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Film & Light Music · FL-301 · Level 3 Ga (Elementary)

Language & Diction — Hindi, Telugu, Tamil

Sung diction in three languages, for students who may not speak all of them — with transliteration, meaning and the phrasing habits of each tradition.

12 weeks1:1 or small groupAges 10+ 12 topics0 library items

By the end of this course

Sing clearly in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil
Read working transliteration fluently
Explain the meaning of what you sing
Avoid the common pronunciation errors

Syllabus

Topics are covered in order. Pace is set by the student, not the calendar.

01
Hindi/Urdu vowels and nasalisation
02
The qaaf, khe and zhe sounds
03
Telugu vowels and the long/short distinction
04
Telugu consonant clusters in song
05
Tamil — the retroflex set
06
Tamil phrasing in film melody
07
Transliteration systems that actually help
08
Meaning-first learning
09
Language-specific ornament habits
10
One song per language
11
Diction clinic
12
Level assessment — Ga certificate