About Alaap & About Pandit Shri Kuldeep Sagar
Alaap Music Academy is one of the foremost schools promoting Classical Hindustani Music in the city of Chennai. The School was established in the year of 2005 by Shri Kuldeep Sagar, strategically located in Ashok Nagar. The School is well equipped with instruments for playing and practice of Classical Music like the Miraj Tanpura, Tabla, Harmonium and Swar Mandal which create the perfect ambience for learning Classical Music!
At Alaap we encourage budding singers to learn and perform the khayal gayaki of Gwalior Gharana. We have over 200 students from ages six to sixty and classes are conducted in the traditional Guru Shishya Parampara focusing on the individual needs of each student. Training by Shri Kuldeep Sagar focuses on the development of the Voice and skills and how effectively the candidates can apply what they have learnt, not just on knowledge for its own sake.
We also conduct Quarterly Music events focusing on popularizing Hindustani classical and semi classical music also infusing Light music, Ghazals where the student gets a chance to perform on stage to showcase their talent!
At the heart of Alaap Music Academy is Shri Kuldeep Sagar, both in terms of preparing the Students and developing the School to reach new heights. Currently Alaap Music Academy has six branches across Chennai i.e. Ashok Nagar, KK. Nagar, Kilpauk, Nugambakkam, Sowkarpet and Gopalpuram in Chennai and in Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Affiliation
Alaap is affiliated to Prayag Sangeet Samiti and is conducting examinations for those who wish to pursue their studies in Hindustani Classical Music. Each Student is also a part of the yearly examinations conducted by Prayag Sangeet Samiti- Allahabad, which focuses on both aspects of Music Theory and Practical and have come out with flying colors. The syllabus is clearly defined for each of the 6 years for the student to learn and perform.
The Syllabus is so designed to help students grasp the basic concepts of raga and taal in a systematic manner so as to help the Student at each stage of their development and at all levels of competence. The syllabus is clearly defined for each year for the student to learn and perform. On completion of all stages of examination, the student is provided with a Degree in Music. Apart from Regular Classes, The Exams conducted by Alaap are nationally recognized and accredited by UGC.
Blessed with a melodious voice and impeccable musical skills, he has a magnetic stage presence and enthralls the audience with an exceptional performance. He is a fine Singer and an excellent exponent of the classical form of Indian music and his singing is true to the Indian Classical Music tradition of dialogue with the listeners, of impromptu creation and interactivity. As Ghazals, being his forte, Mr. Sagar has tremendous emotional appeal and aesthetic sense and has an inherent aptitude for emotionally stirring music and philosophical poetry. His compositions are based on traditional ragas and he prefers to sing compositions of Contemporary Poets. His tonal grace and rhythmic elegance is equally visible in Khayal, Thumari, Tarana, Tappa, Dadra, Ghazals, Geet, Bhajan, and other forms of light music. He is not only an outstanding vocalist but also excels in other areas like Teaching, composing and music direction.