Those were blissful days. Saturday and Sunday mornings meant waking up at 8, DD Metro and maggi!! After a lazy shower, I would get all dressed in my favorite brown chungidi paavadai, pick up my ganamrutha bodhini (and varnamalika later) and step on my tiny champ, struggling to race away from the buffalos and dogs on murugappa saalai. I also had imaginary friends who would bike along with me. I don’t know why I did that. Maybe I was just too scared traveling alone and I had these made up friends who I’d sing to and talk to- of course not aloud! The one hour classes at Suganthi mam’s house were the most enjoyable hours of the week, not to mention the extra perks of bonus bhajan sessions and yummy prasadam on Sundays!
I have finally managed to get back to learning classical music, after a hiatus of 12 long years. I don’t remember a thing. All I have done the last 12 years was study study and study more- just to do what gizillion other Indians have done for years. Anyway- it feels absolutely BRILLIANT to start with the Sa Pa Sas again. Fantabulous. Right now, doing the varaveenas and the ninnukoris. Soon to get in to the keerthanais. I love those 1.5 hours that I get to myself. It’s almost like I want to get away from everything and just lose myself in something that does not, for a change, stress me out. Maami is brilliant- she gets into the technical nit grits of the language of music. I dint even know there were so many variations! Its as complicated as differential calculus but as logical and scientific too.
Googled for some music quotes to put a smart ending to this blog entry. Liked this one -
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. ~Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name
14 comments:
awwww...music class....i learnt carnatic music for almost 7 yrs....strike that... i should have said... i went for music class for 7 yrs....ippo onnumay nyabagam illa....
Hey "Me". You should try getting back to it. Btw. wasn't exactly sure where to say this- but I went through your blog and it had some interesting entries. I dint even know how to comment on it- Couldn't find any link to reply to your posts. So well- Good job! Keep them coming! And Congratulations on your wedding!
ah...tank u tank u tank u....
...i disable comments for older posts...it is tough to keep track of them...
oi,just read ur blog. kalakku po- paatu aaramichutaya? suuuuuper!
hey Archana,
Liked the last few entries. Nicely done. keep'em coming.
Sarika ji.
P.S: enjoy the music lessons :)
shyaamudu- is that you?
Thanks sarika jiiii - ellam ungal aasirvadathil :D
hi archana i went through the gammut of varaveena infact i survived till brocheva.
i have passed the bastion to my daughter--wicked elf.
I felt the exact same way babe!!
See..
http://happinessisastateofmind.blogspot.com/2006/02/drop-in-ocean.html
I wrote this early this year..and then I got married!
I SO miss them classes :(
Sharmila- Loads of luck to the lil' elf! :)
Rads- trust me girl ! You should of grabbing hold of somebody and pursuing it once u get to mainland..
The drawing the line and bells invention....hmmm..makes even me think abt it. its been a virtual world last few years....
keep ur music up :)
cya
..hmm, thought i was the only one getting back to music class after more than a decade!!..well done...good job and good luck..happy singing
(btw, besides the usual vocal, i thought i'd learn something new and am trying my luck with the violin!!)
omg! so like wat i feel! stopd goin 2 my violin classes wen i juz did sme 2 kutcheris, al 4r d sake of d 10th board exams! and now, after years and years of churning thro books, wen i c sme1 playin along wth d strings, tears well up in my eyes! u managed 2 do d same in d blog, i soooo mis my strings! feels like kickin myself wen i cant remember one swaram in al d keerthanais i learnt.
tz so tuf 2 get ur mind back on d track 'n' commitment n start learnin again, to get back d rhythm n routine n style. kudos, for havin done tat. am stil shruggin off d inertia!
al d beshhht,
sravan
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