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MA Voice Pedagogy Student Joins NATS India Chapter As Treasurer And Board Member

Saturday 13th August 2022

We are proud that MA student Samyukta Ranganathan, has been asked to join the newly founded National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) India Chapter, as Treasurer and board member!
“I am excited to be the treasurer and board member of the newly founded India Chapter of NATS!
This opportunity came to me through the connections I made through the Voice Study Centre.
I am glad to be part of the campaign to bring new opportunities and access to the resources NATS has to offer to all genres practiced in India and especially to Indian Classical Music.”
 
Congratulations, Samyukta!

Samyukta Ranganathan

Samyukta is an award-winning singer of Indian Classical Music (ICM) with an active teaching and performance career in New York City.

NATS

Founded in 1944, National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc. (NATS) is the largest professional association of teachers of singing in the world with more than 7,000...


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