Improvisation. The student stops reproducing and starts creating, within the discipline of raga and tala. This is the level that separates a singer from a student.
24 weeks1:1Ages 13+12 topics0 library items
By the end of this course
Improvise kalpanaswaram in 4 ragas across 2 speeds
Perform neraval on a chosen sahitya line
Sketch a 5-minute raga alapana
Land on the eduppu reliably every cycle
Syllabus
Topics are covered in order. Pace is set by the student, not the calendar.
01
Eduppu and arudi — where phrases must land
02
Kalpanaswaram in Hamsadhwani, one avartanam
03
Extending to two and four avartanams
04
Korvai construction
05
Neraval: choosing the line
06
Neraval in Kambhoji
07
Alapana structure: akaram, phrases, climax
08
Alapana in Kalyani
09
Alapana in Todi
10
Listening assignments: the great recordings
11
Singing with mridangam — tala discipline under pressure