Profile of a Creative Musician / Composer...
:
A Musicologist / Music Therapist...
:
An Exponent of Indian Music...
: An innovative, speciality teacher of :
: Ras-siddhaant - 'Nav-ras' ( Nine Prominent emotions ),
Voice Culture & The Philosophy of Creative Music...
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Educated SHEKHAR GEMINI
was born in Braj Bhumi, Uttar Pradesh,
richest in Indian folk music. Initially he
had been a self-taught musician but later noted musicians and teachers like Dr.
Murari Sharma and The late Narain
Prasad ji groomed him in the fineries
of music.
His teaching / performing expertise lies
in different styles of Vocal Hindustani Classical& light Music,
namely.... Khayal, Thumri, Ghazal, Bhajan, Vandana, Bhav Sangeet and
Folk Songs.
In Instrumental Music, he is capable of
teaching virtually every possible Musical Instrument, be it Percussion,
String, Wind Instruments or Electronic Instruments such as Key Board
& Guitar.
Education /
Experience :
Post
Graduate; He has been teaching Music ( Vocal & Instrumental ) up to
the post graduate level for the past 26 years and expertise in VOICE
CULTURE to improve the singing quality of the learner for different
styles of light Hindustani Music and Playback Singing, as well.
Recitals Held :
He
has given concerts in numerous Towns
of India and performed Hindustani Classical Music for Artists of the
State program, conducted by Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy.
In Bangalore, he has been giving concerts
and stage shows at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall, CSIC & J.N. Tata
Auditorium, Town Hall, Ravindra Kala Kshetra and other formal and
informal venues in the town.
He has been giving Lecture cum Demonstration quite frequently, in many
a Cultural and Educational Institutions, in and around Bangalore.
In 1998, he completed his tour, consisting
of his concerts and lecture cum demonstration, in various towns and
parts of the USA like New York, Chicago,
Dallas, Buffalo and many towns of Northern and Southern New Jersey. His
inimitable style of
singing was widely appreciated and received radio coverage & rare
reviews at large by the music lovers and event managers in America.
He has musically composed over 300 Songs, in almost all-prevalent
Singing Styles of North Indian Music.
Bijliyan, his debut album
of Ghazals,
released in 1997, gave a new dimension to
Ghazal Singing. Also, it was the very first
Ghazal Album to ever come out from Bangalore.
His second Album...Kuchh bhooloon
kuchh yaad karoon -
a panorama of
various singing styles like Bhajans, Chants, Vandanas, Folk Songs and
Ghazals; was released in the year 2000.
At present he is working on a long project creating musical presentation of different emotions. The first of
this series has already come under the title of
" ANGER - The Musical Presentation. " and two other albums, simultaneously... KABIR
(Bhajans) and LORI (Lullabies).
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Ghazals, Keyboard, Tabla, the Indian Drums,
Flute ( Baansuri ) & Santoor.
Additional Information :
He has been associated with Educational Institutions like :
Krishnamurti Foundation of
India ( KFI ),
National Public School and NAFL, Bangalore.
Sri Sangeet Bharati, Bikaner, A post- graduate & Research Institute of Music, ( as Vice Principal )
and
Manav Bharti School, Bikaner, ( of
which he was the Founder Principal and Prabandhak ).
Apart from being
one of the most appreciated and
creative Music Teachers, he is
a well-known name in
Bangalore as a Music Composer,
Arranger and Director, as well as
Project Consultant for Music
Audio
Albums.
He has
also formulated an ideal Syllabus for the various levels of music learning.
Other
than an Educator and Performing Artist, he is also a learned scholar in Musicology.
His book 'The Philosophy of Music', the only one in this
field, was published, in the State Award-Winning Magazine... KALA
DARSHAN of Rajasthan.
Musical
Services
:
No more Concerts, Performances, Private or regular Lessons, Seminars,
Special Events, Workshops.
Only Master Classes and theory based lecture-cum demonstration for senior students or artists and research scholars!!!
Location : Bangalore
Fees
:
Rs. 500.00
( per one hour session. )
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Residence
:
SF - 5, Alpine View Apartments,
III Cross, Ganga Nagar, Bellary Road, Bengaluru - 560032
Phone
: 09341260175 ( Cell ): 080 23538566 ( Res. )
KSCT -
Holistic Treatment and Medication
A Sample of my Music...
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