Katrina.html



 



  







Kids, here come nursery rhymes with KatrinaAll Bollywood Regional|Hollywood

By indiaabroad 
Saturday Feb 6 9:40 AMNew Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Children might love this. Here 
comes a bunch of English nursery rhymes from Saregama that not only offers 
audio-visual content but also features popular actress Katrina Kaif and some 
musical magic from Oscar-Grammy winner A.R. Rahman's school.'Music engages the 
senses and stimulates the whole mind and body. This venture is a concept that 
will aim to fulfil this need to make learning rhymes a fun and engaging 
experience for the child,' said B.R. Vijayalakshmi, general manager, audio 
visual media of Saregama.'Nursery rhymes are a time-honoured play-and-learn 
method of introducing children to language and rhythm, an engaging way to 
strengthen and identify, differentiate and practise the sounds that are the 
building blocks of language,' Vijayalakshmi told IANS.Titled 'Sunfeast Dream 
Cream Rhymeskool', the album is slated to hit the stores in March and Saregama 
has roped in Katrina to promote it and composer
 Rahman supervise the music.'Adding magic to the mix, Katrina will take the 
children through the lilting rhymes in her own inimitable style in the video. 
Katrina's popularity among kids and her affable style and persona on screen 
made her fit for such a project,' said Vijayalakshmi.'Rahman is the music 
supervisor for this project. The students at KM Music Conservatory, a college 
founded by Rahman, is arranging and composing the music for this album under 
the supervision of the music master,' she added.Saregama is concentrating on 
other languges as well - in the recent past, the label produced animated Tamil 
children's folk songs 'Nila Nila Odiva' sung by Latha Rajnikanth and animated 
Bengali children's rhymes 'Aye Re Aye Tiye', which is a compilation of the 
traditional and most popular children's rhymes.Preeti Sagar's 'Phulwari 
Bachchon Ki' is another animated children's Hindi songs title in the 
pipeline.Vijayalakshmi said : 'Saregama believes that
 learning can be made a lot more fun and effective through the use of vibrant 
multimedia, music and dance. To this effect, the company is launching a series 
of learning-oriented Home EduTainment products that will impact the way 
children learn.'To make the album a hit, Saregama is planning a 360 degree 
media plan to promote the product with heavy penetration across metros.


  

Re: [arr] KM Music Conservatory - A musical voyage

[manisha madhavan]

Very nice read. Thank for posting this article. :)





From: Roshan 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, December 11, 2009 6:12:08 AM
Subject: [arr] KM Music Conservatory - A musical voyage

  
http://www.globalad justments. com/?q=node/ 1228

sorry if it has been posted before. 


