We are proud to introduce our three tutors Mr.Pravin
Patil, Mr Sachin Kamble and Mr.Mahesh
Sonawane from our Community based Mewsic
Centre’s in Mumbai. Mr. Patil teaches singing, Mr. Sachin teaches dance and Mr.
Mahesh teaches different musical instruments like guitar, keyboard and flute.
Let’s get to know a little about our tutors…
Mr.Pravin Patil
In 2001, ‘Patil
Sir’ was the Assistant Music Director at the Wings Cassette Company before
joining our centre. Today he teaches the underprivileged children singing in
vernacular languages. He created a program called ‘Music for Education’ where
he teaches the children Multiplication and Consonants through music. He likes
coming to the centre because he can see the passion and talent that exists in
the children.
“These
programs have motivated them so much that they have won trophies for
themselves. I don’t like running behind money it’s the passion for music and
children that I will always run behind. I believe that I was born a social worker
and will always love to serve others.” Patil said.
He dreams
that one day some of his students will become playback singers like Shaan or
Shreya Ghosal.
Mr.Sachin Kamble
Before joining the Mewsic centre, Sachin had his own dance academy where he would conduct classes for children of factory workers and the homeless children. After visiting the Mewsic centre in Dharavi, he saw how interested the kids were and decided to dedicate his time to them.
Sachin is passionate about having a social idea, an idea to change the world through his dance skills. He helps the centre children choreograph performances around social issues such as ‘Girl Child’ to educate them and their audiences on such issues.
As he has a lot of choreographer friends, he invites them to the centre so that the children can learn different styles of dancing including hip hop, traditional dance and fusion.
“My relationship with the kids is like a telephone line, there is always some connection.” Sachin said. “I make it very important that the children study as seriously as they practice their dance. What more could I ask for rather than training these kids?”
He dreams that his children will dance on big platform like Dance India Dance or Maharashtra Dancing Superstar.
Mr. Mahesh Sonawane
Mahesh has been passionate about music since the day he was born. It is genetic in his family to be a musician - his dad was a percussionist in a band and when he was a kid, Mahesh would attend their jam sessions.
He was so curious about learning music that today Mahesh knows to play 19 instruments and openly shares his knowledge with the Centre kids where he teaches the keyboard, flute, tabla, guitar and zambe.
part from his daily schedule, he likes going regularly to the centers because he finds the children exuberantly interested in music. He is so attached to the kids that he cannot think of looking out for another job. He used to always search for different ways to make a career out of music, but since he came to the centre he knows this is his career.
“My dream is not to be a good player but to be a good teacher.” He says.
He aspires that one day his students will perform at big events and people will say ‘Wow he is a student of Mahesh ’
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