Activities
Classes
Dhwani Academy conducts in-person classes in different places in Southern California and Greater New York areas. Online classes are very popular where the students gets the opportunity to meet the teacher either in Group and one-on-one basis from their own location. The online students are always welcome to have in-person classes based on their nearest location of our in-person classes. Dhwani Academy prefers in-person classes to come upto and maintain a good standard atlest till some standard is reached though online is convenient which saves transport time. Online students are envouraged to attend workshops and in-person classes whenever it is convenient to them. The academy is interested in opening more places for in-person classes to propagate and maintain a good standard of teaching.
Workshops & Masterclasses
Dhwani Academy conducts intensive workshops and Master Classes, for its intermediate and advanced students, focusing on the theory and tradition of tabla, its rhythm and intricacies as well as how to interact with the other genres of music keeping the tradition intact. The goal of these workshops is, to enrich the students’ learning experiences and to provide encouragement as well as to help students preserve the musical tradition of their own original descent.
Festivals & Other Concerts
Dhwani Academy arranges different musical performing platforms all year round – the objective is to carry forward rich Indian Cultural heritage of music to future generation as well as to propagate and create awareness among the community about the same.
Raaga & Rhythm – A grand festival is being celebrated every year, where well-known names from the classical music fraternity participate and perform.
Annual Concert & Guru Purnima – A students’ performance platform, to showcase their skills to the audiences, where Dhwani also presents up-and-coming artistes, to bring forth their talents to gain exposure.
Raaga & Rhythm (youth Series) – To encourage Dhwani’s talented students, a series of mini concerts are being arranged, where young students of the Academy get the opportunity to perform before the national and international audiences, so that their talents get recognized.
Community Participations
The Academy arranges concerts throughout the year, at different venues, with participation of students as well as promising and established artistes from India and other countries, where we can reach out to a lot of people and communities or cultures work together, with mutual support. In this endeavor, the Academy has conducted community events like Earth Day, Musical Institute Museum, Phoenix Library, World Drum Festival, Ektaa Fest, Music Circle and Pasadena Music Conservatory.
Competition
Dhwani Academy organizes Tabla Competition every year, in memory of Padmabhushan Pt. Jnan Prakash Ghosh, to encourage the talented students to pursue their art form. Since 2020-21 the competition is being held GLOBALLY where competitors participate from USA as well as India and the competition includes both Tabla and Pakhwaj. Experienced judges examine all entries and decide on the winners. Cash rewards are there for the toppers and the winners are given Certificates by an eminent personality, during DHWANI’s Annual Music festival.