Is it beneficial if someone takes Indian Classical Vocal lessons from a trainer of same gender ?
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I dont think it makes much difference...some times you will get the only benefit of Scale....otherwise the teacher has to shift into your Scale to teach you but in same gender case, you will find no scale shifting issues...
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Shashanka Reddy
Classical Music Trainer
Yes.. Absolutely.. Its not about age or anything. Its all about the knowledge they share..
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Karuna Bhaduri
Indian Classical Vocal Teacher
No. Gender hardly matters. It's the knowledge the teacher has that matters.
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Who decided that black 1/2 is for males n 4/5 is for females. A classical singer is the one who can sing in any scale and covers the whole range of harmonium.
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Hello Himanshu, No there is no such benefits of learning vocals from same gender as music has nothing to do with it,only thing that matters is way of teaching and knowledge as well.
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Sameer Inamdar
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No , Its not necessary ! Its more important to understand the concepts .....
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Dr. r k Sharma
Indian Classical Vocalist
yea, learning from same gender keeps you learning in almost same scale you are comfortable in. While in opposite gender, one can face the problems of scale..... This scenario applies strictly for beginners while the semi learned students can cop up with..... But preferably one should take same gender's...
read more yea, learning from same gender keeps you learning in almost same scale you are comfortable in. While in opposite gender, one can face the problems of scale..... This scenario applies strictly for beginners while the semi learned students can cop up with..... But preferably one should take same gender's teacher specifically in vocal music. read less
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Good question himanshu. When a guru teaches music, he/she looks much beyond the parameters like the student's age, gender, nationality. The sentiment should ideally be the same for the guru. When a student-teacher relationship is established, the teacher is more concerned about the comfort of the student,...
read more Good question himanshu. When a guru teaches music, he/she looks much beyond the parameters like the student's age, gender, nationality. The sentiment should ideally be the same for the guru. When a student-teacher relationship is established, the teacher is more concerned about the comfort of the student, and any difference like scale usually doesn't come in the way. read less
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