panaji it is not often that you find your teacher using a keyboard instead of a blackboard but no ones complaining at goa university gu mark troop shuttles between the lectern and the keys delivering a light and rhythmic lecture which is as subtle as his subject classical style in western music troop is in goa as part of gus visiting chair research professors programme under the anthony gonsalves chair of western music speaking to toi troop opined that theory in western classical music is not advanced and education is rather mediocre as the courses offered at kala academy are not fulltime courses he says the infrastructure at kala academy is one of the best you will find in this country but the authorities that deal with the arts in the state should work towards making the classes more structured regular and continuous it is important to have a dedicated set of teachers and a syllabus to give the course direction and stability this will provide for a steady and formalized education and not just a oneoff lecture there are some students interested in doing their postgraduation in western music but it would be appropriate to also have a bachelors degree so that aspiring students and amateur musicians have an opportunity to study music academically adds troop for someone who visits the state nearly three times every year troop is no stranger to the political scenario in goa but wishes that administration of music and the arts department be left up to the experts so that children who desire to learn and build a career in music get all the professional help they need he points out that the goa university choir has been a great introduction and is just the beginning to many more things that can be achieved claiming that it is nonsensical to label classical music as elitist he asserts that what people need is an understanding about different genres of music people have probably heard music for 20 years of their life but to identify their taste they need exposure to different genres of music that may have been in existence for over 5000 years when there existed no recording or microphones or technology like music from amazon calms me down but it may not do the same for others music is a subjective art form and that is why it depends on how one can connect to a particular genre we are not here to judge or condemn any form of music but we are simply providing an opportunity to get acquainted with western music says troop youngsters need access to good music and then they will be able to make a choice and decide what suits them best if the scope is limited then the taste of music is limited suggests the pianist broadcaster and writer at the chamber music company troop doesnt shy away from commenting on the musical vibe in goa he says music is what people do it is a cultural