Musical Serendipity

"Sangeetha Saagara" (Ocean of Music), as my mother always says. 

                 Infinite-  Eternal- Divine- Tranquil. Music is all that and more. 

Has there ever been a time where you are happy, sad or feeling so lost? 

Have you ever tried keeping company with music of your choice and felt the change in the mood? 

What a miraculous feeling is that!!!

Music has done that to me innumerable times.. Smitten for the love of music. 

It is for me- 'fit to die for'..

World of Music- I'm a Carnatic Classical vocalist by choice. This was the most treasurable gift rendered to my sister and me by my mother. She has always been my guru, my mentor and my idol. Music is something she gives utmost importance to in her life. There has been several times where she has been singing for around 12-14 hours and more in a day- No kidding!! She has strived her way up and earned every bit of it. That according to me is deserving. She was my inspiration and support system. Though I’m not much of a pro as her, I can take little pride in saying that I have experienced that inner satisfaction and serenity in music. It is so overwhelming that tears shoot down your eyes whilst that. I can't thank her enough for introducing me to this World of Music. 

Glass half full- I was 6years old when I first attempted to learn. Blessed with a voice without realizing the value of what I had. Though my mother was always my Guru, another learned musician trained us. Like any other field of study, music also had board exams to let one know where he/she stands. It was time for me to prepare for the junior level music examination and 2 weeks before, I was put through a trial run by our Master. My sister was always the non-revolting one, which made me the violent, lethargic and the irresponsible. My mother knew that I deserved this test from the Master to get me back on the ground and shoot down the level of over confidence in me and put my head straight. Though I was far behind w.r.t the lesson, I had forced my mother to make me give exams, as I knew whatever she knew. Having sat next to my sister I had grasped almost all of the lessons done to her.. I never used to acknowledge my Master as my teacher. But, I used to always overhear the classes and learn them, but never practiced and posed being over confident. He assessed me and I remember the exact words he had said, ''she will fail, why is she in a hurry to give exams''.. As stubborn as I was I wanted to prove him wrong. Odds were way against me, hardly had a week and a half for the examinations but never gave up. Practice sessions helped. Hard work paid off.  As the results were out, the first one to have known them was our Master, she came 3rd in our state, he conveys it with hesitation and astonishment. A joyous moment for me and feeling of happiness and pride for my mother. That was the moment where i knew music was not something which is taught like any other subject but something that needs self motivation and immense interest to drive u further.
Believe me, it does not end here....this was only my eye opener.

High on Music- In the course of learning one will realize that music can get as stubborn as u get. If u say, I can do it without practice an untold response we'd get is simply nothing in return from it. Instead, if we give some selfless time to it and it opens its arms and showers up your way.. 

In any form of art, dedication & practice or in classical terminology 'sangeetha saadhane' is the sole most important key to break open it. In music unless you indulge yourself into it you can't learn much after a point. You will stand being your own guide by practicing music. In the world of classical music, its not just songs anymore, you step into a turning point where you start discovering that it has so much more to give. You attain a transonic stage. 

Music takes a gigantic part in my life. Nothing in life is eternal but this. As my mother quotes; “Always remember, never give up on music, it will give you something that no one else can offer. If you ever lose it, at some point in your life you will regret it and at that point you wont have it in you”.