Why study here?

Goutam Ghosh,  Associate Professor and Head explains….

I would like to remember Gurudev Rabindranath’s poem Little Flute..

Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail
vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life.
This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales,
and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new.

[Tagore, Rabindranath. Geetanjali.1913.]

Goutam Ghosh, Associate Professor & Head

If you have love for music and some understanding of playing one of the department-listed musical instruments then you have hit the right page. The department offers teaching in sitar, sarod, violin, flute and esraj under the ‘Tata-Sushir Wing’.  In the other wing, known as ‘Avanaddha Wing’, the students are exposed to three membrane percussions, namely, tabla, pakhawaj and shreekhol.   The programs also expose the students to the ‘World Music’. The reason of including World Music in the curriculum is to connect the students with world of musical creations in some way. This helps the students to start working more comfortably under the global scene.

At the advanced level the study of computer for musical applications, like sound editing, musical score writing, primary acoustic analysis and the likes are included. These courses help the students to be more adaptable to the Music Industry and also help in Music Research.

Here the students find a space where they get exposed to learning of music in a wider perspective and get ready for their future musical endeavors.

Teaching Facilities

The curriculum emphasizes actual executions of the provided information.  Sixty percent of the syllabus is practical courses. The idea is to assist the students to be able to perform rather than only being fed with information.

The department has internationally renowned teachers to give the students the best.  The department has a nice library where the students can go through books, journals and listen to audio records in the reading room. They may take books on loan from the Faculty and Central Libraries. They may also access huge online e-resources for their academic purposes. We offer listening sessions, use audio-visual support in teaching as and when required. The students will find learning here an interesting experience.

Department provides additional support to weaker students by arranging special tutorials. As a routine the new students receive a week -long intensive performance workshop.  This helps to develop some quick orientation of the required performance abilities under different programs. This is also an identifying process to plan the special classes for weaker and exceptionally good students. The department is planning to launch a project to open up a kind of country-wide performance space for the outstanding students.

Careers/Graduate Destinations

RBU graduates in Music may choose many professions. Teaching, performance and arts administration are among  some of the common destinations, but others include broadcasting, publishing, and the civil service. Many graduates choose to go on to postgraduate study.

Post Graduate students often find opportunities in teaching in educational institutions ranging from school level to universities. Some of them find their space in music performances. With the opening of global music exchanges the opportunities in music market has grown substantially. A number of them choose to go for M.Phil. programme as this prepares a good ground for future researches under Ph.D. programme.