Vision Statement of the Department

• Creating great artists by training them through traditional pedagogical practices.
• Inviting world familiar artist to guide, inspire and motivate the music buds of our department.
• To make the students to pass on the massage of music around the region, state, country and abroad. The melody and rhythm of the department should cross the ocean to identify the music department of Kannada University globally.
• It also has a vision to start carnatic music especially to facilitate the carnatic music lovers.

Mission Statement of the Department

• Regular mode of teaching is used to sculpt young musicians.
• By creating a repository of musical collections, biographies of eminent musicians, our research students are presented with epitome of scholarship in the field. Our department aims to make them eminent artists who in turn can lead a self- reliant life.

Uniqueness of the Department

This department which is enriched by the culture of Vijayanagar highly aims in the continuation of musical heritage. So it has started its remarkable journey of music. The music students are encouraged by involving them in different programmes. Various music scholars and artiest are invited who train up the students. Full moon day programme is organized once in a month where eminent artists are invited for performance. The students of the department also take active participation on the full moon day programme. The department is unique as it has an extrovert and expert faculty. The experienced faculty guides and motivates the students. The department concentrates on Hindustani classical vocal. The students are also taught light vocal, folk, philosophical, theatre songs and others. Sangeetayatre, a distinct programme is followed by the department.

Programms  of the Department

Ph.D. Programme

Courses offered :

M.Music. (Hindustani Classical Vocal )

B.Music. (Hindustani Classical Vocal)

BOE  :

Notification

Members.

1. Dr Veeresh Badiger, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Music and Dance – 
2. Dr. Narayana V. Akkasali, Lecturer, Gadag (Hindustani Music)
3. Dr. Sivabasayya S. Gaddadamath, Lecturer, Gadag (Hindustani Music)
4. Dr. Sreekantham S. Nagendra Shastri, Chairperson, Maharani Cluster University, Bangalore(Karnataki Music)
5. Dr. Vidya Rao, Chairperson(Gain(deemed ) University,(Bharata Natya)

Major Contribution of the Department :

The department is contributing immensely to the field of music and also to the academics. Since its beginning to the present, it is continuing its heritage with absolute perfection. Various seminars organized and vocal performances are performed by eminent artists with the involvement of the students. Students are taught the classical and light classical music. Semi-classical musical forms like tumri, bajan, Ghazal, Sufi, rangageet, dasavani and vachana gayana are taught through stimulating to practice to the core. Theoretical knowledge is imparted through information on eminent artists, musical legends and instrumentalists. Presentation classes are conducted once in a week where the students have to present information on the life of musicians and on different gharanas. Students are encouraged to participate in musical concert and in different competitions. Practical performance is given by the teachers where the students would be the observers who can learn new techniques and are motivated towards creativity. Students are even provided with materials to attend the musical competitions. Once in a week, on Friday ‘Ninada’ (Manch Pradarshana) stage programme is arranged to help the students to eradicate stage fear. At the final hour of the stage performance programme, audios of legendary musicians are made to hear by the students.