Education, General
SPK Academy
Sitar Tuning and Maintenance

When starting sitar, people have lots of questions about the instrument, about tuning, and especially about Indian words relating to music. Here is a short blog article on all of these things and a little more. Please note that this document is meant to be used as a reference guide, not a substitute for instruction.

Sitar Tuning and Maintenance
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Interviews

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Louis Natale

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Louis Natale

SPK Academy student, Louis Natale is a notable Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist.

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Jay Matrona

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Growing up, Jay remembers his mother playing Carole King and Barbara Streisand albums during the day and his father putting on Charlie Parker, George Shearing and Jimmy Smith records at night.  “I loved it all,” 

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Kalpana Patankar

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I was introduced to Hindustani classical music and briefly learned vocal music, very early in my life. Thanks to my mother, I was exposed to musical performances by the great maestros of the 50s and 60s...

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Zahradinee Sarkar

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Zahradinee Sarkar

Introducing our featured student for December - Zaharadinee Sarkar

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Anna Morgan

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Our new segment for the blog this year is SPK Academy’s Featured Student. We will be choosing 4 – 6 students each year to feature as part of this segment.

These students will have shown exceptional dedication to their music and incredible improvement in their technical ability with the sitar during their time with us. They will also exemplify the qualities that our academy stands for and wish to foster as we continue to build our musical community.

Interview: Chai with Manju

When Sitar Maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and tabla Maestro Pandit Anindo Chatterjee performed together at the historic Paine Hall at Harvard University in September, their recital was mesmerizing, leaving the audience raptured in a total wow. What made the show inimitable was the on-stage chemistry of the two artists. The following day, Ustad Parvez Khan sat down with Chai With Manju for an exclusive interview during which he talked about his life, music and memories. 

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