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Shayok Banerjee is an enthusiastic and innovative international school music educator from India. Shayok began learning the Hindusthani classical music tradition (vocals) before delving into a range of Western styles in his teens. After forming various fusion bands and groups, and after working as a professional musician in a range of contexts, Shayok then began on a path towards teaching the IB.
Shayok became enamoured by this fresh approach to music education and hasn't looked back! He now specialises in teaching IB music from a unique perspective that draws on his understanding of musical fusion, music technology and music production techniques.
In this episode we learn about:
- Shayok's journey to international school teaching.
- Some useful terminology around Indian Classical Music (including some important context about how it is learnt).
- Indian/Western fusion by listening to Shayok perform some amazing music.
- Some pro tips for how to include simple music tech tools (looping, Cubase and Bandlab) and Indian classical ideas into our lessons.
- Improvisation, jamming and chord identification activities.
This is a valuable episode for those new to international school music teaching and those who are keen to learn more about Indian classical music in the international school context!
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