SANGEET PARISHAD ' Iis A musical institution to promote Indian Classical and Bangla music in NEW YORK. Mission
“Music is Power. Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons. You will find it is to the soul what a water is to the body. Music is the medicine of the mind. Music opens the door to a good li
fe.”
Music is considered the universal language, which is the key to unlock the door to the Supreme. It is only through meditation or music that we can cleanse the soul of any impurities, which leads to a healthy living and a better life. Music that comes from the heart is meditation. For music to be created from the heart, it is absolutely necessary to place it there first. Sangeet Parishad not only seeks to spread the most correct form of music, but follows a “performance-oriented” method as well. This means that while teaching the perfect form of music to the students, Sangeet Parishad also concentrates on developing the ideal performers. In most cases, the point of learning music is undoubtedly to spread joy; however, to spread joy it is important to become a flawless performer from whom the audience will obtain nothing but enjoyable and soulful music. Classical music is the mother of all music; folk music is the father. Without both, students will never be able to learn the complete knowledge of music and its core. To become a complete performer it is not enough to learn only classical and folk. This is why students must learn other forms of Bengali and Indian music such as Rabindra, Nazrul, Modern, Ghazal, Film music, etc. Classical music is one of the most important forms of music. Many fear classical music from the belief that it is complex, boring, or unnecessary for everyone. The lack of understanding of classical music gives rise to these ideas. It is only classical music that gives structure, which is important in preparing a vocalist or instrumentalist for any form of music. It is classical music that gives musicians flexibility, durability, and sustainability to become and remain a great musician. Music at Sangeet Parishad is taught with a very simplistic and scientific method that surpasses age and experience. The music lessons at Sangeet Parishad can be used for becoming a professional musician, a private musician, for meditation, recreation, or pure joy. Either way, we encourage all our students to practice on a regular basis. Just as eating, sleeping, and exercising everyday is important to keep the body and mind healthy, it is important to be with music everyday to keep the body and mind happy.
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” It is music through which you will find inner peace; it is music through which will place you in harmony with all those around you.
