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🎵 Beyond the Notes with Srikanth

🎵 Beyond the Notes with Srikanth

Written by: Srikanth Chudanath
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Welcome to 🎵 Beyond the Notes with Srikanth — the official podcast of Music360, where we don’t just teach music — we live it.

I’m Srikanth Chudanath
🎹 MusicPreneur | 🎯 Aspiring Virtuoso | 📚 Life Long Learner
Founder of Music360 India 🇮🇳 | Singapore 🇸🇬
Mentor with the Ministry of Education, India
Trinity & ABRSM Certified Music Educator

From losing my IT job to starting over with a piano and a dream, I’ve built Music360 into a growing family of musicians, creators, and learners. And now, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes journey — raw, real, and rhythm-packed.

🎧 In this podcast, you’ll hear:

  • Stories of resilience and reinvention
  • Lessons from teaching 200+ students
  • Deep dives into mindset, music mastery, and the Donkey Promise
  • How to turn passion into profession — without losing your soul
  • Honest reflections on fatherhood, failures, and finding purpose through music
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Episodes
  • Spark 2026 – The 4 Hour Rule for 2026 Success
    Jan 2 2026

    Spark 2026 – Podcast Summary

    In this comeback episode of Beyond the Notes with Srikanth, the focus shifts from motivation to systems with the launch of Spark 2026—a year-long commitment to building consistency and discipline in everyday life. A spark is not something you ignite once and forget; it must be lit daily. That daily ignition is what creates long-term transformation.

    Across history and across art forms, the pattern is the same. Whether it is Beethoven, Ilaiyaraaja, A. R. Rahman, Yesudas, Sonu Nigam, or any world-class performer, greatness has never come from occasional inspiration. It comes from daily riyaz, from repeating the boring fundamentals again and again. The same law applies not just to musicians, but to students, parents, professionals, and anyone who wants to grow.

    Spark 2026 is not limited to music alone. It is about holistic growth, built on four non-negotiable areas of life—HRCM:

    • Health
    • Relationship
    • Career
    • Money

    The core system introduced is the Daily 4-Hour Method. Out of 24 hours, only four hours are required—one hour for each HRCM area. These four hours are non-negotiable, regardless of weekends, travel, mood, or motivation. When these four areas are addressed every day, the day is already a win.

    Motivation fades, but systems stay. The world’s top performers—athletes, artists, entrepreneurs—do not rely on how they feel. They rely on structure. Usain Bolt trained for years for a nine-second race. Cristiano Ronaldo, Virat Kohli, and elite musicians show up daily, even when they don’t feel like it. That is the difference between average and extraordinary.

    When this system is followed consistently for 365 days, something unexpected happens. Opportunities appear. Confidence grows. Progress compounds. This is what many call the “strangest secret”—life begins to respond differently when you show up daily with discipline.

    Spark 2026 is a call to stop overthinking and start acting. Touch all four areas every day, even in small ways. Consistency builds identity, and identity builds success. Don’t aim to be motivated. Aim to be inevitable. 🎹🎸

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    7 mins
  • The 90 Days BIFA
    Nov 25 2025
    📘 THE 90-DAY BRAIN-IN-THE-FREEZER MODEL

    A Simple Life Architecture for Abundance, Artistry & Athletic Mastery

    There comes a point in every journey when you realise that you are not held back by lack of talent, time, or opportunity. You are held back by something far smaller — the daily moment when your mind quietly asks:

    “What should I do today?”

    This one question, repeated every morning, destroys more dreams than failure ever will. It weakens focus, drains energy, and creates hesitation. You don’t lose progress through major setbacks. You lose it through the silent friction of daily decision-making.

    The Brain-in-the-Freezer Model solves this problem by removing decisions altogether. Instead of thinking, you build a Mega Action List — every single micro-action required to achieve your next 90-day goals.

    Once the list is built, your mind stops negotiating.
    Your job becomes simple:
    open → pick → execute → tick → repeat.

    Your actions no longer depend on motivation.
    Your progress no longer depends on mood.
    Your future no longer depends on how you “feel” today.

    To bring this list to life, you follow a weekly rhythm:

    Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri – AAA Power Days
    You move all three identities every day:

    • Athlete: movement, diet, energy
    • Artist: music practice, creativity
    • Abundance: sales, content, income systems

    Small actions compound into massive momentum.

    Wednesday – Abundance Architecture
    Funnels, webinars, follow-ups — the long-term money engine.

    Saturday – Artist & Spirit
    Deep music practice, creativity, reflection, family.

    Sunday – Athlete & Reset
    Long walk/run, weigh-in, recovery, evening webinars.

    This rhythm replaces chaos with clarity.
    It eliminates randomness and builds identity.

    Because the real magic of the model is not the goals you achieve…
    It’s the person you become.

    After 90 days, you no longer need motivation.
    You trust yourself.
    You finish what you start.
    You move with intention.
    You become the most consistent version of yourself.

    This is not a productivity hack.
    It is a life architecture.

    A way of living where decisions disappear,
    actions become automatic,
    and results become inevitable.

    CTA

    Take a notebook.
    Write your three identities.
    Build your Mega Action List.
    Set your weekly rhythm.
    Begin today.

    Your next 90 days can change everything —
    not through motivation, but through design.


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    8 mins
  • 🔥 518 Days🔥
    Nov 10 2025

    🔥 518 Days🔥

    June 9, 2024 — the day I lost my job in Singapore.
    518 days later, I’ve rebuilt my life completely.

    No shortcuts. No hacks.
    Just one thing — consistent action.

    For 518 consecutive days, I never missed a single sales call — not a single day off. That rhythm became my lifeline, my transformation.

    From 27 students to 247.
    From fear to freedom.
    From confusion to clarity.

    These 518 days taught me one truth —
    Consistency is not discipline. It’s devotion.
    Be high on action. Be high on implementation.

    That’s the real code.
    And it changed my life forever. 💫

    — Srikanth | 🎹 MusicPreneur

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    13 mins
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