The following video is a clip from one of George Harrison's lessons with Ravi Shankar. This is definitely relevant to class because it they are playing the sitar, and because it gives us an idea of how instruments are taught by being passed down instead of by instructions or music written on paper. It also shows that even George Harrison had to work at learning to play an instrument. We are not alone! :)
Ah, the Tibetan Singing Bowls! And now you've gotten to actually see one live! I think Marjorie Polchow has a couple--you could find here and play some more.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might interest you to know that we just got the DVD "Concert for George" in the library--it's the concert played in his memory after he died, and Ravi Shankar is on it.