زندگینامه استاد شجریان

 

 

Shajarian is the undisputed master of Persian traditional (classical) singing. He is regarded as a national treasure by both musicians and music lovers. His singing is technically flawless, powerful, and strongly emotional. In music of Iran, traditional singing is the most difficult art to master. Shajarian is the embodiment of the perfect singer and a major source of inspiration.

Born in 1940 in the city of Mash'had in northeastern Iran, Mohammad Reza Shajarian began singing spiritual songs at the age five under the supervision of his father. Only a few years later his precocious talent was to be renowned throughout the town of Mash'had. In spite of his religious upbringing, at the age of twelve he was familiarizing himself with the traditional song repertoire and the first piece he was to sing was the Gham-Angiz Goosheh of Dashti. He was also interested at the same time in popular music from Khorasan and the other regions of Iran.His focus at first was on the local folk music of his native province, Khorasan, but later at the age of twelve he studied the traditional repertoire, the Radif.

After college, he became a schoolteacher and was to find himself at much greater liberty to study all forms of traditional music and gradually relinquish religious singing. What follows is a resume of the major landmarks in Mohammad Reza Shajarian's artistic career. On the arrival in Teheran he met Ahmad Ebadi, the great Setar master who is today sole heir to the musical tradition upheld by his family. His meeting of the late Esmail Mehrtash was to initiate him in the fine nuances of traditional singing, in popular melodies and in artistic technique.

Right from the earliest age he learnt how to sing the different versions of the Radif from the most highly reputed singers such as Reza Gholi Mirza Zelli, Ghamar-ol Molouk Vaziri, Eghbal-Soltan Azar, and Taaj Esfahani Noor-Ali Khan Boroomand and Taher Zadeh Esfahani.Shajarian started playing the santur under the instructions of Jalal Akhbari to better understand and perform the traditional repertoire, and in 1960, To improve his technique, became the pupil of the Santoor Maestro Faramarz Payvar which lead to his acquiring perfect interpretative and executant mastery on instrument phrases transposed for the voice.

Shajarian was deeply inspired by the late master vocalist Gholam Hossein Banan and adopted his style of singing for several years. An important event in his life was his productive encounter with the great master Abdollah Khan Davami, who was to impart to him the most ancient Tasnifs (songs) and the authentic version of the Radif which had been passed onto him by the greatest masters of the previous century.

Shajarian started his singing career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan. He rose to prominence in the 1960s with his distinct style of singing. Since then, he has led an illustrious career that includes teaching at Tehran University's department of Fine Arts (among other places), researching the musical arts of Iran, and workingat the National Radio and Television. He has been performing regularly in Iran and throughout the world. His performances have brought him universal acclaim and an eminent position among his compatriots.

Besides his tremendous musical talent, Shajarian has had a life-long passion for Persian Calligraphy. Since 1967, he has practiced this art under the instructions of two Iranian master calligraphers, Ebrahim Buzari, and Hossein Mirkhani.At present, he is considered an accomplished calligrapher with his own distinct style.

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Three biggest challenges facing an English learner

Three biggest challenges facing an English learner

 

1. Developing a passion for learning English

All English learners would like to speak English well. They are excited at the idea of being able to communicate in English fluently. However, they usually don't care about the learning process itself. For most learners, learning English is a duty — something that they have to, but don't want to do. They don't see pleasure in learning English.

In short, most learners would like to speak English well but don't like to be learning English. This is the first and biggest problem facing an English learner, because a person who doesn't like to learn English will not learn it well. If you don't love English, English won't love you back!

If you want to become a successful learner, you need to like the learning process itself. You need to treat time spent on English as time for pleasure and relaxation. For example, you need to enjoy:

• reading English sentences and thinking about their structure
• learning new words from a dictionary
• writing a correct English sentence by consulting dictionaries, grammar guides, and the Web
• practicing the pronunciation of English sounds and words

Ideally, learning English should be your hobby. You should think of yourself as an English Learner — a person who has chosen learning English as one of their favorite activities.

 

2. Making the first change to one's life

 

The decision to learn English requires changes in your life. For example, deciding that one will read a book in English for 30 minutes every day and keeping to that decision. It's very difficult to make a small, but permanent change to your life, especially if learning English doesn't seem "fun". However, learners should remember that studying English for 15 minutes every day gives you much better results than studying for a whole day once a month.

