India has its own style of music. There are different styles of music for virtually every state in the country. In fact, the music scene in the country is almost as diverse, if not more, than the demography of the country itself. And, there have been experts in almost every form of music in the country.

The different music styles in India can be broadly classified into Hindustani and Carnatic music. The best renowned of all Carnatic singers must be undoubtedly the great M S Subbalaxmi. There have been other well known singers as well, like B Joshi, and so on. Hindustani music focuses more on the playing of instruments rather than vocals.

The most popular instruments played by musicians in India are the sitar, veena, sarod, table, mridangam et al. the most well known table player in India, as well as the rest of the world even, is Ustaad Zakir Hussain. His son even has started playing the table now.

The most well knows player of the flute is Pandit H P Chaurasia. His playing of the flute has been immortalized in many a song and dance sequence in Indian cinema, as also in world wide concerts. As far as woodwind instruments go, Ustaad B Khan leads the way. His playing of the Shehnai has mesmerized audiences for over a decade. He sadly passed away, but his legacy carries on.

The other most notable names in the field of music in the country have made a name for themselves through teaching their skill to a vast number of students. They are spoken of very highly by both their pupils as well as their contemporaries.

German silver was first invented and used at Birmingham, England in the 18th century. German Silver is a bright silver-gray alloy, which is a mix of zinc, nickel and copper.

It is often called as Nickel Silver. Inspite of being called as German silver it does not contain any real silver. The bangles or any other piece of jewellery made up of German silver are labeled as ” Alpaca” – a Spanish term, which is the trademark for the durable and brilliant white material called nickel silver. The three elements that are present in German silver range approximately as follows:

• Copper- 50% to 61.6%
• Zinc – 19% to 17.2%;
• Nickel – 30% to 21.1%

These proportions are generally specified in the case of commercial alloys.
Nickel silver is commonly used for making jewellery because of its hardness and toughness. Another factor, which enables its usage, is its resistance to corrosion. Other than silver bangles German silver is also used to make other costume jewellery pieces such as anklets, chokers, necklaces, rings, earrings, pendants, hair clips, toe rings, brooches and jewellery sets.

They are not only used to make jewellery but also household things such as tableware and marine fittings. And their high electrical resistance also makes it possible to use them in heating coils. They are widely used in the production of coins. Nickel silver can also be used as a base metal for silver plated cutlery.

German silver isn’t used that often by people because of many people having allergic reactions to nickel. German silver was initially named so because of its silver- white colour. But now the usage of the term silver has been prohibited because of the absence of silver along with the other metals.

The world has seen many great music teachers come and go. They have been maestros who have performed all over the world, entertaining the audience, captivating them with their mesmerizing style of music and at the same time, doing the noble deed of imparting their knowledge to people who wish to be a part of the global music community.

The most well renowned music teachers of the globe have been well renowned musicians themselves. Great artistes like Mozart and Beethoven have taught scores of students themselves. In fact, pupils of Mozart have made it big at the world stage for years now.

More recently, there have been scores of teachers who have not only performed to enthrall audiences, but also as a means to advertise them. The modern music teacher gives a concert, and at the same time distributes pamphlets to everyone in the crowd, in the hope of garnering the interests of a majority of the public.

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There have been many great music teachers who have done this. Guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Bruce Dickinson have taught many pupils the fine art of rock n roll guitar playing. The modern drummers who also have an avocation of being a music teacher are Lars Ulrich, and Daron Malakian.

Modern great music teachers also record their own videos. They speak into the camera and record guitar lessons on tape, and sell the same to their students in the virtual world. Guitarists such as System of a Down fame D Malakian, metallica’s J Hetfield, and also drummers L Ulrich of Metallica and those of other rock bands impart their knowledge of music through streaming video, or pre recorded CDs.