Write a description about the training period of Ustad Bismillah Khan
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this is the description of his training period....
When he was six years old his mother took him to her brother's place in Banaras. There the child became fascinated by his uncle's riyaz on the shehnai. Observing the child's keen interest, elders in the family put him under the tutelage of his uncle, the renowned shehnai player Ali Baksh "Vilayati". Bismillah received rigorous training under him. Ali Baksh was attached to the Viswanath temple and did his riyaz at the Balaji temple. The young Bismillah too chose the precincts of the temple to practise.
In course of time, Bismillah started accompanying his uncle in music conference concerts; and this continued till the uncle's death in 1940. In addition to practicing diligently and rigorously, he also familiarized himself with the various forms of music of Uttar Pradesh as also, of course, the khayal. In course of time, he introduced innovations (like the cross-fingering method) to produce gamaka-s and tonal modulations and enhanced the range of the shehnai, attaining incredible mastery over the instrument.
When he was six years old his mother took him to her brother's place in Banaras. There the child became fascinated by his uncle's riyaz on the shehnai. Observing the child's keen interest, elders in the family put him under the tutelage of his uncle, the renowned shehnai player Ali Baksh "Vilayati". Bismillah received rigorous training under him. Ali Baksh was attached to the Viswanath temple and did his riyaz at the Balaji temple. The young Bismillah too chose the precincts of the temple to practise.
In course of time, Bismillah started accompanying his uncle in music conference concerts; and this continued till the uncle's death in 1940. In addition to practicing diligently and rigorously, he also familiarized himself with the various forms of music of Uttar Pradesh as also, of course, the khayal. In course of time, he introduced innovations (like the cross-fingering method) to produce gamaka-s and tonal modulations and enhanced the range of the shehnai, attaining incredible mastery over the instrument.
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