His musical influences include Deep Purple, Queen, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Dire Straits, Eagles, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Stanely Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, John Patitucci.

After a few years, he moved to mumbai to take formal training under Trinity Rock School. He has already completed Grade Five and has developed many styles of drumming over the years. His present band Silver Tears is one of the finest new bands in the country. You can listen to his work with the band at www.reverbnation.com/silvertears. Nawaz Hussain with his varied influence from Metal to Jazz has a never ending hunger to learn which he would surely pass on to his students. You can also check out his videos with his band in youtube. All you need to do is search for Silver Tears guwahati in Youtube.

Nawaz Hussain in action

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At the Outset, he did not have a standard Instrument of his own except a mini keyboard, however he learned keyboard and guitar in his church and got well versed with both the instruments by the time he turned 18.Apart from learning music he also performed regularly in his college (J.N.R.M Degree college,Port Blair) and also got involved with Local Doordarshan Programme and All India Radio, Port Blair as an instrument player.

In the year 2005, he was invited to join “Star Orchestra” a local music group for part time job as a Keyboard Player, after that he worked with many Groups in Andaman for Music Assistance, also gave background music for local Telefilms and Live stage Shows like Drama, Plays.

It was around this time he came to know about Guitar Hall being India’s number one school of music and he decided to fly all the way to Mumbai from Port Blair to get trained under the able guidance of Kiran Roy and Dhruv Rathod.For the next six years he continued coming to Mumbai to complete all the Guitar Hall Modules.Esu says, “Inspite of already having a vast experience in learning and playing music I felt the need for professional guidance, so I went to ‘Guitar Hall’ where I got a totally new experience of learning Music with wonderful teachers and specially Mr.Kiran Roy Sir, who has showed me a new way to reach my goals and showed me nothing is impossible in life if you have the right attitude and if you are ready to work hard,very hard.Santosh,Chetan,Aman, Dhruv they all are dynamic musicians and all of the teachers from Guitar Hall have supported me to step forward in learning & teaching Music as their own family members. There I have successfully completed my advanced level programs.”

Apart from doing the advanced level courses at Guitar Hall, In the year 2009 Esu alongwith his musical partner Mr.Murugan together formed a music Group’Island Rock Band Social &Cultural Association’-(A troupe of Island Born Musician/Singers/Artists) and got registred with A&N Admn.and till this date they are running It successfully for the harmony of Local Islanders and General Public.

Presently Esu is the man in charge of Guitar Hall – Port Blair and his center teaches Guitar, Keyboard, drums,tabla, congo,trumpets and vocals in Andaman &Nicobar Islands. “It is all because of the gracious support of Mr.Kiran Sir and Guitar Hall and I am in a position to work in the field of music for the cultural harmony of people of Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Guitar Hall can’t help but say ‘May his tribe increase’!

Music Education giant, Guitar Hall creates history by launching their new State-Of-The-Art Academy at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, inching closer to their goal of taking quality music education to far corners of the country.

Guitar Hall, the country’s leading authority in music education, officially announced today the launch of their new state–of-the-art center at Port Blair. This also includes the launch of the other two state of the art facilities Keyboard – X and Drum Zone. In addition, the company announced that it will immediately become involved in several music training initiatives aimed at creating musical awareness and training throughout the island.

Guitar Hall’s move into the market will begin with a signature facility designed to offer students of all ages the most comprehensive music training experience in the island. This includes the Hobby Courses, Regular Courses and The Six-Day Orientation Program, a dynamic 6 day program filled with fun and exciting classes to assess your interest levels before embarking on the full fledged programs.The center will also feature signature amenities and of this will be made available to residents at an affordable price. “We’re thrilled to bring the best in music education to the Andaman Islands, where nobody in the history dared to venture out,” said Kiran Roy, Founder/Director of Guitar Hall. “We think residents will be blown away by the amenities, services, training and affordability of our new center. More importantly, it has always been my mission to take quality music education to far corners of my country,and make it accessible to people of all ages,strata and backgrounds.We look forward to serving the community long term.I want to give back to my country what I did not receive when I started out playing guitars 18 years back. We are actively looking for new locations and plan to expand aggressively in the near future. Our goal is help make India one of the most musically sound countries in the world and we look forward to working hard to make it happen.” As part of its launch in Port Blair, Guitar Hall has forged a partnership with prominent musicians from across the island.Not only would they hold workshops and seminars at the center, but will help reach the Guitar Hall goals of making music training accessible and affordable to just about anybody aspiring to pursue it,regardless of their financial status. This will include scholarships, bringing in Guitar Hall’s Mumbai trainers, hosting free seminars at its center, offering the city free personal consultations and providing free musical content to residents. “I am grateful to Guitar Hall launching their center at my city, Port Blair,” Guitar Hall-Port Blair Teacher and Branch Head Esu Babu said. “I have been coming to Mumbai since the past 6 years to get trained from Mr. Kiran Roy and Mr. Dhruv Rathod. Today I am overwhelmed to head the Guitar Hall operations, that too at my own city.” The Guitar Hall center in Port Blair is next to Oasis Plaza, Junglighat, which is at the heart of the city. The facilities are specifically designed to cater to people of all experience levels. Be it a novice looking to start an instrument for the first time or a long time enthusiast looking to hone their skills and take it to the next level.Each facility will have all of the tools, expertise and support they need to reach their goals. Admissions are currently on at Guitar Hall-Port Blair.To reserve a seat or for inquiries; residents can call Mr. Babu on 09474225716/ 09933208949 or Mr. Murugan on   09474224585.

