Day ▁Group , ▁" an ▁international ▁think ▁tank ▁of ▁music ▁educ ators ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁identify , ▁critique , ▁and ▁change ▁taken - for - gr anted ▁patterns ▁of ▁professional ▁activity , ▁po lem ical ▁approaches ▁to ▁method ▁and ▁philosophy , ▁and ▁educational ▁politics ▁and ▁public ▁press ures ▁that ▁threaten ▁effective ▁practice ▁and ▁critical ▁communication ▁in ▁music ▁education ." ▁With ▁a ▁new ▁focus ▁on ▁social ▁aspects ▁of ▁music ▁education , ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁analyz ed ▁critical ▁aspects ▁such ▁as ▁music ▁and ▁race , ▁gender , ▁class , ▁institution al ▁belonging , ▁and ▁sust ain ability . ▁ ▁India ▁Institution al ▁music ▁education ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁colonial ▁India ▁by ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore ▁after ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁Vis va - B har ati ▁University . ▁At ▁present , ▁most ▁univers ities ▁have ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁music ▁with ▁some ▁univers ities ▁spe cially ▁dedicated ▁to ▁fine ▁arts ▁such ▁as ▁Ind ira ▁K ala ▁S ange et ▁University , ▁Sw ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁College ▁of ▁Music ▁or ▁Rab ind ra ▁B har ati ▁University . Ind ian ▁classical ▁music ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁G uru - Sh ish ya ▁param para ▁system . ▁The ▁teacher , ▁known ▁as ▁G uru , ▁transmit ▁the ▁musical ▁knowledge ▁to ▁the ▁student , ▁or ▁sh y sh ya . ▁This ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁main ▁system ▁used ▁in ▁India ▁to ▁transmit ▁musical ▁knowledge . ▁Although ▁European ▁art ▁music ▁became ▁popular ized ▁in ▁schools ▁throughout ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁during ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century