Raagdari in Ghazal
By Gayatri Asokan
Completed on 4:30PM
3 September 2022
How to Be a Versatile Singer
This is a masterclass for aspiring singers and vocalists.
Modern music is great, but it still relies on the same ancient principles of resonant tones, and classical musical structures like chords and scales.
This interactive masterclass with the iconic Vijay Prakash explores how a singer can become proficient in multiple areas, and how to become truly versatile, 'One with the Voice'.
He'll be teaching you:
1. How to sing in different octaves
2. How to blend different genres together
3. Application of Classical Music in World Music
4. How to sing in different regional languages
5. Why and how understanding Classical Music helps
Vijay Prakash will be laying out the foundation for a successful singing practice, ensuring that the growth mindset is coded in your head, in just the right way.
In this masterclass, we're asking him how to use this knowledge, to accelerate your pursuit of musical perfection.
Medium
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Difficulty
intermediate
Duration
90 Minutes
Recording
Available
Submitted questions
Questions can be submitted by the attendees of the session till 1 hour before the session starts. The host goes through them and discusses the relevant one in depth during the session.
About the Artist
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash’s work spans devotional, classical, films, and pop. He is a versatile artiste in the truest sense. Born to a family of musicians, composers, and singers of Carnatic classical music. Under the tutelage of Shri Suresh Wadkar, he was exposed to Hindustani classical and other light forms of Indian Music. He has sung close to 1000 film songs in many Indian languages, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Marathi.
He has received the Filmfare award for the best Kannada playback singer (Male) twice in 2015 and 2017 and the Karnataka State Award for the best male playback singer in 2016. He was featured in MTV Coke Studio with songs like Banjara, Baina, and Sati.
Vijay's body of work includes performing with artistes like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Taufiq Qureshi, Ranjit Barot, Vidwan Vikku Vinayakram, Sivamani, Selva Ganesh, and more.
On March 12th 2021, he received the prestigious Radio mirchi ‘SP Balasubramanyam’ award as the most melodious voice of the decade.
LivDemy Pro
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There are over 1000+ video lessons available 24/7. You will also be able to attend live session with these celebrities on a regular basis.
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