Namaste, Dear Music Lover, This post is actually our 100th on my blog-site (however, only about 95 of them are published so far—we take time to plan, write and verify the veracity of our content), and this updated WordPress version of the site is now 10 years online serving the playback-singing community! Yay for us […]
There are some lingering yet still modern notions about joy and happiness, so let’s examine a few of them, and share strategies to gain or increase one’s joy as a singer (in any genre). First, let’s look at how joy itself has come to be regarded differently in world cultures. In the east, joy has […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Let’s look at a few of the most impactful psychological aspects influencing our lives as playback singers (that may also apply to other, non-motion picture music), and let’s explore how to establish, maintain and improve our confidence level. Confident Bengali woman Questions may arise, like: Is it possible to have too […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, We’re in a semi-reflective mood today, and it occurs to our minds that as humans, we can tend to behave in patterns that support and help us to manifest our dreams (and our regular visitors/readers know that we stress frequent practice as a way to get hired to perform as a […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Updated July 1, 2024: My astute web team has fixed our recent SSL certificate issue. Actually, a fix was done for us by our hosting provider. If you experience any such SSL annoying errors, please clear your browser history and reload the site. We apologise for any inconveniences, and look forward […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Each of us is unique in the universe as a living being. So there is no one-size-fits-all way to explain or even to workably explore the intricacies of our internal environment. By internal environment, we aren’t limiting the discussion to matters involving our blood and internal organs. Some very popular TV […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Today, we’re posting about the idea of what motivates a singer (generally) and how important it is to have such matters fully under control prior to a performance (live or in-studio). So this is also a play on words, by citing the familiar filmy term “motivation” as often used by aspiring […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, Appearance. We all have various states of appearance and the other meaning of the word that refers more generally to visibility, meaning showing up to be seen (and/or heard) somewhere. Singers appear at various places for varied reasons: rehearsal or practice rooms for learning and preparation (these can be in one’s […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, I’m told that some untidy rumors are about—one even claiming that I lashed out at the award-winning Bollywood writer-director Anurag Basu sir, who among others has worked with my mentor the remarkable composer-music director Pritam da (even years prior to myself working) here in Mumbai. I just want to set the […]
This post is being published in late July/early August, 2022. This blog-site will be undergoing some rather extensive revisions in the weeks and months ahead. We aim to minimize disruptions during this evolution, and hope that you will continue to visit and support the site and its reason to exist for the duration. Dear Music […]
Namaste, Dear Music Lover, How can I begin this post in order to best honor the memory of the legendary Lata Ma’am? Only one other musical genius of Hindustan it seems deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Lata Ji: sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, whose 82-year career is seemingly one that may never […]