Schools in Indian Classical Music

One of the most attracting things about Indian Classical music is the different Schools or traditions that exist in Indian Classical Music, which are commonly known as Gharana. A Gharana has its origin in its founder. In early days, there were masters of Indian Classical Music, who had developed their unique style and many students used to live at their houses to capture this style. This resulted in the Schools. Each and every artist from a school carries in his singing the key feature of that School. Many a times, artists even add their own features to this singing style and thus enriching the Gharana.

                        In India there have been many famous Gharana or schools which have spread their fame across the globe. Some Gharana have their roots fixed hundreds of years ago. We can identify the School of a performer from his singing if we have a little bit of practice. Sometimes, artists were condemned for not following the style of their Schools and sometimes they were praised a lot for thinking off beat and enriching the Gharana. One of the most interesting things is that there have not been any conflicts or at max, just some minor conflicts among these schools. Most of the times, they praise each other, try to acquire good things from each other, try to share their knowledge.

          These Schools have stretched the scope of Indian Classical Music many folds and as a result any person can find music for him in this tradition of Indian Classical Music.

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