{"id":3519,"date":"2020-05-03T15:32:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T14:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalindianstories.com\/?p=3519"},"modified":"2020-05-04T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T12:54:25","slug":"lockdown-diaries-explore-new-age-indian-classical-music-learning-with-harmoniverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalindianstories.org\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/lockdown-diaries-explore-new-age-indian-classical-music-learning-with-harmoniverse\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdown Diaries: Explore new-age Indian classical music learning with Harmoniverse"},"content":{"rendered":"

COVID-19 has brought about a massive transformation in our day-to-day lives. We are not only losing precious time, but also opportunities for exploration, creativity, and transformation, which are essential for a high standard of life.<\/p>\n

Music – a healer<\/h4>\n

Amongst all the gloom, social distancing and isolation, it has once again proved that music is a healer. Communities around the world have turned to music during the ongoing crisis. Of course, the medium has changed but the appreciation and application of music to help us heal in our day-to-day lives has only increased.<\/p>\n

One way for people to dive into the world of Indian music, despite the lockdown, is Harmoniverse, an online Indian classical music learning platform. We conceptualized it to address some of the genuine concerns of the South Asian learning community – to provide access to world\u2019s best Indian Classical Gurus (Hindustani\/Classical) through a structured, yet creative, curriculum without compromising the effectiveness of formal music education.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t conceived in response to the pandemic, rather through well-thought and well-executed ideas and principles driven by the concept of a learner\u2019s \u2018Barhat\u2019\/Growth through a pedagogy tried and tested over time \u2013 the Guru Shishya Parampara. I can see how the Indian and the Asian communities are ingrained in this concept, that fosters the spirit of growth of the community, despite the oddities of current circumstances.<\/p>\n

\"\"At Harmoniverse, we focus on individual learning journeys, rather than mere online learning. Our offerings encompass online learning together with real workshops, complemented by opportunities to perform, produce, experiment, and create music.<\/p>\n

Despite our launch during the peak of COVID-19, the acceptance of Harmoniverse by the learning community has only provided more encouragement and motivation to take this journey further. Perhaps, this signified that we human beings have natural human tendencies towards Barhat.<\/p>\n