08th – 18th October 2022
SEASON 3 RESULTS
Out of 23 Round-2 performers, we had a tough time in selecting the 10 best from them. After much deliberation and discussions between the judges, we selected following performers as Top-10. These Top-10 contestants competed in the finals on October 17th-18th 2022.
Their performances were superlatively impressive, considering the fact that they were not professionals. For us, every participant in contest is a winner because competing in Notes&Sargam’s Instrumental Music Contest is challenging. Contestants hardly get time to prepare and present their performances.
But, since it was a ‘contest’ we had to select the winners, and hence, based on their abilities to play in Sur, Taal and Laya our judges gave them the following ranking. The decision making was so tough for the judges that they had to split the 3rd position between Mihika Nakhe and Rishabh Bamniya. :
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS.
| RANK | INSTRUMENTALIST | INSTRUMENT | Personal Choice Round | Judge’s Choice Round | AVG. (Out of 30) | |||
| 1 | SPONDON MUKHERJEE | Violin | Dil kya kare | Dil ne kaha chupke se | 27.3 | |||
| 2 | MIHIKA GANGULI | Sitar | Agomoni song | Puchho na kaise | 26.3 | |||
| 3 | RISHABH BAMYAN | Keyboard | Yaad piya ki aye | Bachna aye haseeno | 26.0 | |||
| 4 | MIHIKA NAKHE | Violin | Marathi song | Mere Dholna | 26.0 | |||
| 5 | BOHRANUDDIN | Flute | O sathi re tere bina bhi | Aja tujhko pukare | 25.0 | |||
| 7 | RAVINDRA NAKHE | Harmonica | Yad kiya dil | Musafir Hu yaro | 24.7 | |||
| 6 | BHAVESH SHAHARE | Keyboard | Kisi rah pe | Piya to se naina | 24.0 | |||
| 8 | SAJAL DHIR | Harmonica | Dil kya kare | Chhoo kar mere mann | 23.0 | |||
| 9 | RETIKESH MALI | Harmonica | Gana nayakaya | Mere Sapno ki | 22.3 | |||
| 10 | MILIND BHAGWAT | Melodica | Could not participate in the finals | |||||
All the performances have been uploaded on our YouTube Channel
LIST OF TOP-20+3
Out of over 250 nominations, we had a tough time in selecting the following instrumentalists for the ‘Performance Round’. In fact, the competition for the entry round was so tough that we had to select not 20, but 23 talented instrumental players. These artists will now interact with the judges on 8th October (Saturday) through an online video conference. After that, they will be given their next challenge to perform. Based on that performance only top-10 instrumentalists will move to the next round, i.e., the Judges Round.
This time, our youngest participant is just 13-year old and our eldest participant is just 81-year old!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS OF ENTRY ROUND.
(List in no particular order):
| 1 | Dhiman | M/35 | **0262 | Flute |
| 2 | Sajal Dhir | M/48 | **6243 | Harmonica |
| 3 | Madhur Yadav | M/30 | **6150 | Flute |
| 4 | Shaibal Banerjee | M/49 | **0715 | Guitar |
| 5 | Avinash Bhave | M/81 | **5614 | Flute |
| 6 | Bhavesh Gajiram Shahare | M/37 | **6736 | Keyboard |
| 7 | Spondon Mukherjee | M/15 | **6303 | Violin |
| 8 | Sudhir Chauhan | M/47 | **9567 | Harmonica |
| 9 | Siba Mohapatra | M/13 | **2683 | Keyboard |
| 10 | Pradip Adur | M/68 | **3396 | Harmonica |
| 11 | Milind Bhagwat | M/58 | **1274 | Melodica |
| 12 | Retikesh Mali | M/23 | **8446 | Harmonica |
| 13 | Anil Kumar Srivastava | M/63 | **1187 | Flute |
| 14 | Parikshit Jagtap | M/44 | **0536 | Flute |
| 15 | Rishabh Bamniya | M/18 | **0587 | Keyboard |
| 16 | Chinmay Kr Mahanta | M/14 | **7961 | Keyboard |
| 17 | Manuel Sebastian | M/42 | **7653 | Guitar |
| 18 | Deepak Sarangi | M/37 | **7980 | Electric Guitar |
| 19 | Mihika Nakhe | F/15 | **5’28 | Violin |
| 20 | Borhan Uddin biswash | M/41 | **2926 | Flute |
| 21 | Pehlaj Mishra | M/14 | **8944 | Guitar |
| 22 | Mihika Ganguli | F/13 | **0016 | Sitar |
| 23 | Ravindra Nakhe | M/54 | **0570 | Harmonica |
These Entry Round performances have been uploaded on our YouTube Channel
ELIGIBILITY
Anyone can participate in this Instrumental Music Contest, provided that he/she:
- Should be over 12 years of age (as on 01st October 2022). There is no maximum age limit. (Your date of birth certificate may be demanded by us, if needed).
