A music workshop is being organized at Jawahar Bal Bhavan. During the summer vacations, the youngsters will enhanc their skills in various fields. Among all the other courses, a two day music workshop is being organized at jawahar Bal Bhavan.
The workshop began here on Monday at the premises. Keeping in view the interest of youngsters in western musical instruments, the workshop consists of lessons on synthesizer.
The synthesizer lessons began from 11 am and continued till 1 pm at the premises. As many as 30 children have participated in the workshop. They have enthusiastically participated and learned about the instrument and how it is played.
Vijay Sapre, in charge of music department and modern day music, informed the participants about the significance of synthesizer, clarified with the nuances of vocalization. He also told them about the musical grammar which is used while playing synthesizer.
Elaborating about the music played on the instrument, Sapre also informed the participants about the origin of the instrument. Synthesizers were first used in pop music in the 1960s. In the late 1970s, synths were used in progressive rock, pop and disco. In the 1980s pop and dance music often made heavy use of synthesizers. In the 2010s, synthesizers are used in many genres of pop, heavy metal, rock and dance music. Contemporary classical music composers from the 20th and 21st century write compositions for synthesizer.
Uma Shankar Nayach Director, Jawahar Bal Bhavan informed that at present, children keep a copy of the synthesizer from childhood, so children through the work in Bal Bhavan should have accurate knowledge of vowels. As per the interest of children, the activities of music and dance will continue to be held at the centre.