Does the sound of the Bansuri mesmerize you? Would you want to learn to become a Bansuri Player?
The most important thing you must have ingrained within yourself is the love and passion for music. As a budding musician, you must focus and dedicate yourself to the art so that you can understand every note, nuance and detail about the artform.
As a newbie flutist, you need to understand the significance of classical music and the sounds created by instrument. You would also need to understand the religious and spiritual role played by the Bansuri in Indian classical music before you begin your flute lessons.
Before you begin, you need to understand music on a deeper level. It is true that music has no language or barriers, and therein lies the most intriguing part of music! Its ability to transcend boundaries and reach out to the heart and soul of the musician as well as the audience.
Of course, you can learn the technical and theoretical aspects of the Bansuri on your own through various resources available online or through books. However, learning the art form from an Indian classical flautist or a music ‘Guru’ or teacher is a different experience altogether.
It is a fact that almost all renowned Indian classical musicians have learned their art from a well-known Guru via the age-old ‘Guru-Shishya’ style of learning. Like any form of learning, Bansuri lessons will require passion, focus, dedication, and discipline towards your Guru to absorb your master’s teachings entirely and learn to the optimum.
If you are looking to learn to play the flute, make sure that you get in touch with the best of Indian classic flutists who is an expert in playing the Bansuri.
One such well-reputed and trained Bansuri player is Nash Naubert. He is an American citizen living in India. He is a prominent classical flutist who has been in the Indian classical music scene for over two decades.
Nash began his musical journey studying ethnomusicology and theories on World music. It was then that he learned about Indian classical music, and that slowly and steadily became his calling. Nash learned how to play the Bansuri from Dr. Pralad Nath, a teacher at Benares Hindu University. He is a disciple of the ace flutist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. He has gained immense popularity and has risen as a highly respected Indian classical flautist who incorporates a mix of contemporary and traditional styles of Indian classical music while playing the Bansuri.
Nash has performed alongside great Indian classical musicians such as Begum Parveen Sultana, Pt. AnindoChatterjee, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shekhar Sen and Pandit Yogesh Samsi in various music events and festivals. He has made it his mission to propagate Indian classical music to the global audience during his concert tours performing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall New York Benaroya Hall Seattle, Durham Arts Council North Carolina etc in the USA, Canada, and Europe. In 2019, Nash won the Musicians Federation of India Award for his contributions in promoting Indian Classical Music, not just in India but around the world as well.
Nash Naubert and his organization, ‘Music of Now,’ can help you pursue your dream of becoming a Bansuri player. They have a treasure-trove of knowledge when it comes to the fine arts and can help you a great deal if you are dedicated and focused on learning the A to Z of the Bansuri and Indian Classical Music.
Much of Nash’s flute lessons will be completed by watching and listening to different concerts and videos to learn the whys and hows of Indian classical music. His lessons and videos are fun and interactive, yet filled with quality content that will surely help you on your journey to becoming a Bansuri player. The lessons include playing notes, studying the basics of classical music, and various techniques of playing the flute, which makes learning to play the Bansuri a reasonably easy task.
Above all, Nash is a musician who started right from scratch. With that being said, he is an inspiration to aspiring flutists who come from their home country to learn and understand Indian Classical Music or learn any other form of fine arts for that matter.
He is a perfect example of the saying the “Music has no language,” for it is his sheer will that has taken him to where he is now.
So, for all you future flutists, get in touch with Nash Naubert or his musical organization Music of Now if you wish to learn the fine art of playing the melodious Bansuri and be a successful Bansuri player yourself. He and his team of experts will help you reach your goals.