Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Welcome to G2G Carnatic Music

These are class notes for the G2G Carnatic Music class.

The rough outline of the class is as follows
Each class will consist of 3 parts - Music theory, Music practicals, Related stuff.
Music Theory will be where I talk about some Fundamental theories, some physics behind music. It may include some history of CM, analysis of raga etc.
Music practical will be small singing snippets that you can practise either during class or on your own. This will include things like varisais, simple songs etc.
Related stuff will be information about how CM relates to film music, hindustani and western classical music. Viewing some video/listening to audio and analysing them etc.

Tentative Schedule

Day 1: Intro, SRGMPDNS, Raga, Tala, Laya, Sruthi. MMG
Day 2: SSRRGGMMPPDDNNSS, Melakartha raga, Sankarabharanam, Kalyani
Day 3: SMGMRGSR, Melakartha continued, Simmendra madhyamam, Karaharpriya
Day 4: Alankaram, Janya Raga classfication. Hamsadhwani, Amurthavarshini,
Day 5: Western music scales, Lambodhara, Janya continued. Kapi, Ritigaula
Day 6: Vara veena, Nalinakanthi, Shanmukapriya
Day 7: Sruthi Bedham - Bedha chakras. (Hindolam, Mohanam, Madhyamavathi, Suddha saveri, Suddha Dhanyasi)
Day 8: SB continued, Ragamalka, RTP, thillana and thukkada.

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