Special Feature
A MUSICALVOYAGE 
Photos T Selvakumar 
byAriel Howard
They are incredibly talented individuals, but what I find most exciting is the 
passion they inspire. They have changed the way that I experience music 
MUSIC has always been a part of my life, be it the jazz and zydeco of my native 
New Orleans or the bolel blues that permeated my first diplomatic assignment to 
Ethiopia. An ardent appreciator of many types of music, my own ability to 
create is limited to one year of middle school recording and guitar lessons and 
belting out (all the wrong) tunes in the shower. But when you live in India, 
you come to believe, and then to know, that anything is possible. So when I 
received a request to assist the musicians of A.R. Rahman’s KM Music 
Conservatory in preparing for their performance in the U.S. Consulate General’s 
tribute to Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, I seized the opportunity. 
When Rahman envisaged KM Music Conservatory, his aim was to “expand the 
horizons of musicians in India by creating an awareness of Western music and 
music technology, while continuing to respect and strengthen the art of Indian 
music.” To help make that vision a reality, he had assembled a gifted faculty, 
“engaged nationally and internationally in creative and scholarly endeavors.” 
Like me, these artists have travelled from their homes in the United States, 
Canada and Europe to embrace the masterpiece that is India. They are Rahman’s 
musical diplomats, building bridges between India and the West in ways that no 
one else can. 
On a warm Chennai evening at the Global Adjustments’ India Immersion Centre, 
this U.S. Vice Consul and amateur shower vocalist sat down over coffee and 
samosas for a tête-à-tête with KM’s Robert Koolstra, Alison Maggart, Kavita 
Baliga, Michael Lindsey, Joshua Pollock and Eilidh Martin.
AH: Mark Twain wrote, “In religion, India is the only millionaire – the One 
land that all men desire to see…” As musicians, what attracted you to India?
EM: India was always this exotic, foreign place in my mind. I came here just by 
chance. I hadn’t even heard of Rahman! It was a chain of events. I played in 
Holland with Robert, who was going to KM, and he told me they needed a cellist. 
JP: For me, I visited India in 2005 for the first time. It was the ideal 
atmosphere for me, but I never thought I would be able to stay as a Western 
musician. I thought that if I moved to India, I might miss out on other 
opportunities in the West. One fine day, while living in London, my friend and 
I were standing next to a world map, waiting for someone we were supposed to 
meet. The person never showed up. My friend was looking for a change, so we 
decided to close our eyes and choose a spot on the map. I pointed to Chennai. I 
went home, searched online for opportunities and found the press release for KM.
AH: And the rest is history! Michael, you had also travelled to India before 
moving here with KM. How did your relationship with India begin?
ML: I first came to India in 2006 to learn tabla. It was my first time leaving 
the country and I was a sophomore in college. After the ride home from the 
airport I knew that this place was for me. The sights, the sounds, even the 
smells, registered to me as something completely foreign, and I immediately 
fell in love. As a musician, and specifically a percussionist, India is a place 
of never ending challenges. The complex rhythmic cycles, as well as the 
numerous challenging percussion instruments I’ve been trying to learn, seemed 
like a musical buffet for me. I was thrilled when I got the job at KM and have 
realised that India is the place where I belong.
AH: Drawing on your experience, what can Western musicians learn from Indian 
music and how can Indian music be strengthened by Western music traditions?
RK: Western music has its basis in harmony whereas Indian music has its basis 
in rhythm. In the Western world, the keyboard has developed as a leading 
instrument. In India, we see instruments like tabla, etc. In Western music 
before 1900, a beat basically is in 2, 3 or 4 while Indian (baroque) music 
already uses advanced polyrhythms. So if we give some harmony and take some 
rhythm, and the Indians give some rhythm and take some harmony, interesting 
things might happen!
ML: This is a tricky question. I don’t think that Indian music should be 
‘strengthened’ by Western music traditions. The technique, theory and tradition 
of Indian music make it what it is and I feel that it should stay that way.
AH: The KM Music Conservatory considers itself an instrument to “achieve ‘good’ 
social ends.” How have you sought to impact

[arr] KM Music Conservatory - A musical voyage

[Roshan]

http://www.globaladjustments.com/?q=node/1228

sorry if it has been posted before.

Special Feature
*A MUSICAL VOYAGE*
  Photos *T Selvakumar*
  by *Ariel Howard*

They are incredibly talented individuals, but what I find most exciting is
the passion they inspire. They have changed the way that I experience music
**

* MUSIC *has always been a part of my life, be it the jazz and zydeco of my
native New Orleans or the bolel blues that permeated my first diplomatic
assignment to Ethiopia. An ardent appreciator of many types of music, my own
ability to create is limited to one year of middle school recording and
guitar lessons and belting out (all the wrong) tunes in the shower. But when
you live in India, you come to believe, and then to know, that anything is
possible. So when I received a request to assist the musicians of A.R.
Rahman’s KM Music Conservatory in preparing for their performance in the
U.S. Consulate General’s tribute to Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi, I
seized the opportunity.

