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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Mandala Publishing Group; New Ed edition (31 Jan 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1601090056
  • ISBN-13: 978-1601090058
  • Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Updating Shankar's 1968 work, this edition includes new chapters chronicling his career and the history of Indian classical music, as well as being a manual on how to play the sitar.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Örn Leifsson VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
Ravi Shankars book "My music My life" from 1969 is a great introduction to Indian music and how it is to grow up in India as a music student.

In chapter one "My Heritage" Shankar explains the basic principles of Indian music, the difference between North and South Indian music and the most common musical instruments.Chapter two "My Masters" is about his teachers and chapter three "Myself" is Shankars autobiography. Chapter four is a manual for learning the sitar.

I found this book very enjoyable and a great introduction to one of the best music this planet has to offer and Shankar is one of the greatest musicians of this century. The chapter about his life in India as a music student were very interesting to me because it is so different from being a music student in Iceland.

See also his book published in 1999 the brilliant Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar.

For those interested I would also recomend the video "Raga" which is a documentary about Shankar (done I think in the late 60's) and of course all his fabulous C.D's.

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NADA BRAHMA - GOD IS SOUND. 30 Sep 1999
By Örn Leifsson - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
Ravi Shankars book "My music My life" from 1969 is a great introduction to Indian music and how it is to grow up in India as a music student.

In chapter one "My Heritage" Shankar explains the basic principles of Indian music, the difference between North and South Indian music and the most common musical instruments.Chapter two "My Masters" is about his teachers and chapter three "Myself" is Shankars autobiography. Chapter four is a manual for learning the sitar.

I found this book very enjoyable and a great introduction to one of the best music this planet has to offer and Shankar is one of the greatest musicians of this century. The chapter about his life in India as a music student were very interesting to me because it is so different from being a music student in Iceland.

For those interested I would also recomend the video "Raga" which is a documentary about Shankar (done I think in the late 60's) and of course all his fabulous c.d's.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
A masterwork from a master 13 Jan 2008
By R Foose - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
I own the first edition of this book. It is probably one of the more accessible introductions to Indian music, the Guru/Shishya relationship, and the sitar itself that you will find. Other books cover each of these areas in more detail, but this one is enough unless you really want to invest a LOT of time...in which case, you'd probably do better to find a guru of your own. The last of the four sections of the book is a pretty thorough introduction to the sitar and its technique, as well a very rudimentary introduction to several ragas. It will take you a long way along the path to mastery if you dedicate yourself to completely assimilating the material provided..but again, a teacher would still do a better job in the same amount of time. So...definitely get this book, in either edition, and begin a relationship with this remarkable man and his even more remarkable music.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
fun, friendly, and informative 5 Aug 1999
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Format:Hardcover
I found the chapter on introductory sitar technique particularly captivating and enlightening. I'd spent many hours pouring over explanations of Indian music in Grove's, world music, texts, etc., and this short chapter made it seem real for the first time. (A curiosity: This was edited by one Carly Simon, scion of Simon & Schuster's elder Simon, before she became known in another capacity.) Those interested in East-West musical synthesis will also want to take a look at Jeff Burns's PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST.
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