Explaining about the Veena. As part of Akshar Arbol’s progressive Unit of Learning program, children are to learn about ‘invention and design of structures by various cultures according to their aesthetic values and locally available materials’. How does Music relate to this? Ambalam curated a special visit by esteemed musical instrument maker KARAIKURICHI SUBRAMANIAN to […]
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Visit of Denis Stern
29th August was a red-letter day for the children of Akshar Arbol , when Denis Stern, renowned Russian/Italian guitarist visited the school on the invitation of Ambalam. As part of the LAE Music Program, the children are exposed to different genres of music across cultures . Denis demonstrated the different genres of Western Music such […]
Tamil
Introduction Tamil is one of the oldest and official languages in India. In Tamilnadu it is the prominent and primary language. It is one of the official languages of the union territories of Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is one of 23 nationally recognized languages in the Constitution of India. It has official […]
Imagine
Thinking peace and non-violence through a song in one school through the Life Art Education, our teacher started an enquiry with the 2nd and 3rd Standard students about the concept of non-violence in the world around us and what it means to be peaceful. The song Imagine by John Lennon was taught and later the teacher […]
Our Vision of Yoga – Note to Parents
Every branch of knowledge develops a ‘popular’ version around it in time, and so has yoga. This is only natural. Hence the responsibility to preserve the purity and focus of the traditional approach becomes important. Be it yoga or the traditional art forms, we at Ambalam are one of those few who are committed to […]
Legends of Indian Dance – T Balasaraswathi
Balasaraswati the celebrated Indian dancer was born on 13 May 1918. Her rendering of Bharatanatyam, made this style of dancing well known in different parts of India and also many parts of the world. Balasaraswati was a seventh generation representative of a traditional matrilineal family of musicians and dancers. Her grandmother’s grandmother, Kamakshiammal, danced and […]
Music and Mind – Let us teach music to our children early
Musical training has recently gained additional interest in education as increasing neuroscientific research demonstrates its positive effects on brain development. Neuroimaging revealed plastic changes in the brains of adult musicians but it is still unclear to what extent they are the product of intensive music training rather than of other factors, such as preexisting biological […]