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PANDIT SANTANU BANDYOPADHYAY, representing the direct 6th generation of Bishnupur Gharana, who has solved "the mystery behind taan", has introduced Vocal Science in the classical world of music for the first time. He has specially designed Vocal Science for the instant improvement of voice. Panditji announces that with proper vocal training using Vocal Science singing with perfection can be within every vocalist's reach.

What is the difference between a talented and a mediocre student?
A talented singer has innate ability to make use of vocal muscle seamlessly. A mediocre singer attempts to force coordination of vocal muscle unsuccessfully. This forced effort hampers the quality of music .

Vocal Science and its Benefits.
Vocal Science is a new field based on a mixture of Music , physiology , physics and psychology . Training in Vocal Science helps a singer utilize vocal muscles properly . Without sustained exercise of vocal muscle through Vocal Science , these muscles will weaken with age and result in a poorer quality of music . Vocal exercise through Vocal Science can help all performers restore and

maintain the strength of their vocal muscles thus enhancing the quality of their music .

Recognition from Bowling Green State University Ohio, USA

Dear Pandit Santanu Bandyopadhyay

Its is a genuine pleasure and a great privilege for us to be collaborating with you in a research project on the production of Indian classical vocal Music...

What does a listener want to hear from a singer?

Good tonal quality
Steady voice
No nasal voice
No hoarse voice
Voice should have good depth
Good command over sound
Good range
Easy flow on higher notes
Longer breathing
Good strong taan in different speeds
Flexible voice
Melodious voice

These vocal qualities can be attained through control of physiological functions of the Vocal system through Vocal Science . Training through Vocal Science gives a singer the procedural knowledge to have command over vocal muscles for effortless singing .

Vocal Science training can be helpful for classical and non-classical vocalists alike. It can substantially improve the quality of singing of vocalists of all styles .

Human Vocal Cord During Singning::

Importance of Ear & Sensory Hair Cell in Vocal Science::

Research on vocal science by Santanu Bandyopadhyay ::

Experiments with truth of the taan (Report in 'The Telegraph'-7 July 2004 by Subhro Saha)

The aerodynamics of alaap, the technique of the tann…
A "first-of-its-kind" research initiative involving a city-based singer has set out to marry the art of Hindustani classical singing with "vocal science". It promises to raise performance standards and hold out hope for mediocre students of the genre the world over. Pandit Santanu Bandyopadhyay, representing the fifth generation of the Bishnupur gharana, has collaborated with the department of communication disorders, Bowling Green State University in Ohio, the US, for a research project on "the production of Indian classical vocal music", with emphasis on the taan. A release from the Bowling Green State University - with sound-treated booths where experiments with the truth of taan have been conducted - states that the study "furthers basic knowledge" about vocal use and musical aesthetics by obtaining important information about "how the body works to produce taan and other musical gestures". "Although there have been some studies on the acoustical nature of Indian classical singing, our joint work appears to be the first ever, worldwide, that not only looks at the microstructure of fundamental frequency production, but also the aerodynamics and glottal dynamics of taan," explains Ronald C. Scherer. The voice scientist at the Ohio University, along with doctoral student Nandhakumar Radhakrishnan, helped Bandyopadhyay with the research.

Pandit Santanu Bandyopadhyay in a classroom with students of the Department of communication disorders, Bowling Green State University Ohio, USA .....

The research asks the questions "How do we describe the important aspects of aerodynamics, physiology and acoustics of Indian classical singing? What can this tell us about vocal pedagogy and vocal health?

How does this project enhance our theories of voice production?" Bandyopadhyay, son of Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay and a physics graduate, has been studying for a while the potential of 'vocal science' to improve performance parameters in Indian classical renditions. In this, he has brought into sharp focus the role of the vocal chord and all relevant muscles of the body involved in Indian classical singing. "In 2002, I invented a technique to augment lung power and sent my theory to Bowling Green. They liked my initial work on improving the singing medium by incorporating scientific inputs, for which I also consulted a number of ENT specialists", says Bandyopadhyay. Scherer, who has been researching in voice production for the past three decades, is "extremely excited" about the outcome of the project. "We consider this to be landmark, an unprecedented study that will lay the groundwork for the future in establishing the acoustics, aerodynamics and global kinematics of Indian classical vocal music," he says. Bandyopadhyay, whose dream it is to set up an institute in Calcutta to impart "scientific vocal training" to classical music aspirant, is equally buoyant about the research results, which have been published by the US university. "I believe this will help Indian vocalists understand better the importance of the science involved in classical singing," he says.

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