USD 455


Course duration
12 week(s)
Max class size
1
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The student needs to increase his repertoire of compositions constantly.Learning more varnams and kritis give us a deeper insight into the music,the way the ragas move in every composition, the creativity of the composer. Varnams give a good grip over laya. Kritis pave way for creativity in the student. Varnams and Kritis help the student understand the essence of the Raga, its special phrases and its beauty. The swara passages created by the student help them sing small raga alapanas.

Objectives

Learning complicated Varnams will help in laying a very strong foundation for all advanced learning particularly in the creative aspects of music and also help in getting a firm grip over rhythmical aspects.

Learning Krtis of different composers help students to understand the style of each composer. Varnams and Krtis help the student understand the essence of the Raga, its special phrases and its beauty. The student needs to increase his repertoire of Krtis constantly.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student should be able to

-              Sing the varnams taught so far in two speeds

-              Sing the keerthanams and krithis taught so far

-              Identify the raga when the notes are sung.

-              small steps towards manodharma(kalpana swara, alapana and niraval)

Those who have completed CV204 with the academy. Those who have had at least 3 years of training and can sing 10 tana varnams in two speeds and 8 kritis.

Student must complete CVERe exam with a passing grade of Honors or above.

Varnams
  • Sahana-Adi talam
Kritis
  • Aparadhamulan-lathangi-Adi
  • Sri Raghuvara-Kambodhi-Adi talam
RagaMalika
  • Ganapathy raayan-Adi(thisra nadai)
Theory
  • Ragalakshana-Lathangi
  • Ragalakshana-Kambodhi