Synthesis Essay: Violin And Sing Carnatic Music

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Whether a concerto or mehfil (Indian concert), the sultry yet poignant dance of rhythms is one that many generations cherish. This is the beauty and delicacy of the human voice and the stringed instrument which upstages all others. When I was six my mother decided that I would play violin and sing Carnatic music, insisting I would practice both. Scrutinizing the cheap stringed monstrosity, I grew disheartened at the screeches it emitted.
I expected to make it sing like my new idols, Hilary Hahn and Lindsey Stirling effortlessly managed to do. I never imagined I would one-day fall in love with that tiny stringed abomination, which evolved into a full-size, quality-crafted creature that sang beautifully. It was not the caliber of the tool, but the skill and passion of the worker that made it …show more content…

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