Dear Jeyamohan,
I saw the videos on Western music, and they were fascinating. You are trying to introduce and promote a new genre of sensibility to the Tamil mind. It is a tough job anyway. Most Tamil people lack any formal training in music. Despite having a vast collection of folk music, we no longer practice it.
Only a small portion of the upper castes still adhere to our classic music tradition. Another intriguing aspect is that the upper castes of India consider the classical music tradition a caste identity. So they shrunk into a small area and kept their music stale in it. They can’t appreciate any other music.
Therefore, we are completely unable to appreciate Western music. Moreover, our ears are trained by film music, which is associated with visuals and actors, as well as memories.
In this context, individuals often find it challenging to appreciate music independently of the accompanying visuals from films, as they frequently associate songs with personal memories. A simple review of comments on YouTube will illustrate this phenomenon. Listening to music is not losing yourself in memories or cherishing film visuals.
So we need a good deal of untraining. Then only you can train people. Good luck for the effects.
Jeyanandan
