Music-Tanpura

Soumen Bose interviews Dr Anand Newcastle June 08

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http://www.hunterkane.com/about_us/people/index.htm EDUCATION Secondary School St Xavier's High School, Patna, India. 1963 Medical School Prince of Wales Medical College, Patna India. 1975EXPERIENCE Internship in different subjects in the UKFURTHER QUALIFICATION MRCGP January 1983 MA Counselling, Durham University 1987MUSIC / HEALING ARTS EXPERIENCE1. Appreciation of Indian classical music through family background and self tuition2. Involvement with folk clubs as a student with some self- tuition of Hawaiian guitar and Indian Flute3. I have a longstanding interest in holistic health and healing and particularly the role of the arts in this process. To this extent I have personal experience of folk and film music, the use of clay and art as therapeutic tools, the use of the voice through toning and chanting and the role of rhythm using simple percussion instruments. I have gained an understanding of a broad range of complementary therapies and different healing techniques. More recently I have attended workshops in sound, music, voice and healing. Some of these have been with internationally recognised teachers such as Jonathan Goldman, Jill Purce, Steven Halpern and Don. In 1994 I helped to run and organise a number of voice -- movement workshops. My personal enjoyment of music and latter experiences in the role of music as a healing art have led to my particular interest in and desire to learn Indian Classical Music. The Khiraanaa Gharaanaa is noted for its emotional expressiveness and the style of teaching is to bring out the maximum creative potential and imagination of each student in such a way that he/she will truly evolve personally, musically and spiritually.4. The opportunity to start learning and practising Indian music came through helping my wife run the Asian Artists Network between 1994 and 1997. This involved learning about the raag system through practising Hindi film songs with other musicians. Western instruments are used a lot and my own input was on guitar or piano accordion. We held regular meetings with some more public performances.5. From October 1996 I began learning Indian vocal Classical Music from Pt Arun Debnath, a guru (teacher from the Kiraanaa Gharana). My wife and I had been to India to find a teacher for our music group. Our teacher and his wife, both of whom are internationally recognised teachers and artists, come to the UK twice a year. During these 8-week periods my wife and I learn intensively with 2 lessons per day. All of these are recorded on cassette to aid practice in their absence. Harmonium and Tanpura skills are automatically acquired in this process and more recently I have also been taking Tabla lessons. Dr Anthea & I founded Gurukul, our purely classical music organisation, in March 1998. There are 5 trustees with nearly all administrative work being done by my wife and myself. In our teachers' absence we jointly run introductory workshops on Indian Classical Music particularly encouraging the children to be aware of and express their feelings. (Gosforth High, Sacred Heart Primary & Junior, West Jesmond Primary x4). I assist our teachers at more advanced workshops. We also lecture/demonstrate to music students and other interested groups on Indian Classical Music and the links between music and the healing process. Every Thursday evening is Open House at Gurukul for students and anyone wishing to learn more about this music. We always extend this invitation to school music teachers.6. Since 1994 my wife and I have been running a Holistic Healing Network - Health2ooo. We hold regular meetings and give talks at Health fairs & to other groups. The healing aspects of music often form part of these. 7. I accompany our teachers on stage with Tanpura / Harmonium. 8. Along with my wife and our Tabla player I have demonstrated Indian Classical Music and Arts on prescription on the Julia Hankin BBC Radio Show9. Daily practice is of vocal music, Tanpura, Harmonium & Tabla..10. Studied the Guru-Shishya Music tradition in India on Millennium Commission Community Grant October9911. My wife and I do regular talks on the subject of Music, Health and Complementary Therapies and deliver regular workshops to schools12. Ran 40 Arts in Health Workshops 1999 through a grant by Northern Rock13. Ran 10 workshops through Common Knowledge with Painting and Singing to see the effects as measured by the SF36 Questionnaire14. Acquired an EEG Machine and computer to analyse in realtime the brain activity measured during an artistic expression to show the correlation between arts and healthINTERESTS With my wife run a Music Network for Indian Classical Music since Jan92 With my wife run a Holistic Healing Network since Nov94