We are happy to feature Manju Sanjay, an experienced Carnatic Music teacher From Pragathi Nagar, Bangalore. She carries over 5 years of experience in teaching students of all ages. Manju got training for 15 years in the field of music. Through the past years, she has attended many concerts and participated in various competitions. Her goal is to teach complex music Theory and Practical in simple and exciting ways.
Manju Sanjay provides online classes to children and women. The course she provides varies from Beginner, Intermediate to Advanced, which may vary from one-to-one or group sessions according to the requirement of the students. The age group also is divided into various groups like above 50 years, 14-21 years, 5-13 years, 22-50 years, 2-5 years old.
According to one of her students:
“A simple sentence that I can say is “Her patience is leading towards success”. She is an amazing teacher and her skills in singing are awesome. And I am surely agreeing that my kids are blessed being her students. “
Our heartiest congratulations to Manju Sanjay!
Here is his experience & teaching journey in her own words:
Q1. When and how did you start working as a Tutor?
Ans. I started teaching in 1996 at the same place where I was learning music for my Visharad degree in vocal music. I used to assist my guru in conducting classes for her music centre. Noticing my interest in teaching, she asked me to teach her students. In 2003 I joined R.C.A. Girls Degree College and started teaching vocal music to undergraduate students. This was the start of my journey as a music trainer.
Q2. What skills are required to become a Music Tutor?
Ans.
- Understanding the fundamentals of music and its importance. The patience to make sure that the students understand their core lessons.
- The ability to notice and pinpoint the students’ mistakes and communicate them in an effective manner to correct them.
- Specifically, as vocal music trainer, they must understand the natural singing scale and vocal range of the student and must not force students to sing in the trainer’s scale.
Q3. What, according to you, helps you stand out from other Music Tutors on UrbanPro.com?
Ans. My approach to teaching is very student-centric. I give special focus to fundamentals to build a strong base for the students.
Q4. How did you come across UrbanPro.com?
Ans. I wanted to expand my teaching outside of my hometown. I found online teaching to be the best option for that. I found a few online platforms. UrbanPro stood out to me because of it’s streamlined onboarding process.
Q5. What was the turning point in your career?
Ans. Finding my guru who not only strengthened my knowledge of music fundamentals but also helped me understand music rather than just knowing it.
Q6. How has UrbanPro.com helped you so far as a Tutor?
Ans. I used to teach students from my hometown. UrbanPro helped me reach students without the physical distance being a barrier. It’s only because of UrbanPro that I even have a student from U.K. It proved to be especially useful during this time of the pandemic.
Q7. What percentage of your work comes from UrbanPro.com?
Ans. Around 50 percent
About the Tutor:
Manju has been conducting such classes for a long time. Besides Carnatic music, she also provides Bhajan and Folk Song classes. She has won consecutively 2019 and 2020 Tutor of the month Award in Vocal music in Bangalore.
