Auckland
About Current Centre of SAHANA COL Home
Society Committee Learning Newsletter 2007
Centre of
Learning
New Zealand Carnatic Music Society (NZCMS) is in service to
the community since 1999 with a growing membership and patronage from the
community. NZCMS is registered as a “ charitable organisation” and is a “not
for profit” organisation. Its
primary objectives include promoting and encouraging interest in classical
Carnatic music among the local community in
Carnatic Music is the traditional South Indian Classical
Music.
Looking at
the growing interest in learning and as an organisation
committed to Carnatic Music and its development, the Society thought it fit to formalise music education through a standard syllabus and
set a procedure to grade students through private examinations.
Accordingly, the executive committee of the Society reviewed
various syllabuses in Carnatic music available internationally with the
guidance from patron Professor Rajalakshmi Thirunarayanan (Retired Professor & Head of Department
of Music,
The Society
thus formed its education wing with the name “NZCMS – CENTRE OF LEARNING”
and obtained approval from the Academy
of Fine Arts, London to follow their syllabus and to hold
examinations in Auckland based on their syllabus. Accordingly first such
Examinations were held in May 2003. Since then educational activities have
grown in leaps and bounds.
The Centre
of Learning is now looking into the future and project 2007 and Beyond – NEW SYSTEM and SYLLABUS is now underway.
The Centre
of Learning welcomes sponsorships in cash or kind to run the examinations,
prizes for the students for annual music examinations or any other activity
related to the educational wing.
Endowment
Fund for Student Prizes:
* NZCMS
President’s Award for the Young Awarded
to the student with the
Musician
of the year (Tambura Prize) highest mark in any of the
Stage 6
examinations.
* Shamsher Kanji and
Mrs Nargis Kanji Award Awarded to the student with the
for top grade in
Vocal music highest
mark in Stage 6 Vocal
Examinations.
* Smt Kalyani Rangchariar and Smt Lakshmi Awarded
to the student with the
Seshadri Award for
top grade in Veena highest mark in Stage 6 Veena
Examinations.
* Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam Award for Awarded to the student with the
top grade in Violin highest
mark in Stage 6 Violin
examinations.
* Kalasuri Guruvayoor K.K.Atchutan Award Awarded to the student with the
for top grade in Mrudhangam highest
markin Stage 6 Mrudhangam
Examinations.
* Sri Kanapathy Award for performing for
performances Assessed under
Excellence. the syllabus for Stages
5 & 6.
* Nanilam Smt. Thangam Narayanaswamy Awarded to the student with the
Award for
excellence in Grade 5 highest
marks for performances
assessed under the syllabus for
Stages 5.
* Sangeeta Acharya Shri S.Ramachandran
and Awarded to the student
with the
Sangeeta Kalanidhi T.Brindamma Award for highest marks for performances
Excellence
in Grade 4 assessed
under the syllabus for
Stages 4.
* Malur Shyama Shastri Award for
excellence Awarded to the
student with the
in Grade 3 highest
marks for performances
assessed under the syllabus for
Stages 3.
* Vidyullatha Koilkandadai Memorial Award Awarded to the student with the
for Excellence in
Grade 2 highest
marks for performances
assessed under the syllabus for
Stages 2.
* Sangeetha Bhushanam Madirimangalam Awarded to the student with
the
Sri Ramachandran Award for excellence in highest mark in any of the first
five
Vocal music. Stages of the Vocal examinations.
* Sri
Swami Shantanand Saraswathy
Award Awarded to the
student with the
for excellence in Veena. highest mark in any of the first five
Stages of the Veena examinations.
* Sri Subrahmanya Award for excellence in Awarded to the student with the
Violin. highest mark in any of the first five
Stages of the Violin examinations.
* Sri
Swami Shantanand Saraswathy
Award for Awarded to the
student with the
excellence in Mrudhangam. Highest
mark in any of the first five
Stages
of the Mrudhangam examinations.
* Dhana Lakshmi Gananatha Lingam Award for Awarded to the student with the
all round excellence
in Stage 1. highest mark in any of the Stage 1
examinations.
NZCMS
sincerely thanks all patrons who have contributed towards the various
endowments. We invite more music lovers to contribute towards endowments.
For further
information regarding Centre of Learning activities contact: secretarynzcms@gmail.com