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1. Baala paadam (In Mayamalavagowlai and Shan Kara Thodi Kal Hari Nata
raagas)
(a) Sarali varisaigal
(b) Jantai varisaigal
(c) Hetchu sthai varisaigal
(d) Dhagu sthai varisaigal
(e) Dhaatu varisaigal
(f) Alankaram
2. Geetham
(a) Malahari
(b) Sudha saveri
(c) Mohanam
(d) Kalyani
(e) Saveri
(f) Kamboji
(g) Harikamboji
(h) Aarabi
(i) Aanandha bhairavi
3. Swarajathi
(a) Bilahari
(b) Kamas
(c) Aanandha bhairavi
4. Jathiswaram
5. Varnam (aadhi thalam)
(a) Mohanam
(b) Shankarabaranam
(c) Kalyani
(d) Hamsadhvani
(e) Abogi
(f) Sahana
6. Varnams (ata thalam)
(a) Bhairavi
(b) Shankarabaranam
7. Krithis
(a) Hamsadhvani
(b) Mayamalavagowlai
(c) Aaberi
(d) Bhahudhari
(e) Shankarabaranam
(f) Keeravani
(g) Saveri
(h) Aabogi
(i) Sudha saveri
(j) Chithraranjani
(k) Bhilahari
8. Raagamaligai
(a) Aarabi manam
(b) Kurai ondrum
9. Raaga aalapanai
(a) Mayamalavagowlai
(b) Saveri
(c) Hamsadhvani
(d) Aaberi
(e) Mohanam
(f) Kalyani
(g) Shankarabaranam
(h) Sahana
(i) Bhairavi
(j) Begada
10. Kalpana swaram
(a) Aadhi
(b) Rupakam
(c) Misrachapu
(d) Thisrachapu
(e) Kandachapu
11. Thaanam
(a) Mayamalavagowlai
(b) Saveri
(c) Hamsadhvani
(d) Aaberi
(e) Mohanam
(f) Kalyani
(g) Shankarabaranam
(h) Sahana
(i) Bhairavi
(j) Begada
12. Padham
13. Jaavali
14. Thillana
15. Panjarathnam (thamizh & telugu)
16. Thirupugazh
17. Thiruvembavai
18. Dhivyaprapandham
19. Navaraagamaligai
Flute
1. Baala paadam
(a) Sarali varisaigal
(b) Jantai varisaigal
(c) Hetchu sthai varisaigal
(d) Dhagu sthai varisaigal
(e) Dhaatu varisaigal
(f) Alankaram
Students should play the Baalapadam in following raagas.
(a) Harikamboji
(b) Mayamalavagowlai
(c) Thodi
(d) Kalyani
(e) Shankarabaranam
and also in Shaadava / Audava raagas like
(a) Mohanam
(b) Sudhasaveri
(c) Madhyamavathi
(d) Hindolam
(e) Hamsadvani
(f) Sriranjani
(g) Malayamarudham (etc.)
Saadhaga varisaigal
(a) srgrrss,
(b) smggrrss,
(c) srg,mgr,grss,
(d) srsr,r ssr,r srrgg s,ss,rsg ssr,rgg
(e) srg,mgrs,
2. Geetham
(a) Malahari
(b) Sudha saveri
(c) Mohanam
(d) Kalyani
(e) Saveri
(f) Kamboji
(g) Harikamboji
(h) Aarabi
(i) Aanandha bhairavi
3. Swarajathi
(a) Bilahari
(b) Kamas
(c) Aanandha bhairavi
4. Jathiswaram
5. Varnam (aadhi thalam)
(a) Mohanam
(b) Shankarabaranam
(c) Kalyani
(d) Hamsadhvani
(e) Abogi
(f) Sahana
6. Varnams (ata thalam)
(a) Bhairavi
(b) Shankarabaranam
7. Krithis
(a) Hamsadhvani
(b) Mayamalavagowlai
(c) Aaberi
(d) Bhahudhari
(e) Shankarabaranam
(f) Keeravani
(g) Saveri
(h) Aabogi
(i) Sudha saveri
(j) Chithraranjani
(k) Bhilahari
8. Raagamaligai
(a) Aarabi manam
(b) Kurai ondrum
9. Raaga aalapanai
(a) Mayamalavagowlai
(b) Saveri
(c) Hamsadhvani
(d) Aaberi
(e) Mohanam
(f) Kalyani
(g) Shankarabaranam
(h) Sahana
(i) Bhairavi
(j) Begada
10. Kalpana swaram
(a) Aadhi
(b) Rupakam
(c) Misrachapu
(d) Thisrachapu
(e) Kandachapu
11. Thaanam
(a) Mayamalavagowlai
(b) Saveri
(c) Hamsadhvani
(d) Aaberi
(e) Mohanam
(f) Kalyani
(g) Shankarabaranam
(h) Sahana
(i) Bhairavi
(j) Begada
12. Padham
13. Jaavali
14. Thillana
15. Panjarathnam (thamizh & telugu)
16. Thirupugazh
17. Thiruppavai
18. Thiruvembavai
19. Ashtapahi
19. Dhivyaprapandham
20. Navaraagamaligai
Key board and Guitar
