Acoustics
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Spectral Analysis of Voice Training Practices in the Hindustani Khayāl
I have a chapter in the Computer Assisted Music and Dramatics, Springer, 2023, Ed. Ambuja Salgaonkar and Makarand Velankar. Read the chapter here >> Abstract This paper attempts to show how the insights generated by the contemporary disciplines of voice science and psychoacoustics can help us to further our understanding of traditional Indian voice training Read more
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Of Acoustics and Aesthetics
I have a chapter in a new monograph that brings together perspectives on using computational tools to understand and analyse music. Titled ‘Of Acoustics and Aesthetics: Analysing Vocal Timbre in the Hindustani Khayal’, my paper uses spectrographic analysis and new insights from the fields of voice science and psychoacoustics to develop a nuanced perspective on Read more
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Vocal Expression and Vocal Acoustics in Hindustani Music
A foray into the exciting world of vocal acoustics and what it can tell us about vocalisation in Hindustani Music. Presented at the India International Science Festival, 24th December 2020 Read more
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Constructing Musical Instruments at Ahmedabad University, 2016-2018
The idea of the Independent Study Period is one that caught my fancy from the very first time I was invited to participate in it. I have myself always found that while conventional text-book centered learning has its own value, the idea of project-based learning is a far more potent tool to facilitate real and Read more