- Should not be a professional artist who performs for a living.
- Instruments allowed: Any wind / key / string instruments on which songs can be played such as, Flute, Harmonica, Trumpet, Saxophone, Shehnai, Harmonium, Piano, Keyboard, Banjo, Melodica, Sitar, Guitar, Violin, Celo, Santoor, Sarod, Sarangi, Surbahar, Veena, etc. etc. (this list is only illustrative not exhaustive)
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
HOW TO SEND
- Fill up the Registration Form
- Make payment of Registration Fee
- Record your 01-minute video
- Send it through Whatsapp only to +91-9013921743 as “[Song/Tune’s Title (space) Instrument Name (space) Full Name (space) Sex/Age (space) Place] Example: Sholay Theme Harmonica Sunny Mathur F/36 Mumbai.
- Your entry should reach us before 23:59 hrs, 25th Sep 2022.
WHAT CAN YOU SEND
As an entry for your participation, you can record and send one of the following:
- A Film Song
- A Folk Song
- A Bhajan
- A Ghazal
- A Raag/Bandish
You may also check out the songs listed on this site.
DISQUALIFICATION
Your participation in this Instrumental Music Contest will be cancelled under following circumstances:
- If your video is not a live recording.
- If your video has been recorded in a studio.
- If your face is clearly not visible in the video.
- If your entry is received after cut-off date/s.
- If you use different phone numbers to send multiple recordings.
- If information provided by you is found to be incorrect.
- If you do not make payment of registration fee.
SELECTION PROCESS
ENTRY ROUND
In the Entry Round, out of all the entries received on or before 23:59 hrs 25th Sep 2022, top 20 entries will be shortlisted for the Performance round. List of Top 20 Musicians will be displayed on this website on 30th Sep 2022. Intimation will be sent to the winners of this round through WhatsApp messages on their registered mobile numbers.
PERFORMANCE ROUND
Next, in Performance Round, the qualified artists will interact with the judges on 8th October (Saturday) through an online video conference. After that, they will be given their next challenge to perform. Based on that performance only top-10 instrumentalists will move to the next round, i.e., the Judges Round.
JUDGES’ ROUND
Finally, in the Judges’ Round on 15th October 2022 the top 10 Musicians will have to perform (through Video Conference) on two challenges – first will be a song of their choice and second will be a song given by the Judges on the spot. Participants will be given 01-hour to prepare, record and send their performances. Combined average score of these two performances will decide the winners.
Decision of the Judges will be final and binding on all participants of this Instrumental Music Contest.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
Based on the performances in the Judges’ Round, top 3 winners of this Instrumental Music Contest will be declared on 15th/16th October 2022.
PRIZES
1st Prize
Rs.3,000/- + Appreciation Certificate + Trophy
2nd Prize
Rs.2,000/- + Appreciation Certificate
3rd Prize
Rs.1,000/- + Appreciation Certificate.
+ Plus +
Free .pdf version of N&S Book – “Lets Play Music” to all Top 25 Musicians.
Public felicitation of the Winners will be done at an event in Delhi (date shall be intimated in due course).
