“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun, you find the fun, and SNAP the job’s a game!” – P.L Travers wrote this for Mary Poppins [ref 1], a children’s series. It might sound […]
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Mamihlapinatapai — A Silent Song | Children’s Story
Mamihlapinatapai — A Silent Song By — Charisma Bharadwaj Mudita and Niyama were two vultures who enjoyed conversing in tunes. Mudita (first) met Niyama through a rustic melody Mudita instantly recognised. Niyama was singing the Indian-Yagan song she had once heard from a tribe named Cheemayana, somewhere in the forests of Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu, in Southern India. Niyama spent […]
Celebrating the Onset of the Spring Season — Pongal
Pongal aka Sankranti By Charisma Bharadwaj Did you know there are 12 Sankrantis a year? This is because Sankranti is a solar event, which occurs when the sun transitions from one Rashi (zodiac sign) to another. Makara Sankranti / Pongal is a popular harvest festival celebrated on and after January 14th, marked as the beginning […]
A MUSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH AN INSTRUMENT MAKER
Sri Karaikurichi Subramaniam, a renowned Veena maker, stepped into our TPP premises to create awareness among our students about how various musical instruments are made. The list included Veenai, Tambura and Ghatam. The music room getting adorned with classical instruments was an exciting sight for our students. This session on Veena making for Grade-1 […]
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 […]