Regular practice is essential but the practice sessions must be broken into large number of small sessions initially so that the voice is not strained.

Just like any instrument too much or too little use would make it unfit for use.

Then comes the role of maintenance of this natural instrument. Healthy body and healthy mind are the primary requirements to maintain a good voice.

Voice can be considered as a natural instrument of sound in human body.

Concept of 'taanam' and different types of 'taanam'.

Concept of manodhrama sangeetham- Raaga alpana, neraval, swarkalpana.

Complex Krithies by various vaggeyakaras.

Syama Shastri swarajatis- Yadukula kambhoji and Todi.

Simple kritis by Tyagaraja, Dikshitaar and Syama Shastri.

Concept of ragam exemplified with geetam in different ragas.

Identifying the вЂadhara shadjaвЂ™ and singing according to shruti.

The specific combination of notes in different ragas have the ability to activate different chakras in the body and thereby keep the energy of all chakras balanced, which in turn prevents all diseases for a disease in the body is due to imbalance in the energies of different chakras. Learning carnatic music can make learning any other form of music relatively easy. вЂ GamakasвЂ™ not enhance the beauty of compositions, they also build up strength in the singing pattern.

Presented papers in workshops and seminarsД¬arnatic music is different from other forms of music in that, it is rich in вЂ gamakaвЂ™.

Teaching experience: has been teaching students online in USA, Canada, France, Dubai, Singapore and Australia.

B grade artiste in All India Radio, Visakhapatnam.

Qualified in music вЂ“ both vocal and veena.

Professionally faculty in Microbiology department,В GITAM University.

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This is only a suggestion and is not to discourage anyone from pursuing the course online. the student must have learnt for at least one month, because a complete beginner will findВ handling and tuning of the instrument very difficult.

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Once a student gets a hold on varnams in different ragas, he may be introduced to 'kritis' and 'kirtans'. The subsequent lessons include 'swarapallavi', 'swarajati' and 'varnams'. From these parent ragas several ragas are derived. There are 72 parent ragas called 'melakarta' ragas. AВ raga is a combination of certain notes. Once a student learns gitams, he gets exposed to different ragas.The gitams are a capsulated version of differentВ ragas. The lessons till alamkaras make the student familiar with the 'swaras', 'shruti' and 'taalam'. The fundamental exercises include sraliswaras, jantaswaras, datu swaras, alamkaras and gitams. My teachers teach me, no doubt but my students also teach me ways to improvise teaching as they differ in age and abilities, thereby making me think newer ways to make everyone of them understand. There is no end to learning this subject and IВ am happy that IВ amВ always a student, undoubtedly. I am qualified in both veena and vocal and IВ have been teaching music online to students in India and abroad. Having combined science and music IВ have realised that no drug can replace carnatic music. Having enjoyed exploring carnatic music to the best of my ability with the little knowledge that IВ have, IВ wish to spread the message to the entire world, that learning carnatic music is not only pleasure givingВ to the ears, but it is also a way to a healthier life. I am an Assistant Professor of Microbiology, but music is my passion. I welcome you all to this site where one can learn Carnatic music irrespective of one's geographic location and cultural background.

Other composers incldue Kshetrayya, Narayana Teertha, Annamayya, Bhadrachala Ramadasa andВ Jayadeva to name a few. The contributions of the musical trinity -'Thyagaraja', 'Shyama Sastry' and 'Muttuswami Diskhtar' are materpieces. The fundamental lessons were composed by Purandhara Dasa. So, in a way it is the music which is pleasing to the ears. Another reason is the word Karnataka can be broken into 'karna' meaning 'ear' and 'Ataka ' meaning 'haunt'. Earlier, the region lying to the south of Vindhyas range was called Karnataka and that is one reason why Carnatic music got its name. Classical music of south India is collectively called Carnatic/Karnatak Music. Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa- Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ri Sa. Welcome to my website, enjoy your visit !

Carnatic music theory grade 3