When Rahman envisaged KM Music Conservatory, his aim was to “expand the
horizons of musicians in India by creating an awareness of Western music and
music technology, while continuing to respect and strengthen the art of
Indian music.” To help make that vision a reality, he had assembled a gifted
faculty, “engaged nationally and internationally in creative and scholarly
endeavors.” Like me, these artists have travelled from their homes in the
United States, Canada and Europe to embrace the masterpiece that is India.
They are Rahman’s musical diplomats, building bridges between India and the
West in ways that no one else can.

  On a warm Chennai evening at the Global Adjustments’ India Immersion
Centre, this U.S. Vice Consul and amateur shower vocalist sat down over
coffee and samosas for a tête-à-tête with KM’s Robert Koolstra, Alison
Maggart, Kavita Baliga, Michael Lindsey, Joshua Pollock and Eilidh Martin.

*AH*: Mark Twain wrote, “In religion, India is the only millionaire – the
One land that all men desire to see…” As musicians, what attracted you to
India?

*EM: *India was always this exotic, foreign place in my mind. I came here
just by chance. I hadn’t even heard of Rahman! It was a chain of events. I
played in Holland with Robert, who was going to KM, and he told me they
needed a cellist.

*JP: *For me, I visited India in 2005 for the first time. It was the ideal
atmosphere for me, but I never thought I would be able to stay as a Western
musician. I thought that if I moved to India, I might miss out on other
opportunities in the West. One fine day, while living in London, my friend
and I were standing next to a world map, waiting for someone we were
supposed to meet. The person never showed up. My friend was looking for a
change, so we decided to close our eyes and choose a spot on the map. I
pointed to Chennai. I went home, searched online for opportunities and found
the press release for KM.

*AH: *And the rest is history! Michael, you had also travelled to India
before moving here with KM. How did your relationship with India begin?

*ML: *I first came to India in 2006 to learn tabla. It was my first time
leaving the country and I was a sophomore in college. After the ride home
from the airport I knew that this place was for me. The sights, the sounds,
even the smells, registered to me as something completely foreign, and I
immediately fell in love. As a musician, and specifically a percussionist,
India is a place of never ending challenges. The complex rhythmic cycles, as
well as the numerous challenging percussion instruments I’ve been trying to
learn, seemed like a musical buffet for me. I was thrilled when I got the
job at KM and have realised that India is the place where I belong.

*AH: *Drawing on your experience, what can Western musicians learn from
Indian music and how can Indian music be strengthened by Western music
traditions?

*RK: *Western music has its basis in harmony whereas Indian music has its
basis in rhythm. In the Western world, the keyboard has developed as a
leading instrument. In India, we see instruments like tabla, etc. In Western
music before 1900, a beat basically is in 2, 3 or 4 while Indian (baroque)
music already uses advanced polyrhythms. So if we give some harmony and take
some rhythm, and the Indians give some rhythm and take some harmony,
interesting things might happen!

*ML: *This is a tricky question. I don’t think that Indian music should be
‘strengthened’ by Western music traditions. The technique, theory and
tradition of Indian music make it what it is and I feel that it should stay
that way.

* AH: *The KM Music Conservatory considers itself an instrument to “achieve
‘good’ social ends.” How have you sought to impact the local community
either through KMMC or as individuals?

*ML*: One fun thing about being a foreigner in India is that everybody knows
who you are after a while and also know what you do. My neighborhood
children play cricket on my street an

[arr] KM Music Conservatory -- Some News

[Vithur]

Dear Rahmaniacs,

Here , in our Chennai Fans group, we have some very aspiring music
technicians who have bought the prospectus, and who have done some
preliminary renditions of their voices with the the Km office
representatives and there are some information to be shared.

Pro Tool Courses :- Rs 2.5 lacs
3 years
You have to clear Auditions etc

*Part time courses*

Rs 50 K per year. You can learn one instrument, and vocal is optional
No auditions, and on first come first basis
Though you may require to sing some songs in front of the authorities on the
spot and prove them your music sense

Saturdays - 6 to 7 hrs training
Sundays - Theory of Music will be taught


*Courtesy of all this info :- Karthik Iyer ( ARR Chennai Fan )*  I wish
Karthik Iyer all the very best and hope he gets his entry into Km
Conservatory, and gets a chance to meet our dear Principal, the MAESTRO ARR
Himself.








