How to balance your basic practice with imaginative practice.

[@iqbalnaroth]

I'm a sarod student playingfor40 years and being in South Africa and my Ustadji living in Delhi makes practice very difficult. Your practice lesson opens great opportunities of interest. Thank very much with. The simplicity and honesty is inspiring

[@VishalTiwari-of2cv]

Nice bhai keep growing!!!1

[@poonam3318]

Insightful, thank you!

[@faja98]

Very insightful... your sound is good, can you please tell me how are you picking it up? Thank you...

[@sayakbarua]

@@faja98 you mean the acoustics?it's a lapel microphone

[@faja98]

@@sayakbarua Ok, thank you, now I saw the video til the end... you show the lapel microphone...

[@faja98]

sorry, can you tell me what is the microphone, because I´m using one and the sound is not good

[@flutedna]

I am not getting new ideas, new combinations , while creating aalap and find it very monotonous, any idea ? plz make a dedicated video over it.

[@sayakbarua]

@@flutedna listening to the approach of masters is the key,alap also has rhythm, understanding that is the way to avoid repetition of feelings in a phrase. You are asking me to make a dedicated video but you yourself taking short cut in writing the word please 😆,if your "request" is truly dedicated I might make one.

[@abhishekthakur4840]

Sir, ap har roz kitne ghanta practice kartey the jab ap RBU ka student they?

[@sayakbarua]

@@abhishekthakur4840 bhai,never did calculate actually,in University we did practice,then practice coming back home 🏡 etc,sometimes I deliberately calculated hours,like I only practiced 1 thing for maybe 2 or 3 hours at a stretch, like that,minimum 6 hours in average is good,how you do riyaz or how much scientific is your riyaz or how much intensity there is or how much your involvement there is,time is as we know very relative,performing on stage for 1 hour is equal to several days of riyaz at home,because the involvement, pressure and intensity is totally different on stage,so quantity of time is not important quality is.

[@abhishekthakur4840]

@@sayakbarua Thanks for your reply Dada. Your sarod playing always forced me to practice more and more to play like you. I know quality does matter rather tine. But some times question arise in mind how long musicians does practice every day. So, from that point of quary I asked the question. Try to upload such videos on important topics which will help young musicians like us. Thank you Dada🙏.