Sipandsavor

  Don’t miss a beat!   It was a Thursday evening and I was on my weekly Skype call with my music teacher from Mysore, India. Since our last class,I had practiced the krithi I learned pretty well and I was excited to share my singing with her. As I went through reciting my krithi, my teacher didn’t seem that impressed. At the end she told me my singing and thala were not in sync. Thala also known as metronome in the music world or beat/rhythm in common language. To learn Carnatic singing is a hard task in itself but making sure it follows the predetermined thala is whole another story. It’s a framework under which the song has to be performed, a time stamp for every phrase, note and verse.  So I asked my teacher naively why is it so important for my singing to follow the “thala”? She patiently explained metronome keeps you from running fast, or dragging at certain places or getting caught up in the composition itself. It’s like having a guru with you at all times....

  Being still is what I aspire for in 2023!    You see I am the type who wants to do a million things to keep myself fit , healthy and have to admit sometimes purely     aesthetic reasons too !     Constantly aspiring to be better than what I was yesterday !   The mother in me wants to be a perfect mother , from being their coach/ guide, confidant/friend,    planning picture perfect birthdays ,    fun filled holidays dotted with traditions they can reminisce later to    cooking nutritious and macro balanced meals    and oh not to forget being a great role model while doing all of that ! The wife in me wants to be a great companion the one who is compatible    intellectually, share common interests and understand what he’s thinking without exchanging a word .    And yeah growing old together in a good looking sort of way like they show on    movies    ! The list of role...