Listen to these exercises by Mridanga Vidvan T.R. Sundaresan before reading on for more details and a few tips: Alternative location: follow this mini-course on Archive.org >> Think of each exercise as “karaoke”: simply pronounce all the syllables yourself as you listen, and fill in the pauses the teacher has left for you within each …
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Video | Keeping tala with hand gestures: Adi (8 beats) & Misra chapu (7 beats)
Raga, Tala and Pedagogy: On the First Steps in Carnatic Music
Tips Raga, Tala and Pedagogy: On the First Steps in Carnatic Music by Jeremy Woodruff The system by which any music is taught is the key to what is preserved, and how, in a musical tradition. I chose to research the basics of instruction in South India,both as an entry point for some practical knowledge …
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Practice four widely used Carnatic talas – free for all learners
Mridanga Vidvan T.R. Sundaresan guides you along as you read and listen. Simply pronounce the syllables of each lesson – straight from the page >> Instrumental Music, pp. 105 (percussion) Tala and Rhythm, pp. 204
What’s the difference between Hindustani and Carnatic music?
At first, this question seems easy to answer: just watch performers from either strand of Indian music and you’ll know Which is Which, merely going by the instruments in use, or how they dress and watching the body language involved: harmonium or sarangi vs. violin for melodic accompaniment for most vocal recitals, and tabla drums …
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