IntellectualMusician.com » Jagan Ramamoorthy http://intellectualmusician.com -Where Musicians Come To Think Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:33:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Microtones,Microtonal music-Healing powers & Influence on Human Consciousness and DNA-An Eastern perspective http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/microtonesmicrotonal-music-healing-powers-influence-on-human-consciousness-and-dna-an-eastern-perspective http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/microtonesmicrotonal-music-healing-powers-influence-on-human-consciousness-and-dna-an-eastern-perspective#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:25:39 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy micro http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/microtonesmicrotonal-music-healing-powers-influence-on-human-consciousness-and-dna-an-eastern-perspective Research paper on “The Healing aspects of Micro-tones of musical, astrological and psychical vibrations” connected through the universal principle of Spiral of fifths. (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/microtonesmicrotonal-music-healing-powers-influence-on-human-consciousness-and-dna-an-eastern-perspective/feed 72 scales called Melakarrtaas–A rare gift to the music world http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/72-scales-called-melakarrtaas-a-rare-gift-to-the-music-world http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/72-scales-called-melakarrtaas-a-rare-gift-to-the-music-world#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:56:45 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy melakarrtaas arising originates scales maximum raagas nomenclature classification http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/72-scales-called-melakarrtaas-a-rare-gift-to-the-music-world In the Indian music system which originates from South India, there is a particular form of classification and nomenclature of scales arising out of the maximum number of scales known as “Parent Raagas or Melakarrtaas” These are arranged in a very specific Ascending and descending order. (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/72-scales-called-melakarrtaas-a-rare-gift-to-the-music-world/feed Raagas and the way Stalwarts handle these.. South/North Indian classical Music http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/raagas-and-the-way-stalwarts-handle-these-southnorth-indian-classical-music http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/raagas-and-the-way-stalwarts-handle-these-southnorth-indian-classical-music#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:47:19 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy raga ragas north gari–elongated indian south http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/raagas-and-the-way-stalwarts-handle-these-southnorth-indian-classical-music In the Indian classical music scenario, artists of the North Indian classical system have often adopted most of the South Indian ragas to compose, elaborate and present these raagas in highly varied formats of raga music. In the process of this transition from South Indian to North Indian music, many ragas such as, Hamsaddwani, Keeravani, Chaarukeshi, Vaachaspathi, Lathaangi, Shanmukhapriya, Ramapriya, Ranjani, Janasammohini, Bhinnashadja etc… are most prominant raagas that have been cleverly handled by many stalwarts of North Indian musicians with elegance and sometimes at disdain- tend to lose their original texture to say the least. (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/raagas-and-the-way-stalwarts-handle-these-southnorth-indian-classical-music/feed Improvisation in Indian music– “ManoDharma” http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/improvisation-in-indian-music-manodharma http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/improvisation-in-indian-music-manodharma#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:49:21 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy manodharma indian improvisation classical main foray significant south http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/improvisation-in-indian-music-manodharma In the two main forms of Indian classical music, improvisation plays a very significant role. In the South Indian variety of classical music, Manodharma comes into the main foray much later into the concert, within a span of 3-4 hours. (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/improvisation-in-indian-music-manodharma/feed The Nature of Sound- “Naada” http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-nature-of-sound-naada http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-nature-of-sound-naada#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:45:42 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy struck ether http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-nature-of-sound-naada “Sound {Naada} is the treasure of happiness for the happy, the distraction of those who suffer, the winner of the hearts of healers, the first messenger of the God of Love. It is the clever and easily obtained ‘beloved’ of passionate women. May it ever, ever, be honored. It is the fifth approach to the eternal wisdom, “the veda.” (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-nature-of-sound-naada/feed Traditional and Aesthetical aspects of Indian music http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/traditional-and-aesthetical-aspects-of-indian-music http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/traditional-and-aesthetical-aspects-of-indian-music#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:43:58 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy swara sruthi struck http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/traditional-and-aesthetical-aspects-of-indian-music I am making an attempt to go into the intricacies of the traditional and aesthetic aspects of Indian classical music and to give a detailed picture of the universal sound known as “Naada.” “Sound” plays a very important role in human life especially in expressions. It is well expressed by the famous French researcher of Indian classical music, the great Alain Danielou in his book, “A study of Indian classical music,” thus: (more…)

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/traditional-and-aesthetical-aspects-of-indian-music/feed Introduction to my style of music and my personal profile http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/introduction-to-my-style-of-music-and-my-personal-profile-2 http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/introduction-to-my-style-of-music-and-my-personal-profile-2#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:35:53 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy violin cello indian students training viola calarts advanced http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/introduction-to-my-style-of-music-and-my-personal-profile-2 I’m very proud to introduce one of our newest authors Jagan Ramamoorthy

Jagan Ramamoorthy is a very senior Indian classical musician, Graduated from CalArts in May 2004, with an MFA degree in world music performance. He has been teaching many String musicians in the colleges/ institutions listed below:-
a) California Institute of the Arts– Valencia, CA
Also taught a special String Workshop for Grad and Undergrad students plus Cello faculties, in Spring 2007. His classroom included about 20 Students who were specializing in Western classical Violin, Viola or Cello. Apart from this, three Cello students have been specially training under him in his rare style of Violin, known as the Gaayaki Ang, or trying to emulate the human voice through the violin. All of these students are brilliant Artists and are on full or big scholarships at CalArts.
b) Sangeet School of world music, where he trains many students, including the Director: Paul Livingstone, who is an ace Sitar & Guitar player.
c) Durfee foundation– he was awarded the Durfee Master Musician fellowship for 2006-2007, in which he is training an apprentice in my style.

He has also taught a special visiting class for over sixty students in Ethnomusicology department headed by Prof Ric Alviso at the California state university, at Northridge (CSUN). This class was a grand success when almost 65 students attended a two hour class.
Jagan says : “Since my specialty is about trying to emulate the human voice through the instrument”–may it be Violin, Cello, Viola, Guitar or Sitar/Flute–I have been training many advanced students in this rare style pioneered by Dr. N. Rajam, world renowned violin virtuosi, in the North Indian Khyaal style of music”.

Almost all of my students here in Los angeles–those of who are advanced are concert musicians of most of the western classical genre and few of them are or Indian origin but settled here in the US for a long time.

I have uploaded about Seventy videos onto the http://gaayakiang.magnify.net website for now, for everybody to pick up as much as is possible through this medium, with a lot of limitations about “Lighting, Backgrounds, plus proper technology help for Video recordings” of this special type of Violin style.

Please join in and ask me directly through email, about any video or lesson I am writing about. welcome, namaste

jagan ramamoorthy

]]> http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/introduction-to-my-style-of-music-and-my-personal-profile-2/feed The Divine Sound- “Naada” Or “Pure Tone” http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-divine-sound-naada-or-pure-tone http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-divine-sound-naada-or-pure-tone#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:35:07 +0000 Jagan Ramamoorthy veda originals saama indian classical raaga raageshwari clairemont http://intellectualmusician.com/jramamoorthy/the-divine-sound-naada-or-pure-tone Since we would be dealing with the theme of originals and reproductions in arts, I must state clearly that this topic of mine is an attempt to decipher the hidden links between Indian classical music, western classical music, and the ancient Indian science and art of Naadi-Astrology. (more…)

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