Rhythm and Melody in Karnātic Music
What is music? Is it the sound between the beats or the silence? It is a combination and what makes anything musical is its adherence to a rhythm. It is like the heart beat of the human being. Rhythm represents nothing but time which is measured in terms of beats.…
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Master Classes in Abhinaya
Abhinaya, the art of expression is the main technique used in Natya – meaning gestures forms the substance of a composition. We are not gainsaying the importance of Nritta (Dance movements with rhythm), Geetha (Music), Tala (Rhythm), Laya(Beat), Bhava (Emotion),and Rasa (Flavour {of the sentiment}) but Abhinaya (Expression) is central…
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Swarasthhāna in Karnātic Music – Advanced
Swarasthana basic gives a firsthand experience of Swara (Note), Raga (musical scale), Tala (Rhythm). Swarasthana Advanced takes you down further: you’re convinced that Carnatic music suits you and wish to know more than alphabets. We introduce 16 Swaras (Notes), 72 Melakartas, Gamakas and much more on where you need to…
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Concise introduction to Bharatanatyam
You may not want to be a professional dancer. You may not want to undergo years of rigorous training. But you may just be curious to know what Bharatanatyam is and want to learn very few footwork, body movements and very few expressions in a concise manner in order to…
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Basic Theories in Bharatanatyam
Basic Theories in Bharatanatyam If you are a student of Bharathanatyam or a lay person interested to know the basic theories of Bharathanatyam in a nutshell, this course is just right for you. One could learn variations of different limb movements in depth, hand gestures & their usages, History of Bharathanatyam, Gods…
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Theories in Karnātic Music – Intermediate
Theories in Karnatic Music for Intermediate level are an extension of the basic course. It is standalone course. Or it is a stepped up version for any student who opted for the basic course. The rudiments of Carnatic style is covered to a greater depth. The Swaravalis, Jhantis, Alankaras now…
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Foundation Course in Hastha Mudhrās
Did you know that you can represent a flag, scissors, flight of a bird differentiating a parrot from a peacock, waxing and waning of the moon, beak of a first, bracelet just with fingers of one hand? They are many more: Just by aligning your fingers you create a visual…
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Theories in Karnātic Music –Basic
If you are a music connoisseur or just a layman wanting to know the intricacies of Karnatic music – its grammar, basic notes, scales, Raga (musical scale) and famous composers and their compositions this is the course for you. We at eAmbalam have designed a course combining both the textbook…
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Foundation Course in Bhedhas
The beauty of Bharatanatyam is the use of limbs, eyes, head, and neck for expressing emotions: love, devotion, anger, confusion and every feeling known down the ages. A classical dancer can be expressive by a mere shake of a head or rolling the eyes or different Mudras using hands and…
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Music Appreciation Course
Being born to a tradition and not knowing its grammar can get petty embarrassing. You attend a concert or watch TV on Marghazi Utsavam. You watch some rasikas transported to heaven – they know the beat, they tune it to the bhava (emotion) of the singer, and know the composers…
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