-- 
regards,
Vithur

Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no
one can give. Be happy always

[arr] KM Music Conservatory Applicants.

[rajeevan]

Dear members,

I'm from Malaysia, I got all the recent mails from KM Music Conservatory too. I 
was so happy and called KM Music and spoke to Dr Jyothi Nair yesterday. She was 
so humble to me. I asked her do I need to come down to Chennai for the 
auditions and she replied, well I understand that coming down to Chennai for an 
audition itself will cost a lot. Maybe you could send in your sample CDs or 
something but I will have to ask Mr. Rahman or the GM first. haha..I also asked 
her about the numbers of applicants. She replied there were about thousand of 
applications we got. OMG thousand and only 80-90 will be chosen. But I always 
hope that I must be one among the 80. Well I dunno whether I'm sellfish, but I 
would do anything to get an admission into this music school. It also depends 
on the outstanding audition performance. From now on I will try my level best 
to get into KM Music Conservatory. As of now, I'm thinking of glying down to 
Chennai first. Is there any
 international students really interested to join the conservatory too? Please 
keep all of us updated here regarding your applications and some of the unknown 
terms and condition that some of you may have known.
Wishing all the applicant all the best luck.
Thank you
regards,
rajeevan



  

Re: [arr] KM Music Conservatory Location

[arnold jhon]

hi friends,
i have been a die hard fan of ARR for the
past 15 years and i am continuing to bei am doing
an architectural thesis on music conservatory can
anyone gimme info about KM conservatory.

--- Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Dear Rahul
> 
> As far as I know, Mr. selvakumar , the MD of Km
> Music Conservatory has an
> office in Alwarpet, in Chennai. check for the
> address in www.audiomedia.in.
> 
> But I think , there is a building just opposite to
> AM Studios in
> Kodambakkam, which may also be used for KM Music
> Conservatory related works.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 7:10 PM, rahuldavidbeckham <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >   Can sumone tell me where KM Music conservatory
> is located.
> > I read that Rahman Saab is building the
> conservatory sumwhr in outer
> > chennai.
> > And also hav read that he has temporarily set up
> facilities in
> > kodambakkam.
> >
> > Vithur and Gopal Bhai Pls do giv sum info on this.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> > Rahul
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
> 
> Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny;
> Whatever God wants to deny, no
> one can give. Be happy always
> 



  

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Re: [arr] KM Music Conservatory Location

[Vithur]

Dear Rahul

As far as I know, Mr. selvakumar , the MD of Km Music Conservatory has an
office in Alwarpet, in Chennai. check for the address in www.audiomedia.in.

But I think , there is a building just opposite to AM Studios in
Kodambakkam, which may also be used for KM Music Conservatory related works.





On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 7:10 PM, rahuldavidbeckham <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Can sumone tell me where KM Music conservatory is located.
> I read that Rahman Saab is building the conservatory sumwhr in outer
> chennai.
> And also hav read that he has temporarily set up facilities in
> kodambakkam.
>
> Vithur and Gopal Bhai Pls do giv sum info on this.
>
> Regards.
>
> Rahul
>
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no
one can give. Be happy always

[arr] KM Music Conservatory Location

[rahuldavidbeckham]

Can sumone tell me where KM Music conservatory is located.
I read that Rahman Saab is building the conservatory sumwhr in outer
chennai.
And also hav read that he has temporarily set up facilities in
kodambakkam.

Vithur and Gopal Bhai Pls do giv sum info on this.

Regards.

Rahul

[arr] KM music conservatory

[shahul hameed]

http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/arr-km-school/arr-km.html

[arr] KM Music Conservatory and Audio Media Education

[Bergin Roy]

When i googled KM Music Conservatory and Audio Media Education
i get link to www.*audio**media*.in  and the
information there doesnt talk much about ARR about this consortium or
school.

