![]() He deemed that the basic voice-training exercises would be in one particular raga called Mayamalavagowla. ![]() Much of what we sing today was codified in the 15th century by Purandara Dasa, a composer who created the pedagogy of Carnatic music. Twice a week, I force my daughter to sit on our jhoola (swing) and learn Carnatic music from me. These are some of the questions I am grappling with. Are you, dear reader, teaching your child something that you care about? Are you good at it? What do you do? Is it patience? How do you stop yourself from criticizing your children to the point where they walk away? How will they get better at it if you don’t criticize? Does it have to do with sensitivity, both yours and the child’s? Can you learn to be dispassionate about something you are passionate about? Because you need this detachment in order to be a good teacher.
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