 

3. Making further changes to one's life

 

While the first change is the most difficult, each subsequent one is hard, too. A lot of learners take the first step (e.g. they start reading a book in English every day) and stop there. They do not engage in other English-building activities.

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افکار نیرو بخش

Enriching Thoughts !

افکار نیرو بخش

The most destructive habit .................Worry

مخرب ترین عادت ............. .نگرانی                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
The greatest joy ...........................Giving

بزرگترین لذت ................. بخشش                                                                                                        The greatest loss ..........................Loss of self-respect

بزرگترین فقدان .............. فقدان اعتماد به نفس                                                                             
The most satisfying work ...................Helping others

رضایت بخش ترین کار.............. کمک به دیگران                                                                    
The ugliest personality trait...............Selfishness

زشت ترین ویژگی شخصیت......خود خواهی                                          
Our greatest natural resource...............Our youth

بزرگترین مایه طبیعی انسان ........ جوانی                                               
The greatest "shot in the arm"..............Encouragement

بزرگترین دلگرمی ................. تشویق                                                                                 
The greatest problem to overcome......... Fear

بزرگترین مشکلی که باید بر آن غلبه کرد................ ترس                                             
The most effective sleeping pill............Peace of mind

موثرترین داروی خواب آور................ آرامش فکر                                                            
The most powerful force in life ............Love

قویترین نیرو در زندگی........... عشق                                                       
The most dangerous pariah ..................A gossiper

خطرناکترین مردمان.............. شایعه پراکنان                                                                                  
The world most incredible computer........ The brain

عجیب ترین کامپیوتر دنیا......... مغز                                                                                                        
The worst thing to be without ............. Hope

بدترین فقر ..........یاس                                                                                                                                          
The deadliest weapon ...................... The tongue

مهلک ترین سلاح .................... زبان                                                                                                       
The two most power-filled words ........... "I Can"

پر قدرت ترین جمله ............... من می توانم                                                                                             
The greatest asset ........................ Faith

بزرگ ترین سرمایه............. ایمان                                                        
The most worthless emotion ................ Self-pity

بی ارزش ترین احساس .............. ترحم به خود                                                                                 
The most beautiful attire ................. SMILE!

زیباترین آرایش ................ لبخند                                                                                 
The most prized possession ................ Self esteem

با ارزش ترین ثروت ............... عزت نفس                                                                                              
The most powerful channel of communication ...Prayer

قوی ترین کانال ارتباطی ................ عبادت                                                                    
The most contagious spirit .................. Enthusiasm

مسری ترین روحیه ................اشتیاق                                                                           

"To the world, you may be one person; but to one person, you may be the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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چرا زبان انگلیسی یاد می گیرید؟

Why learn English?
There are lots of facts you can find which help to persuade you that learning English is a good idea - 400 million first language speakers, 700 million second or foreign language speakers, over a billion people learning it right now!  And over 80% of the information stored in the world's computers is in English, more than half the world's scientific journals are in English, it's the main language on the internet, and so on*.  The reason is not hard to find: nowadays it's the enormous political and economic power of the USA, though British imperialism in the last century is another important, historical reason. 
The result is that more and more every day, people expect you to know some English, and it's not only  English speaking people who expect it - another fact often given is that 80% of the English used in the world is used between non-native speakers.  In short, it's become the main way you get around, the main way you get things done, the way you make friends, the way you do business with a foreign country, the way you get information.
If English was just a boring, practical language for getting business done - a sort of computer programming language - this growth in its use would be horrible, and we would all have to fight it.  But luckily it isn't only that.  It's a rich language, with many forms and varieties, ever changing to meet the needs of the modern world, but also with a rich cultural history.  If you learn English well, you have access to one of the biggest and brightest bodies of literature that has ever existed, as well as to the many new examples of its power, as in films and song lyrics.
And lastly, it is a rich language.  There are many things which other languages do better, but English has excellent flexibility and great richness of vocabulary - features which make it hard to learn but very satisfying when you can begin to control and use it.  So even when you have some English, it's a good idea to try and get more: learning English is one activity where you can be sure you will never be wasting your time.

 

 

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