Published 19:19 IST, September 3rd 2020

Things to learn from AR Rahman's masterclass on music with Arijit Singh; Read more

AR Rahman's masterclass on music with Arijit Singh had all things good. The music composer gave numerous tips, talked about his journey, and much more.

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Maestro AR Rahman and Bollywood singer Arijit Singh had a virtual session about former’s craft. While Singh asked questions, AR Rahman answered m with utter patience and calmness. music composer spoke about his ideology, collaborations, journey, and methodology, among or things. Here, we have compiled some of AR Rahman’s points that you must kw. Read on:

Things to learn from AR Rahman's masterclass with Arijit Singh

Nuances of West in Indian music 

Arijit Singh keenly observed that AR Rahman’s music felt Indian but also had influences of West. To answer his question, latter spoke about being multicultural. Considering people's foundation to be Indian, he talked about influences of British, Mughals, and ors, who had left ir impression on people and ir culture. AR Rahman also said that he never segregated music, which came out organically.

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Spiritual feeling

Numerous times, fans of music composer talked about spiritual feeling his music gave. AR Rahman revealed that he liked to isolate himself while working to avoid getting distracted by or activities. He spoke about being amid chaos and how he tries transporting his listeners to a surreal world with his music.

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Collaborations with ace personalities

AR Rahman opened up about his collaborations with ace filmmakers like Aanand L Rai, Imtiaz Ali, Mani Ratnam, Ashutosh Gowariker, and Ram Gopal Varma, to name a few. He also talked to Arijit Singh about his work with lyricists like Gulzar and Prasoon Joshi and ir influences on his work. music composer also revealed us of instrument or raga, which helped him uplift a specific song.

Understanding 'Value of Music'

Amid ir discussion, AR Rahman and Arijit Singh went down memory lane and recalled ir experience as kids. y remembered saving money to buy cassettes. AR Rahman talked about how things have changed with music readily available at click of a button. He emphasised  importance of valuing music when many things have been selling for free. To elaborate point, Arijit added how he valued each song more as he used to save money to buy such cassettes.

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Tips for budding composers and producers

AR Rahman also had tips for budding composers and producers. He called it trial and error process. Talking to Arijit Singh, Rahman explained that everyone in field needed to listen to a lot of music and develop ir mind and heart into a high sonic. He added that after getting a sharp ear and experience of producing, budding composers would kw if something worked or t. Moreover, AR Rahman called it a vibe thing and declined from any technical explanations for same.

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19:19 IST, September 3rd 2020