1. Carnatic (Basic)
Baala paadam (In Mayamalavagowlai and Shan Kara Thodi Kal Hari Nata
raagas)
(a) Sarali varisaigal
(b) Jantai varisaigal
(c) Hetchu sthai varisaigal
(d) Dhagu sthai varisaigal
(e) Dhaatu varisaigal
(f) Alankaram
2. Geetham
(a) Malahari
(b) Sudha saveri
(c) Mohanam
(d) Kalyani
(e) Aanandha bhairavi
3. Swarajathi
(a) Bilahari
(b) Kamas
(c) Aanandha bhairavi
4. Western (do re mi fa sol la te do)
(a) Treble clef notes
(b) Bass clef notes
5. Major scale
6. Minor scale
(a) Natural
(b) Melody
(c) Harmony
7. Triads
8. Chords
(a) Major
(b) Minor
(c) Diminished
(d) Augmented
(e) Major 6 th
(f) Minor 6 th
(g) 7 th
(h) Major 7 th
(i) Minor 7 th
(j) 7 th with 5 flat
(k) 7 th with 5 sharp
(l) Diminished 7 th
(m) 9 th
(n) 7 th with 9 flat
(o) 7 with 9 sharp
(p) Major 7 th with 9 th
(q) 9 th with 5 flat
(r) 11 th
(s) Augmented 11 th
(t) 13 th
(u) 13 th with 9 flat
9. (a) Relative chords / scales
(b) Chords progression
10. Song playing
Mirudhangam
1. (a) Tha Dhi Thom Nam
(b) Ki Ta
(c) Thirikita
(d) Thalangu
(e) Farans
(f) Theka varisaigal
2. Atheetha, Anaagatha, Sama, Visama eduppu
3. Yathis
4. Shadaangam / Sirasaangam / soolathi thalas
5. Saptha thalas
6. Aadhi thalam (each 10 exercise)
(a) 1 Aavardhanam
(b) 2 Aavardhanam
(c) 4 Aavardhanam
Three speeds with mhoras
7. Thisra eka thalam (each 10 exercise)
(a) 4 Aavardhanam
(b) 8 Aavardhanam
(c)16 Aavardhanam
Three speeds with mhoras
8. Manodharma playing with mhoras
9. Misrachapu thalam (each 10 exercise)
(a) 8 Aavardhanam
(b)16 Aavardhanam
(c)32 Aavardhanam
Three speeds with mhoras
10. Jampa thalam (each 10 exercise)
(a) 1 Aavardhanam
(b) 2 Aavardhanam
(c) 4 Aavardhanam
Three speeds with mhoras
11. Jathis by vocal rendering
(a) Aadhi
(b) Rupakam
(c) Chapu
(d) Jampa
12. 35 thalas. (Soolathi thalam)
13. Theermanas
(a) Aadhi
(b) Rupakam
(c) Chapu
14. 108 thalam (any 10)
15. Playing for Pallavi, Niraval, Kalpanaswaram
Tabla
1. Sam, Thali, Khali
2. Bole practice
3. Introduction for hindusthan and carnatic style playing
4. Tala lipi (Notation system)
5. Farans and Mhoras
6. Bole vocalisation
7. Thalas and their thekas
(a) Aarkhetma
(b) Ada Choutal
(c) Bhajan
(d) Brahma Taal
(e) Choutal
(f) Dadra
(g) Deepchandi
(h) Dhamar
(i) Ektal
(j) Gaj Jhampa
(k) Ganesh Taal
(l) Gat
(m) Jhumra
(n) Kerava
(o) Lakshmi Taal
(p) Mohra
(q) Rudratal
(r) Rupak
(s) Saraswati Taal
(t) Thumri
(u) Tivra
(v) Trital
(w) Vilambit Trital
(x) Zaptal
Drums
1. Hi-Hat / Bass drum exercise
2. (a) Rolls (up to 14 rolls)
(b) Flam
(c) Ruff
(d) Drags
3 Basic, intermediate, Advance beats.
4. (a) Standard ride beat and its variation
(b) Shuffle
(c) Two beats
(d) Soft shoe
(f) Country beats
(g) Polka
5. Waltz
6. Rock
(a) Triplet rock
(b) Eight note rock
(c) Slow rock
7. Latin rhythms
(a) Cha-Cha
(b) Cha-Cha-Cha
(c) Cha-Cha and Cha-Cha-Cha combined
(d) Rhumba
(e) Guaracha
(f) Samba
(g) Beguine
(h) Tango
(i) Meringue
(j) Bossa nova
8. (a) Coda
(b) Playing for song
Bharatha naatyam
1. Adavus
2. Hasthas (one hand / both hands)
3. Slogam
4. Alaaripu
5. Pushpaanjali
6. Hastha viniyoga
7. Jathiswaram
8. Shapdham
9. Kouthuvam
10. Varnam
11. Padham
12. Javali
13. Thillana
14. Keerthanam
15. Dhasavadhaaram
16. Abhinayam
17. Navarasam