About Guitar Hall

A very prominent music academy cum guitar shop, founded In 1998 by guitar virtuoso Kiran Roy and has been known to have brought about a music revolution across Mumbai is the Guitar Hall, a state –of-the-art guitars, keyboards and drums training academy cum specialist guitar shops located across 20 locations in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Maharashtra and Port Blair. Currently with 4800 students studying all across and having carved a niche for itself, this 12  years old chain of music academies and guitar shops today has become a name synonymous to quality music education and housing the best instruments in town for sale. Guitar Hall offers its members with a host of music training modules and facilities that include various programs for different instruments like Guitars, Keyboards and Drums.

Equipped with the latest state of the art infrastructure and instruments, all the programs offered at Guitar Hall have been so customized as to meet the requirements of every individual, irrespective of age.

Helpline:   9833518423 /9820428423/9987945282/ 9930212388/9167141469

Email:  guitarhall@gmail.com

Official Websites:

• http://www.guitarhall.in
• http://www.guitarhallboutique.com
• http://www.guitarhallonline.com

The academies Vocal Department is chaired by Mrs. Rita. “We are thrilled to have Mrs. Rita at the academy. Her courses will round out our curriculum in a way that prepares singers for the real world situations they are bound to thrive in,” says Rathod. The academy prides itself on professional training, which prepares students for a career in music upon graduating.

Rathod described some aspects of the vocals program.

• Rehearsal Techniques: This class will help students learn songs efficiently and rehearse effectively. In addition, students will learn to break down a song to its most basic parts and improve memory.
• Showcase: At the end of each module, performance classes will meet and perform, receive critiques and occasionally perform in the company of special guest judges.

For more information, contact in admissions at 9167141469 or email guitarhall@gmail.com Guitar Hall’s Vocal Classes would be held in Guitar Hall’s Ghatkopar.
and Santacruz branches currently.

Specializing in piano, his music is noted for its sensory component and how it is not often formed around one key or pitch. At a very tender age he was surprised by the communicative effect of musical instruments, attracted by the fantastic power of this language, he chose the piano as his instrument to transmit his passion. Captivated by the musical language, he keeps on devoting his entire life to find technical means to make music more expressive.

The piano allows the artist to express each peculiarity of his art, as if it was the continuity of his deepest conscience. It instantaneous echoes every gesture and every infinitesimal intention of the musician. Aware of the difficulty to deal with this new challenge, Tristan knew that the piano was the only one able to represent and translate “his voice”.

Today, Tristan works as a Piano and Keyboards teacher across various centers of Guitar Hall across Mumbai and Pune. He is regularly invited to lead some master classes meetings in Europe; he takes part in symphony orchestra and also in the choir of the French Army. He is also actively involved in vocal realm and is an accomplished singer. Sensitive both by the sincerity of the artist and the modernity of his piano performance, the students can find here their own roots as well as those of an exceptional instrument for which Tristan Poirier initiates an unexpected revival.

Tristan specializes in western classical music from middle age to XIX century, rendered thesis about R. Wagner and also specializes in choral direction.

He has completed Diplome de Fin d Etudes en piano (piano diploma) 2001 and composition and harmony diploma from State Music Academy, France.

His renditions of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach are priceless and captivates students and teachers alike at Guitar Hall.

His great interest and passion in composing remains  stronger than ever .Besides that,  his love for discovering new things, working with interesting people and discovering new aspects of the musical world, as well as new Musical Universes, has brought him closer to the Mumbai music audience through Guitar Hall.

