Music Department
The KIS Music program is one of the most outstanding features offered at KIS. The KIS music department is the largest amongst all our departments, comprising an array of renowned musicians from India and internationally with professional concert experience spanning the globe. The school’s music tradition goes more than 100 years back and KIS alumni include a number of distinguished composers, professional musicians, and those with a lifelong appreciation of music. KIS students are regularly invited for collaborations by professional music groups in India and overseas.
The KIS music department offers a comprehensive Western Music program. Students have the opportunity to take individual instruction as well as participate in a wide variety of ensembles. Instructions are tailored to suit students’ abilities and progress, using methods both modern and traditional. Students are offered lessons in voice, piano, full array of string instruments (bowed strings and guitar), percussion and wind instruments (woodwind or brass).
In keeping with KIS’s vision and mission in India, KIS is one of the very few schools offering Indian Classical music both in the Hindustani and Carnatic traditions. Students have the option to study either traditions ranging from classical to modern popular music. Lessons are also offered in instrumental music such as the veena and harmonium. Students of Indian music are taken to Thiruvaiyaru (Tanjore) for their music field trip to the famous St. Thiagaraja Aradhana Festival in January every year. KIS music students also appear for the reputed Annamalai University Music Grade Certificate Exam.
Overall, KIS students enjoy a rich and varied musical life – both as performers and listeners. With concerts almost on a weekly basis, and ensembles ranging from soloists to orchestra – they develop an appreciation and love for all that music has to offer.
A donation to the Music Department allows the continuation of this excellence, including buying instruments, field trips for music students, musical performances, both locally and nationally, as well as making sure that KIS maintains the best teachers in the music field.