Department of Music
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya was established at Chaitanyapur in the district of PurbaMedinipur in 1968 with a few departments under the University of Calcutta. At the beginning only local students got themselves admitted into the college. Then gradually development of the institution took place and the number of students also started increasing. Many departments with Honours course came about with the passage of time.For the sake of the students' interest Music (Pass Course) was introduced in 2005 - 06.
Infrastructural improvements are being made to meet the requisite teaching standards.A post in Music has been sanctioned. There are, at present, two part-time lecturers in the department. Teachers were duly interviewed before 'University authorized selection - committee' before being appointed. Moreover, the departmental lecturers have also performed on the Radio and Television.
The university regularly revises syllabus to keep in touch with the recent developments. Very recently CBCS changes have been made in the theoretical and practical syllabus which has come into effect from the present session.
At present there are 24 students in the department.Most of these students come from socially and economically back ward families. Many of these students come from remote and far flung areas of PurbaMedinipur.The Department started with only 85 books present in the Library.On the request of both students and teachers the library holding has been enriched.Some more books were purchased increasing the number of books to 400 (approx). Musical instrument are kept in the custody of the teachers and practical skill under the close guideline of the instructors. As with the books we hope to increase the number of musical instruments in the near future.Journals on music are needed for the students and necessary arrangements are being made to make them available to them. We still depend on the age old lecture method, but at the same time encourage interactive participation of the student in the classroom. The department plays a very big part in the cultural activities of the college. Group Songs and individual songs are sung by the departmental students on social and cultural occasions. The departmental teachers actively guide the students on such occasions.Class tests are regularly held in the department.One class tests of 15 marks in each Pass Paper are held in an academic year. The internal assessment helps the students in their preparation for the final examination. Moreover, due weightage is given to these examinations by the University in the preparation of the final result.
We, in the department, hope to start Honours course in Music in the near future.