Gops / Vijay any input how they are involved in this ?
Just curious to know. I know Selvakumar of Audio Media was part of the
Oohalala program in Suntv, training the bands before the quater finals.

cheers,
Bergin

[arr] KM Music Conservatory

[Vithur]

  AR Rahman to set up music conservatory
--
By Businessofcinema.com Team
   8 January 2008, 07:53 PM

MUMBAI: Music director AR Rahman is planning to set up a state-of-the-art
music conservatory called KM Music Conservatory in Chennai to create a
'world-class orchestra' that could score music for Indian composers and to
train students in vocal as well as instrumental music.

Announcing the KM Music Conservatory and KM Music Symphony Orchestra
Synthesizers, Rahman said, "Electronic sounds played a significant role in
the evolution of music in the 80s and 90s. As this fresh sound captivated
listeners, they began to lose appreciation and interest in live classical
compositions. Should this continue, future generations will be deprived of
the joy that is live classical music."

The KM Music Conservatory is an attempt to recreate a world-class orchestra
for the enjoyment of India's people. Currently, Indian composers have to go
abroad to find orchestras to record. KM Music Conservatory aims to eliminate
this obstacle and provide orchestra in India.

"I feel, as a modern classical musician, having the knowledge of both music
performance and music technology is invaluable. Only having the skill to
perform an instrument may not necessarily be lucrative, however having that
skill as well as excellent music production capabilities will ensure many
more career opportunities and financial security. That way they learn to use
the best of both worlds," added Rahman.

The KM Music Conservatory and Audio Media Education, India 's first Apple
authorized training centre located in Chennai, will be offering a program in
music and music technology. The conservatory faculty will include Indian and
international professors and musicians who will educate students in Indian
and western classical music.

The school will currently be auditioning and accepting singers and students
who play flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, trombone, violin,
viola, cello, double bass, and percussion. Courses will include western
vocal and instrumental performance, Indian classical vocal, western and
Indian music theory, music appreciation, ear training, piano, audio
engineering, an Apple certified course in Logic Pro, and a Digidesign
certified course in Pro Tools.

Scholarships will be offered to deserving students from the A R Rahman
Foundation. Students can also audition for the professional KM Music
Symphony Orchestra upon completion of the program.
http://www.businessofcinema.com/boc/?file=story&id=6461

-- 
regards,
Vithur

A.R.RAHMAN -  THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC

[arr] KM MUSIC CONSERVATORY

[Vithur]

http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/01/08/10706/


Music Maestro A.R. Rahman brought in his birthday last Sunday (January 6).
While other stars prefer to either throw a bash or celebrate with friends on
their special day the normally shy music-director had other plans.

He fulfilled one of his long term dreams to launch a music conservatory on
Sunday. The institution named KM Music Conservatory will be India's first
Apple authorized training centre where professors and musicians from India
and abroad will provide training and education to students in Indian and
Western classical music.

The institute located in Chennai, will also help in fine-tuning the skills
of students who play instruments like flute, trumpet, violin, French horn
and percussion. Needless to say there will be more career options open for
these young talented kids once they combine their musical skill with the
latest knowledge in production technology.

Through this institute, Rahman would also fulfill his vision of having a
full-fledged orchestra in India so that Indian composers don't have to go
abroad when they have to record with orchestras.

Must say this initiative by Rahman is indeed one unique way of giving back
something to the world of music.


-- 
regards,
Vithur

A.R.RAHMAN -  THE ABODE OF DIVINE MUSIC

[arr] KM Music conservatory

[vijay krishnan]

Firstly my heart felt belated bday greetings for Guruji!

This is driving me crazy for now. I learnt this from 'The Hindu', as i usually 
google about
the KM Music School. Today i got this information from hindu as well as 
Yahoofans group
tat Our guruji has announced the launch of this Music School. could anyone 
confirm how to be a part
of this and whom to contact for further details. 

Thanks in advance

Regards,
VijayKrishnan


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