Success story of the Winner shall be published in this website and in CSR TIMES / ACHIEVERS’ WORLD magazine.
Performance videos of the winners shall be uploaded on our official YouTube channel.
Winners’ profiles shall be posted on our official Facebook and Instagram pages.
Prizes shall be credited into Bank Accounts of the winners.
Trophy shall be sent by courier.
Digital Certificates shall be sent by emails.
MEET THE JUDGES
Sh. Nilanjan Sengupta
An exemplary musician who is deft at playing Tabla, Drums, Dholak, Djembe, Duff, Keyboard, Harmonium Nilanjan Sengupta is also a music composer, and a teacher. He has been pursuing professional music for over two decades now. He also regularly performs at India’s national TV channel Doordarshan.
A Sangeet Visharad in Indian Classical Music from Prachin Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, he has been performing in India, Greece, China, Bangladesh, along with renowned music maestros like, Richa Sharma (Mumbai), Ashwini Bhide (Mumbai), Kamalini Mukherji (USA), Shama Rehman (Bangladesh), Bulbul Islam (Bangladesh), Supratik Das (Kolkata), Shounak Chattopadhyay (Kolkata), Sultana Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Soumik Pal (Kolkata), Joydeb Chatterjee (Kolkata), Riddhi Banerjee (Kolkata), Sagnik Sen (Kolkata) and many others.
Presently, he teaches Percussions at Delhi Public School, NOIDA.
Sh. SantAkshat
A disciple of Pt. Rupak Kulkarni who is one of the leading Flautists in Mumbai music industry, SantAkshat is a promising and passionate Flutist.
SantAkshat has performed live with celebrities Like Javed Ali, Sudesh Bhosle, Jolly Mukherjee, Sanjeevani Bhelande, Anandji (Kalyanji Anandji), Kailash Kher, Suresh Wadkar, Viju Shah, Annu Kapoor (Golden Era With Annu Kapoor), Rajesh Roshan, etc. SantAkshat contributes in famous Music Companies like, Tips, Saregama, Shemaroo, Venus, T-Series and many more. He also plays Flute for movies, TV Serials, Albums, and Commercials ads. He does Live Concerts, Shows, Events such as, Musical Reality Shows, Mega Corporate Shows, etc.
An exemplary Flutist who is deft at playing Bollywood songs on flute. He keeps sharing tips on how to play flute and, songs on flute through his YouTube Channel which is very popular among the flute players. His YouTube channel has over 15k subscribers as on date.
Prashant Das
Prashant Das is a Delhi-based digital marketin professional and a self-taught flutist. Although he could not take any formal training in music, but with a deep-rooted love for music, he learnt to play songs on Bansuri all by himself by watching videos and reading books. He is playing Bansuri since 2012. Although he has no formal traning in music but by “God’s grace,” he says, “I can pick up almost any song on my Bansuri.
His biggest achievement has been to assist London based Ms Zoya – the daughter of the legendary Ghazal singer Farida Khannum, in writing SARGAM notations of her 25 unreleased Ghazals, in the year 2019.
He has been organizing Notes & Sargam Online Instrumental Music Contest where amateur musicians come up with their talent which are viewed worldover through internet. “The objective to organize such events,” he says, “is to to promote musical instruments of all kind and to generate interest in music among the young generation who are otherwise drifting away from the rich Indian music culture.
With his self-learning experiences, he keeps guiding music lovers who wish to play songs on their Bansuri.
Our Associates
An organisation that felicitates outstanding Achievements by Indians has sponsored this event
India's No.1 magazine on Corporate Social Responsibility, has co-sponsored this musical event
A Digital Marketing and Online Events organising set up is associated with this event as Digital Partner.
Disclaimer
Management of Notes & Sargam reserves the right to change/alter the dates/time, method, mode of this instrumental musical contest. Registration fees once paid, shall not be refunded, except for exigent circumstances, decision of which will remain solely with Notes & Sargam Management team. Decision of the Judges about selection of participants at all stages will be final and binding on everybody associated with this contest.
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