https://www.carnaticstudent.org/service/free-melakarta-raga-course/ Click the above link to participate – for free! Learn more about the above teachers – both regarded as legends in their own lifetime – on Wikipedia and here:Vidya Shankar (1920-2010)https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Art-and-science-converged-here/article16181169.ece S. Rajam (1919-2010)Remembering S. Rajam by S. Janaki (Executive Editor, Sruti magazine)http://www.varalaaru.com/design/article.aspx?ArticleID=971 Related posthttps://www.carnaticstudent.org/melakarta-raga-application/
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Veena Dhanammal’s soulful music
Read the full report in The Hindu (13 December 2018) >>Vainika K. G. Vijayakrishnan’s determination to get the younger generation interested in Veena Dhanammal’s soulful music resulted in a documentary on the legend. The documentary, conceptualised by Vijayakrishnan and directed by Avinash Prakash, was recently launched at the Music Academy. […]Vijayakrishnan’s father had all seventeen …
Search a reservoir of Indian theses: Shodhganga, “a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses – Open access
e.g. search for “Shodhganga Carnatic music”, “Shodhganga veena”, “Shodhganga bamboo flute”, “Shodhganga Indian music education”, “Shodhganga music bani”, “Shodhganga percussion instrument” in the search field below: Track missing details for search results Note: search results appear without much delay. More patience is needed for consulting the Shodhganga website (waiting time varies depending on the hour …
On the tanpura / tambura – Martin Spaink
Martin Spaink (Amsterdam) earned a name for himself as a leading tanpura expert. Read more on the finer points of tanpura playing, stringing, tuning, maintenance, restoration and playing techniques. Read his article on fine-tuning of a tanpura >> https://soundcloud.com/user-578221889
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