NEP-2020 - Integrating Art in to Education, Multi- Disciplinary Education, Holistic Education

Holistic, Multi-disciplinary and integrating art into education are  some of the interesting concepts which are mentioned in   NEP 2020. But  most of the educationists and academicians finding difficult to frame the Curriculum and Content which fits into the ideologies of NEP2020. 

 Here I am trying to give an example which shows the relationship between  Music and other areas of knowledge. 

 Music It is not just one subject. Music is not just singing, it's not just playing instruments and not only dealing with emotions but also  related to so many areas. Music can be taught in different dimensions in a class room and can be integrated with different subjects as given below:

1. Mathematics

 Component of Taala(Rhthm) is related to counting.

2. Physics

Deals with sound, frequency, vibration etc..

3. Chemistry

 Navarasa(nine emotions) increses serotinin levels and chemical activities.

4. Biology

Speech organs and other parts of body involve in singing. Saint Tyagaraja in his Keertana says Naabhi Hrit Kantha Rasana means Navel, Heart, Throat, Tongue  and nose are involved in producing Saptaswaras.

5. Psychology

calms, inspires, relaxes the mind. Makes us cry, laugh and all kinds of emotions can be experienced through good music. Music is solution to all our psychological problems. 

6. Neuroscience

music activates the brain and relaxes the nervous system.

7. Medical field

Ragas in music has many Therapeutic values. So many ragas have medicinal values. Its like supplementary.

8. Yoga

Nada yoga. Omkara is called as Pranava nada is the primordial sound . It is the responsible for the creation of whole universe.

9. Sociology

 Folk songs, Dasara padagalu, some bhajans which throwslight on the soceity, rituals practiced, life style, traditions and other practices of human life in their time. 

10. Moral values

 Some sort of music guides about the moral values, ethics need to be adopted and followed were given. 

11. Dance

 without music, dance can’t be imagined. Dance and music are very much interrelated. 

12. Philosophy

 philosophy of life, principles of diffetent philophies or knowledge can be easily conveyed through music. For example, pholosophy of shri Shankaracharya can be easily transmitted from one generation to another genration from songs, hymns and so on.

13. Patriotism

 Songs and music invokes love towards nation immediately after listening to a piece of Patriotic song. 

14. Vedas

music and sama veda has very close link. As Samaveda is base for Indian music.

15. Bhakti yoga

Indian classical music both carnatic and hindusthani based on bhakti. Which invokes bhakti rasa among singers and listeners. Dasa kritis, Bhajans of Meerabai, Tulasidas, Kabirdas, etc….. songs are best examples

16. Language

 music is a universal language. There are so many commonalities between music and language. The components in music have positive effect on language competencies, it was proved in my experimental research on Kannada language learners.

               Music is not a single subject but it is related with so many subjects. If we follow same for other subjects like dance, drama, painting, drawing, poetry with curricular subjects, this really creates curiosity among learners. It can create wonders in the feild of Education. Education is not just a collection of information, it should be experienced, enjoyed and it should contribute to all round development of personality.