Tony Makarome teaching a musicianship class at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory (Singapore)with the help of Carnatic jatis (solfège)*Subject: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks by Richard Strauss >>Courtesy © Tony Makarome – mridangam student of TR Sundaresan >> I am working on a new composition for a singer, to be premiered in the States which is based …
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Tips to fully appreciate the following points, listen to a vocal rendition of ‘Sri Gananatha’ by Sreevidhya Chandramouli, specially recorded for the benefit of all learners >> practice Rūpaka tāla (3 counts) while listening to Sreevidhya Chandramouli’s singing; to get prepared follow this exercise: audio track 4 in Practice four widely used Carnatic talas >> …
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To listen to the educational resources shown below, click here >> Source: Music of India, An exploration of Indian musicURL: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/international/music-of-india/Date visited: 2 August 2021 Related post“Sampradaya is like a broad river and the bani is a tributary”: Umayalpuram Sivaraman on his 75 years of performance >>
Download the updated set of 72 anki flashcards “Mela-Memorization-CarnaticStudent-72.apkg” here >> (version 2 December 2020) Learn more about the 72 melakarta ragas >> Anki flash cardsPowerful, intelligent flash cards.Remembering things just became much easier.https://ankiweb.net/about Anki is a program which makes remembering things easy. Because it’s a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can …
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A map created for students keen on understanding the history, customs and performance practices Carnatic music: the places where composers, musicians and scholars lived; the place references woven into some of their song lyrics as well as major institutions and music festivals. Learn more >>
