Syed Zaheer Rizvi (born 2 April 1973) is a Pakistani music director and teacher. To his credit are not only numerous Pakistani TV drama scores, but he also has the distinct honor of being the only musician in the world to teach music through weekly published newspaper articles during the 1994–1998 era. These articles were published under the title Uncle Mosiqaar in

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, UNICEF Award and National Award 2012 (given to him by the then prime minister of Pakistan Mr.

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Early life and the journey towards music

Rizvi's father Syed Saghir Hassan Rizvi was an accounts officer at WAPDA (

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) in Lahore, Pakistan and as a side business was running Union Night College where he would teach English and Math during the evening. His mother Syeda Nafees Fatima was a housewife. As a child Rizvi was blessed with a beautiful voice and would sing in School Functions at the Govt Islamia High School in Lahore, Pakistan. His teacher Mr. Danish was very impressed with his voice and sought permission from Rizvi's father to take him to a Music Teacher; after much thought and giving way under Rizvi's insistence he allowed him to be taken to the Legendary Ustad Chottay Ghulam Ali Khan in 1983. Ustad Chottay Ghulam Ali Khan was then in his 80s and was very impressed with Rizvi's Singing and immediately took him under his banner. This would be the beginning of Rizvi's venture into the realm of Classical Music as Ustad Chottay Ghulam Ali Khan taught him the basics of Classical Music and strengthened his voice through extensive voice culturing exercises. In 1986 Chottay Ghulam Ali Khan fell ill and died. He was replaced by Ustad Saleem Iqbal as the principal of

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(Radio Pakistan) and Pakistan Television ( PTV). It is this time when Rizvi learned the Art of Music Direction, Notation and Music Arrangement assisting Ustad Saleem Iqbal. As per Rizvi Ustad Saleem Iqbal was an extraordinarily gifted and dedicated teacher who held nothing back while teaching and took extreme pride in his students. In 1991 as paralysis impaired Ustad Saleem Iqbal he appointed Rizvi officially to teach at the

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(Radio Pakistan) independently since Ustad Salim Iqbal was unable due to his ailment; Rizvi was now appointed as the Music Director on many projects independently. To date Rizvi credits his Music Direction to the dedicated teaching and training of Late Ustad Salim Iqbal. Following the death of Ustad Salim Iqbal in 1996 Rizvi left

Alhamra Arts Council Alhamra Arts Council (also known as the Alhamra Hall, Alhamra Cultural Complex, Alhamra Art Gallery and Lahore Arts CouncilPTV), in which he not only gave the background score but also composed its title song; was the benchmark of his musical genius which landed him numerous contracts in television, radio and jingles for commercials alike. Although Rizvi is credited with over 150 Drama Serial Scores and over 500 Jingles. Some of his work for the TV includes dramas like “Hasb-e-Arzu na Mila” for

ATV (Pakistan) ATV is a Pakistani General Entertainment Channel which airs acquired serials from other channels like A Plus and PTV Home. It also shows kids programs as well as talk shows and Morning Show. Shalimar Recording & Broadcasting Company Limited (SR ...

, “Don” for PTV, “Zehar Alood” for PTV, “Barsaat Mei Jalta Ghar” for PTV, “Angan Mei Chaand”, “Jan-e-Ada”, “Mein Wazeer Hun Kissi Aur Ka”, ”Papa kehtay hain” for Wikkid Channel, ”Mama thakur”. During the period 1994–1994 Rizvi became the only person in the world who was teaching music to mass national audience through his weekly published news articles. These articles were published under the title Uncle Mousiqar in

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with his wife, 3 daughters and 1 son and their names are (Fatima, Amna, Hassan and Khadija)

Lahore School of Arts

On 3 May 2014, Rizvi laid the foundation of Lahore School of Arts. The institute already offers a wide variety of courses including Classical Singing,

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Playing,

Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Playing,

Tabla A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...

, Sitaar,

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Photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

, Video Editing/Photo Editing, Graphic Designing,

Dancing Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

and

Acting Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor or actress who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any other medium that makes use of the mimetic mode. Acting involves a broad r ...

.LSA's road map includes becoming a degree issuing Institute for the various forms of arts being taught at the institute; and to introduce many more disciplines as the institute matures.

References

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