EP.7 - International schools in India & re-interpreting the IB music curriculum.

w/ Shayok Banerjee

Shayok Banerjee is an enthusiastic and innovative international school music educator from India. Shayok began learning the Hindusthani classical music tradition (vocals) before delving into a range of Western styles in his teens. After forming various fusion bands and groups, and after working as a professional musician in a range of contexts, Shayok then began on a path towards teaching the IB. Shayok became enamoured by this fresh approach to music education and hasn't looked back! He now specialises in teaching IB music from a unique perspective that draws on his understanding of musical fusion, music technology and music production techniques.

In this episode we discuss Shayok's journey to international school teaching, we learn some useful terminology around Indian Classical Music (including some important context about how it is learnt), we hear Shayok perform some examples of Indian/Western fusion, and get some pro tips for how to include simple music tech tools (looping, Cubase and Bandlab) and Indian classical ideas into our lessons. Topics such as improvisation, jamming and chord identification all come to the surface!

Shayok loves to share his ideas and can be contacted via the following channels:
Website: https://shayok.myportfolio.com
Linkedin:   / shayokbanerjee  
YouTube Channel (for examples of Shayok's music):    / sayakmusic  

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