Course Highlights
  • By the end of the course, you will be able to vocalize Ragas and able to improvise them for hours like in concerts.
  • Students will be able to understand and sing the details of Indian classical music and science behind voice.
  • They will be able to identify the minor and major notes
  • Students will be able to sing in a correct techniques of voice with full longevity.
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum

4 Topics
Welcome to the course - Overview
Products needed for this course
Instruments required
Roadmap of Indian Classical Vocal Music

2 Topics
Important facts one should know before starting the course
Definition of some terms

8 Topics
Improving posture body-position and seating
How Indian voice works!
Three Step Formula for Vocal Rendition
Five Effective Breathing Exercises before the Practices (Optional)
Producing voice Through Om rendition
Vocalizing vowels for better sound
Mantra Renditions
Vocalizing 'SA' - First Indian Note (Swar)

11 Topics
Octave/Saptak knowledge
Mandra-Saptaka or Lower Octave Riyaz
Madhya Saptak/ Middle Octave Practice
Playing Sargam on the Harmonium-G#
Reaching the Higher 'SA'
Practicing Alankaras
Two-Two Sets Alankaras Practice
Writing & Practicing Alankaras
Harder Alankaras
Identifying the Notes according to the particular Scale- G#
Introducing Other Flat & sharp notes - 12 notes scale

6 Topics
How rhythms and beats work
Laya tala Vibhaga Sam Tali Khali Matras Tabla-bol
Types of 'Taals' (beats) in Indian music
Introduction of 'TeenTala' - most important Tala
Indian beats and rhythms
Simple Swara Melody in Teentala

5 Topics
Basic definition of 'Raga' and its significance
Raga Thata Aaroh-avroh Pakad Chalan Prakriti Vadi-Samvadi Gayan-samaya
Elements in Bandish: Sthayee Antara tihaai
Different types of 'Ragas'
Ragas and bandish

13 Topics
Basic theory of 'Raga' Bhairav - Morning Raga
Basic vocalism of Raga Bhairav - Aaroh Avroh (ascent-descend)
Let's Practice the Bhairava Basics
Playing Bhairava Swaras on the Harmonium
Practicing Alankaras with Bhairava Swaras
Aalap in Bhairav (slow improvisation)
Swar-Malika in Raga Bhairava
STHYEE of a Bandish in Bhairav (song/composition/piece)
Antara - Stanza of a Bandish
Bol Baant - Aalap with mild beats
Taanas in Bhairav Raga (fast improvisation of notes)
Tricks To Grasp the Taanas
Organizing the whole performance systematically

1 Topic
Raga Bhairav - Recital by Shambhavi Das

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