The students of the city are being drawn towards the retro music and are learning the rhythms of the old melodies in a workshop ‘Purane Geeto Ki Workshop’. Organised by Jawahar Bal Bhawan, the workshop began here from Monday and would continue till June 14.
The five-day workshop is captivating the interest of the children from the age group of 5 year to 16 years. Conducted by the in-charge of music department at Jawahar Bal Bhawan, Nirmala Upadhyay the tiny tots of the city would get familiar to the old Bollywood songs and music.
As Jawahar Bal Bhawan always bring something new for the children and so is this workshop. According to Nirmala Upadhyay, “During summer vacations children want to give time to their hobbies and want to learn new things. This is basically a music workshop, where the children would learn old songs and music.” Further, these days many competitions are also being conducted on national level, this workshop in some way or the other would help them to create a dream for themselves, she added.
Further he said, “Most of the children love to dance and enjoy the music. The children always get captivated towards the Bollywood songs, but these days the songs have more loud music and inappropriate lyrics.” Quoting the fact she says, “The old songs that is the Purane Filmi Geet hold some significance, they were soothing and yet evergreen whenever you listen to them.
The idea behind organis-ing this workshop was to familiarise the children with the pure essence of the rhythms and the soothing music.”
As many as 40 students are a part of the workshop. “Music gives pleasure to people. Essentially music creates a joyous atmosphere. Especially children enjoy the moves and groves on the music beats as well as the music. This workshop is basically organised for children who are seriously interested in learning the old Bollywood songs. This workshop will make them enjoy the summer holidays,’ she added.