Toshi started playing guitars at the age of fourteen and he was immediately hooked and developed an obsession for practice, learning everything and anything he could get his hands on. Guitar Techniques formed a huge part of Toshi’s growth in the early years allowing him to learn solos and concepts of guitar greats.Though mainly self taught he has studied and jammed under distinguished guitarists from Nagaland.

He has forged his own guitar playing style by drawing influence from many of the guitar greats most particularly Vinnie Moore, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Eric Johnson but it is his individual lead guitar skill that pushes all his talents to the front.

Toshi currently is a part of the newly formed instrumental Rock band which also features guitar virtuoso’s Kiran Roy and Dhruv Rathod on the Lead Guitars and Aman Gujral on the Bass.

He manages a hectic teaching schedule across various Guitar Hall centers in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai and has an enviable reputation as a leading exponent of contemporary rock guitar. Toshi says, “To be a guitar student it makes no difference what your age is, At Guitar Hall I have trained students who started playing guitar in their 70s and have turned out to be very good players, I have also taught children from as young as 4 years old they too have turned out to be very talented players.”

“The Parallel & Symmetry method” or as some say “Complementary & contrary motion“.

This method has many but three most important forms:

1. The 5 fingers exercises
2. The Scales practise
3. The Arpeggios

Here you will see my video teaching the second part viz. for The Scale:-

I have given some examples on C-major , chromatic but try method on all keys & scales/modes….

However scales with a(/few) different note(s) while ascending (aaroh’ in Indian classical) & different while descending (avorh’) like “The Melodic-Minor” & its relative scales will be a little difficult yet managable with more time & effort added. For instance see my example in same video on G-melodic minor. The only limitations is in where you are using scales & modes with different number of notes while ascending & descending from root to octave & returning for ex: you play any pentatonic scale from root to octave (left to right on keyboard) & any seven note scale from octaveth to the root (right to left on keyboard) (raag des for instance). Here you can not try the symmetry method, it woul be more advisable to practise both the ways individually as different scales.

Once you have got this technique right, it remains more than a method, it trains you for basic harmony and counter-melodies,None the less your alertness ,co-ordination &independence of hands are also evolved better.

I would soon add a video for the arpeggios &plain 5finger exercise. To learn more one can directly contact the institute and start a course immediately, as there is a limitation to share the knowledge. Practise well.

Be classic, stay metal, rock on, keep rolling.

-Suraj D. Shetty

India’s Authority in music education Since 1998 has expanded to 7 new locations at Kandivali (E),Nerul,Kopar Khairane,Kharghar,Thane, Koregaon Park and Viman Nagar in Pune.

Guitar Hall led by its Owner and Founder Mr. Kiran Roy has been working hard to develop the group’s seven new centers across Maharashtra. “We are very excited to announce the opening of our 7 new Guitar Hall centers. Our existing Guitar Hall centers in Mumbai has been accepted with incredible success by the people in Mumbai and has given us an opportunity to spread our message of music to a greater audience across Mumbai,Pune and Maharashtra”. Kiran Roy further adds “Our two new centers in Pune location is part of our long term strategy to add multiple centers across the state of Maharashtra.” We are very excited to see our plan to expand music education throughout India become a reality” stated Roy.

Guitar Hall will continue their mission to enhance the overall music education sector in India and to bring music training within the reach of just about anybody aspiring to learn it. To-date, Guitar Hall programs have helped over 7000 students to master the instrument and many going on to perform professionally throughout the world.Dhruv Rathod,chief Manager in charge of all the 18 Guitar Hall centers says, “Guitar Hall is committed to make quality music training accessible to all and for the improvement of the overall music scene out here in India.“We continue to feel blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of this great Guitar Hall community”, Rathod explains.

Do stop by for a visit or contact them for more information or to schedule an appointment at:
Music helplines: 9167141469 / 9833518423 / 9820428423 / 9930212388
Email: guitarhall@gmail.com
Official Websites: http://guitarhall.in | http://www.guitarhallonline.com | http://www.guitarhallboutique.com

Through his recitals, the Mumbai born Keyboard player Manoj Raikar has earned a reputation as a masterful interpreter of the Classic and Early piano repertoires. He has been praised for his formidable technique and through his eloquent phrasing, mastery of keyboard color, and in particular his unique sound he has been called a true Poet of the keyboards.

Manoj continues to captivate and charm audiences around the world with his musicianship and virtuosity. Manoj’s repertoire is vast, ranging from classics to the contemporary.

Joining the Guitar Hall team as a keyboard teacher,Manoj’s lecture-recitals on keyboards and his frequent master classes are widely appreciated by students and teachers alike across Guitar Hall.