Department Of Music and Performing Arts

Head of Department

The Department of Music and Performing Arts was established in 2020 under self – finance scheme. The aim was to train the students in different subjects of Performing Artsand Music. Education in this area would help the students to get jobs in sectors of Arts Teacher, Musician, Singer, Instrumentalist and Composer . They will be in a position to teach the subject and Applied Artiste. In addition to this, with the training in the subjectsThe objective of the first year foundation of the BPA (Music) Vocal and MPA (Music) Vocal course is to provide a Fundamental Training in Music. The Course serves to expend the student’s awareness of the Music and mechanism of Creativity and precision. The course emphasizes on unfolding of the student’s mind and inculcating in him involvement in the art processes by exploration in basic studies, training in observation. Music is arguably the most life-enriching academic subject. It is an universal language that triggers emotional responses and kick starts creativity like no other. Music is a fundamental pillar of arts education. The main objectives of courses offered are:

  • To provide a professional education for music majors that develops, nurtures, and assures their competency in all aspects of the discipline;
  • To encourage development of the creative, intuitive, and intellectual capabilities of students, faculty, and audience;
  • To provide an education for the greater university community that introduces them to the discipline of music through appreciation and performance, thus developing an informed group of advocates and affirming that music is an integral part of a classic liberal arts education;
  • To provide for and to enrich the cultural and educational life of the campus, city, state, and region through excellence in instruction, research, composition, and performance; specially in Indian Classical Music.
  • To support collaborations between music and related disciplines, and to cultivate and apply new approaches to performance, scholarship, and education.

The learning outcomes are formulated to help students understand the objectives of the performing arts courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level and to get them acquainted with contemporary artistic and social needs. Students will be enabled to understand the philosophy behind their art and master the grammar and techniques of their chosen art form, develop artistic skills that would enhance their expression and communication abilities.Students will also be encouraged to explore and express their ideas and concepts, as well as to learn to use their art form creatively and critically; to learn to develop their understanding of the gained knowledge and to search for ways to express their thoughts and feelings through their medium of art.Performing Arts programs should be formulated with more stress on practice.Visits to art studios, theatre spaces, Doordarshan, AIR and other appropriate locations must be made part of the curriculum. Such an arrangement will help students discover and familiarise themselves with both classical and contemporary art forms.The experience of art is a way of enriching the quality of human experience. It requires an intensity of interest in the creative faculties of human life, as well as an awareness of the surrounding social milieu. Any creative person and practicing artist needs knowledge of past/historical achievements, awareness of present/contemporary challenges, and an inkling of future/unseen possibilities in the realm of art; as well as refinement of taste, building up criteria, and decision about values. It is essential to put in hard work, rigorous practice, and lots of reading/listening/seeing. A dedicatedly professional approach is needed to pursue the arts. The artist of the next generation shall be a product of university education rather than of the self-taught kind; although the Ekalavya spirit has to be nurtured too, as over institutionalized education can be stifling.

To fulfill all these development issues and create job opportunities for Ayodhya Regions people as professional artist, this department has capacity as milestone in future. So establishment of this department in this university is justified for up-liftmen in rural life with protection of traditional historical cultural and religious music and performingart heritage.In this Department Prof. Vinod Kumar Srivastava is working as a Coordinator, Dr.Sharmishtha Ghosh& Smt. Kavita Pathakas Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty)and Sri Aalok Kumar is working as MTS on honorary basis.

S. No. Specified Degrees Level Minimum Duration (Years) Maximum Duration (Years) Medium of Instruction Annual/ Semester Entry Qualification Intake
1BPA (Music) Vocal Graduation 4 6 English/ Hindi Semester Intermediate / Higher Secondary (i.e. 10+2) Any Stream of Music with equivalent certificate/diploma course 50
2 Master of Performing Arts (Music) Vocal Post Graduation 2 4 English/ Hindi Semester Bachelors in Music with equivalent certificate/diploma course 30