 Padmavathi hails from a
family of Musicians. She received her initial training from Vidwan Late Shri
M.V. Ramana Murthy and Shri Pemmaraju SuryaRao. She continued to flourish under
Smt. TR Balamani's guidance and later pursued advanced training from Sangeetha
Kalanidhi Shri Nedunuri Krishna Murthy, where she was greatly influenced by his
Bani. Thereby she enriched her music with elements like Bhava Laden Alapana, and
rich Gamakas. Gana Bhushana Shri Vaidyanathan Bhagavathar ( Disciple of Muthayya
Bhagavathar).
She holds M.A. Music from Andhra University and Diploma from G.V.R. Government
Music College, Vijayawada. She won several prizes in classical music held while
she was pursuing her music education. She gave several performances in India and
Abroad and also gave jugal Bandi with Hindustani Musicians. She composed several
tunes in light and light classical music, which are widely appreciated and
approved by AIR.
She has been very actively teaching carnatic music for over 20 years and has
unique teaching skills with innovative and scientific teaching methods. She is
an examiner and evaluator of Akhila Bharata Gandharva Mahavidyalaya. She made
Carnatic Music syllabus for Gandharva Niketan of Pune. She conducted several
workshops on 'Teaching of Music' and 'Annamacharya, Thyagaraja and Ramadasu
compositions'.
She is also teaching carnatic vocal music online and has several students in US,
UK, and Egypt. She excels as a performer and trainer to carry on the tradition
and pass on the knowledge to the budding artists. Some of her students were
selected for Junior and Senior level National Scholarships in India.
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