Playing Sitar

Agni Verma | Sitarist | Mussoorie International School

What is Playing Sitar?

You may be curious about a Career in Playing Sitar. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Playing Sitar, while one should first understand What is a Career in Playing Sitar. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Playing Sitar from non professionals.

Sitarist Agni Verma has worked in Playing Sitar for 20 years. Sitarist Agni Verma defines Playing Sitar as:

The sitar is a plucked stringed instrument used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument is believed to have been derived from the veena. It became popular through the works of Pandit Ravi Shankar.

How Sitarist Agni Verma got into Playing Sitar?

I have been playing Sitar since the age of 10. Currently, I am a Sitar teacher at the Mussoorie International School since 2007. My name is instituted in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing sitar non-stop for 60 hours. I am a recipient of numerous awards and have performed live at many music festivals and events.

Sitarist Agni Verma's Talk on Playing Sitar

Starts with what is:
1)	Playing Sitar

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Playing Sitar and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Playing Sitar. It explains Education needed in Playing Sitar with these items:
2)	Indian Classical Music
3)	Vocal Music
4)	Musical Instrument
5)	Knowledge of Gharanas
6)	Knowledge of Sitars

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Playing Sitar. Here is a list of Skills required for Playing Sitar:
7)	Listening to Ragas
8)	Training & Practice
9)	Rhythm
10)	Musical Observation
11)	Creativity

Positives of Playing Sitar motivate one to work hard for the same. The Talk discusses following Positives of Playing Sitar:
12)	Unique Field
13)	Respect & Recognition
14)	Healing Impact

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Playing Sitar:
15)	Patience
16)	Long Gestation for Monetary Security
17)	Initial Struggle

In the final section of the Talk, Agni Verma talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
18)	Playing Sitar

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Links for this Talk

Sitarist Agni Verma's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/agniverma

LifePage Career Talk on Playing Sitar

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/playing-sitar-2

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20171105-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdHvVXuajw

(Playing Sitar, Agni Verma, Mussoorie International School, Sitar, Classical Music, Performance Artist, Musical Instrument, Music)

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