Saturday, December 12, 2009

Music and Management




Hi

I am on the Board of Trustees of an organization called Brhaddhvani - www.brhaddhvani.org and www.universeofsound.org. We are working on a number of music education projects but the one I want to talk about here is the work we plan to launch in the area of music education.

I have been involved in Corporate Training now for over 15 years and I realize that Coprorates can learn a lot from Arts in general and music in particular. Today there is an urgent need for fostering creativity and innovation in Indian Corporates and the global success and recognition that Indian Classical Music has achieved, will offer a number of lessons on what it takes to combine tradition with modernity and make it globally relevant.

Here are a few thoughts:

1. An interest in Music nurtures emotional intelligence

2. Emotional intelligence builds leadership

3. Leadership leads to unleashing human capital

Music is one of the nine multiple intelligences that builds EQ.

Specifically Brhaddhvani will offer:

1. Music appreciation programmes

2. Music education using its unique COMET methodology that accelerates music education

3. Voice culture

4. Instill a sense of pitch and rhythm into every person

5. Apply creative concepts to work situations

6. Harmonize work-life balance

7. Through the work force, influence parents to get their children started early on music appreciation and education

Each one of us is blessed with musical intelligence - the only question is finding and giving expression to it - our lives will be the better for it....the world will be a better place!