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Summary

The web content is a personal reflection on the joy of playing the Indian instrument 'Sitar', with a call to friends to engage in creating acrostic poems about their favorite musical instruments.

Abstract

The article titled "Smile Awhile Music makes you happy" delves into the author's fond memories of playing the sitar, an Indian musical instrument known for its melodious sound. The author describes the experience of playing the sitar, accompanied by other Indian instruments like the Harmonium, Tanpura, and Tabla, and reminisces about their music master, a disciple of the renowned sitarist Ravi Shankar. The piece also includes a photograph of a sitar credited to Wikipedia and serves as an invitation for friends to participate in an acrostic poetry challenge about their favorite musical instruments. The author expresses regret for having forgotten the name of their guru and for not maintaining contact, while also sharing gratitude towards those who reminded them of their musical past.

Opinions

  • The author has a deep appreciation for Indian music and the sitar, as evidenced by their detailed description of the instrument's strings and the accompanying rhythm.
  • There is a sense of nostalgia and personal connection to the sitar, as the author recalls their time learning and playing it.
  • The author values the mentorship received from their guru, who was a disciple of Ravi Shankar, and regrets losing touch and forgetting the guru's name.
  • The article conveys an enthusiasm for musical collaboration and community, as seen in the invitation extended to friends to create poetry based on their musical instruments.
  • The author appears to hold Ravi Shankar in high esteem, highlighting the privilege of being allowed to perform in the background at one of his concerts.

Smile Awhile Music makes you happy

The melodious Indian instrument ‘Sitar’

Picture of sitar credit: WikepediaSitar — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orZ

Strings of the sitar in my hand,

I Play the notes softly,

Thimble in my finger,

Always accompanied by the Tabla,

Rhythm so flowing and so melodious.

Thank you, Agnes Laurens and Geetika Sethi for tagging me and reminding me of the days that I used to play the sitar, learned the Harmonium, and Tanpura accompanied by the Tabla. (The Sitar, Harmonium, Tanpura, and Tabla are all Indian musical instruments.)

My guru, the music master was Ravi Shankar’s disciple and it is such a shame I have even forgotten his name now and have no whereabouts. He encouraged and supported my musical talent to get permission to be in the background on the stage in one of Ravi Shankar’s grand concerts.

I am asking more friends to play Tooth Truth Roopa Vikesh, Kirenjit Kaur, Bhavna Narula, Susannah McKinnie, Lanu Pitan, Genius Turner, Phil Truman, Bhupesh Gupta,

This prompt is to invite you to make an acrostic poem on your favorite musical instrument. Please do see the prompts below by Agnes Laurens and Geetika Sethi

Acrostic Poem
Music
Writing
Creativity
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