TV and cellphones-the new age music Guru's-Article

At the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs auditions this year, the judges Kailash Kher, Javed Ali & Adnan Sami were in for a rude shock by the training today's young kids have revealed that they've taken to audition on this platform…after a rendition that would have most musicians shut their ears and wish they were deaf, most of the young enthusiastic singers very proudly stated that they had been learning from watching musical shows on TV or rehearsing listening to songs on their mobiles phones!

When judge Adnan Sami asked the li'l kids 'Beta, where did you learn music...kisne aapko gaana sikhaya ...Kaun hain aapke Guru?', most of the kids replied, 'Sir, maine toh TV dekh ke gaana sikha!' Or end up saying, 'Sir, maine toh mobile pe sun ke gaana seekha...' Besides the initial amusement, the judges were horrified when hundreds of contestants swore by their TV and cellphones as their guru!

Till the last season of the show in 2008, it was unheard of any child having learnt from anyone but a guru or senior member of their family unlike today's kids who took pride in learning music from TV, internet or mobile phones. With no basics of music, they stand in long queues at auditions in every city of India and hope to compete with kids who've grown up with hours of riyaaz under an able master!

Said Adnan, "It's a scary trend and one that can completely ruin the future of young talent in our country. A TV show or cellphone can never replace a music guru! Children are taking the fastest route of coming on national TV without realizing that they end up making a mockery of themselves...we hope we are able to spread the message of always only having a learned person in music guide them rather than a cellphone!"

Watch all these cute moments and more only at the Hero Honda Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs, every Friday and Sat at 10pm only on Zee TV.