Swarajathis in Karnātic Music
Swarajathis are similar to Jathiswaras (SwaraPallavi) but with a critical difference: Swarajathi includes the Sahitya (lyrics) that a Jathiswara does not. These are learnt after learning Geethas and before Varnams. These are scholarly compositions and their Dhathu has the Raga Bhava. So this gives a student a feeling of having…
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Jathiswarams in Karnātic Music
Jathiswaras, also called Swara Pallavis are more sophisticated than Geethams. They are compositions in AbhyaasaGaana where students get to sing for the first time phrases where more than one swara are sung to a beat, or example two and four. These compositions help the students in improving their knowledge of…
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The Artsy Trio – V. Durgalakshmi
With their brainchild eAmbalam’s vision being “Creating Artists Everywhere” the Ramprasadhs are surely a motivating performing arts family. T.V.Ramprasadh A prominent Carnatic classical vocalist, his captivating voice, clarity in diction, uncompromising adherence of tradition and unique style have evoked unqualified approbation of all listeners. He has had his initial training…
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Affect of Music on Mental Health –…
Hi friends, while I was surfing the net I was able to find some research points about how music affects our mental health. I felt that I should share them with you all. — >Few Researches on Affect of Music on Mental Health: • According to research at Tufts University,…
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Swarasthhāna in Karnātic Music – Basic
The strength of a building depends on how strong the foundation is. Any learning starts from alphabets, progresses to simple words, before common sentences are introduced. Didn’t all of us not learn basic colours, or animals or vegetables at school where colourful charts started to make sense? So is Swarasththana…
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Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Advanced
Some voices simply spark the divine in us. Like MS? Yesudas? Muhammad Rafi? Adele? There is a quality about a voice that haunts us, remember Lata Mangeshkar in that “Tera Saaya, Mera Saaya”. Every great performing singer had the basic voice ingredient; pitch, amplitude, flexibility, voice control, bright, breezy, resonance…
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Voice Culture in Karnātic Music – Basic
What comes to mind when you hear the voice of MS? Yesudas? Muhammad Rafi? Adele? These artists were blessed with a voice, heavenly and everything right about it: the pitch, amplitude, flexibility, voice control, bright, breezy, resonance and more. Even if an individual is blessed by nature with the right…
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Foundation course in Adavus
The uniqueness of Bharatanatyam is the special emphasis on “footwork” – even in the midst of a composition a dancer would dance to “tha thei thei tham” with the percussionist drumming the beat away. Keeping the count of the beat with the legs adorned with anklets is central to “tha…
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Gīthams in Karnātic Music
A beginner starts with Sarali, Janti, and Alankara; at the stage the student gets a fair mastery of the seven notes and a voice flexibility to sing the basic notes; ascending, descending, doublets, different speeds. These are much like the alphabets we learn in kinder garden. Geetam is the simplest…
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Foundation course in Bhedhas and Hastha Mudhrās
This is the course we strongly recommend for anyone wanting to get initiated into the majestic beauty of Bharatanatyam – the limb movements and hand Mudras are unique to the genre. They express a world of emotions; at all times sensuous and at all times devotional. They are numerous ways…
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