A rant: Those who are not interested in Indian classical music, and the wrong narratives that are being created may ignore the thread 1/n
This is specifically meant for those who fall in the performing arena and talk about "creating safe spaces for students".
Plenty of novices & those who are superficially/casually interested in music are listening to your clubhouse sessions because you have made a name. 2/n
Plenty of novices & those who are superficially/casually interested in music are listening to your clubhouse sessions because you have made a name. 2/n
So it makes sense to give a fair picture of the field. Painting a picture of abusive teachers is not going to help most of those. It may also turn away some people who are learning the art with interest. Don't call me insensitive. I have read those metoo tweets, & sympathize 3/n
About what they went through, and nobody should have to undergo such a situation.
These things may happen with some big names- generally there is a lot of hearsay about such folks. Common people may not be aware of, but such "predator" types are well known. Due diligence 4/n
These things may happen with some big names- generally there is a lot of hearsay about such folks. Common people may not be aware of, but such "predator" types are well known. Due diligence 4/n
Before whom you pick as the teacher whom you consider as a "gateway" to the performing arena.Don't tell me you got completely unaware.When there is smoke , there's often a fire. Doing the right checks & quitting at the very first instance of smelling something wrong is on you.5/n
There are bad apples everywhere in the society and some happen to be music teachers. But I guarantee , for every bad apple, there are a hundred good ones.
I am writing on behalf of all those thousands of music teachers who are passionately teaching music for years and decades 6/n
I am writing on behalf of all those thousands of music teachers who are passionately teaching music for years and decades 6/n
Who had the best intentions for their students & have passed on their knowledge to generations of students, with absolutely no blemish & no noise. Many are not even actively performing on stage. They are teaching music for the love of it and for the joy it brings to them d. 7/n
So before blaming all the music teachers & calling for "safe spaces in learning" as though music is the only area such things happen,stop for a minute and think. As always , when a 1:1 situation occurs, check for the obvious bad signals, they aren't hard to spot. And QUIT 8/n
Writing this as I happen to be the son of such a passionate music teacher.
End of rant.
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End of rant.
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