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Hindustani Music Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for three levels of Hindustani classical music - Junior Grade, Senior Grade, and Vidhwan Proficiency. [1] The Junior Grade syllabus focuses on basic concepts like swara, tala, and raga recognition with practicals including alap, than, bhajan and playing various talas. [2] The Senior Grade adds theory topics like musical terms, raga lakshanas, lives of musicians and musical instruments. Practicals include chotakhyal, badakhyal and learning to sing in different layas. [3] The Vidhwan Proficiency level delves deeper into advanced theory and practical

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Hindustani Music Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for three levels of Hindustani classical music - Junior Grade, Senior Grade, and Vidhwan Proficiency. [1] The Junior Grade syllabus focuses on basic concepts like swara, tala, and raga recognition with practicals including alap, than, bhajan and playing various talas. [2] The Senior Grade adds theory topics like musical terms, raga lakshanas, lives of musicians and musical instruments. Practicals include chotakhyal, badakhyal and learning to sing in different layas. [3] The Vidhwan Proficiency level delves deeper into advanced theory and practical

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HINDUSTANI CLASSIC MUSIC:

Junior Grade or Prathamik :

Syllabus :

No theory exam in this grade

Swarajnana
Talajnana essential
Ragajnana

Practicals:

1. Beginning of swarabyasa - in three layas


2. 2 Swaramalikas
5 Lakshnageete
Chotakyal
Alap - 4 ragas
Than - 4
Drupad - should be practiced
3. Bhajan - Vachana - Dasapadas
4. Theental, Dadara, Ektal (Dhruth), Chontal, Juptal, Kheruva Talu - Sam-Pet-Husi-Matras -
should practice Tekav.
5. Swarajnana
6. Knowledge of the words - nada, shruthi, Aroha, Avaroha, Vadi - Samvedi, Komal -
Theevra - Shuddha - Sasthak - Ganasamay - Thaat - Varjya.
7. Swaralipi - should be learnt.

Senior Grade: (Madhyamik)

Syllabus :

Theory:
1. Paribhashika words
2. Sound & place of emergence of sound
3. The practice of different ragas out of “thaat” - based on Pandith Venkatamukhi Mela
System
4. To practice ragalaskhanas of different ragas
5. Different Talas - 9 (Trital, Dadra, Jup, Kherva, Chantal, Tilawad, Roopak, Damar,
Deepchandi) explanation of talas with Tekas.
6. Chotakhyal, Badakhyal, Bhajan, Tumari, Geethprakaras - Lakshanas.
7. Life history of Jayadev, Sarangdev, Surdas, Purandaradas, Tansen, Akkamahadevi,
Sadarang, Kabeer, Meera, Haridas.
8. Knowledge of musical instrument
Practicals:

1. Among 20 ragas - Chotakhyal in each


2. Badakhyal - for 10 ragas (Bhoopali, Yamani, Bheempalas, Bageshree, Malkonnse,
Alhaiah Bilawal, Bahar, Kedar, Poorvi, Shankara.
3. Learn to sing one drupad in Tay, Dugun & Changun - one Damargeete.

VIDHWAN PROFICIENCY

Syllabus:

Theory
1. Paribhashika Shabdas.
2. 7 types of Talas - their parts (angas)
3. Tabala bol - Tala Jnana, Vilambitha Ektal, Jumra, Adachontal, Savari, Panjabi, Tappa.
4. Raga lakshanas of Bhairav, Shuddha Sarang, Peelu, Multhani, Sindura, Adanna, Jogiya,
Hamsadhwani, Gandamalhara, Ragashree, Darbari, Kannada, Basanthi, Ahirbhairav,
Todi etc.,
Alap, Swaravisthara, Sama Prakruthi, Ragas criticism, Gana samay - should be known.
5. Geetha Prakara lakshana of Drupad, Damar, Ashtapadi, Keerthan, Vachan, Gazal,
Tappa, Hori, Kajari, Chaturang
6. The classification methods of Ragas by Pandith Venkatmukhiya.
Raga - Ragini System
Raga - Samaya- krama- Rasabhava
Comparative study between Hindusthani & Karnataki Sangeetha
7. Life history of Musical exponents.
8. Kala - swarasyanubhava
Status of music in five arts
Status of music in cultural heritage of India
Status of music in Social set up of life
9. Famous places of music
10. Introduction to different Gharanas - Agra, Kirana, Gwaliar, Jaipur, Patiyala.
History of Indian, Hindusthani, Karnatak Music
11. Introduction - Practice of different types of music - Classical, light, devotional, dance, folk,
drama etc.,
12. Short notes - Alapi system
Important Philosophical ideas
Singer - Heroine
Gayaki - Nayaki
Rasabhava Prakaras
Nibaddha - Anibadda Prakara
Raga Alap - Roopkalap
13. Musical Essay - Song composition system - Instrumental Musical System.
Practicals:

1. 1 Chota Khyala - 1 Baderkhyal


2. Alap - 15 ragas, Than - Swaraprasthara
15 Badakhyal - capacity to sing for 45 min.
3. 6 Tumris - expansion - ending with rag Durga - comeback to laya of the beginning
2 Damars - should be practiced in Durga - Chongun.
4. 2 Drupads, 2 Taranas, 2 Bhajans, 4 vachanas, 4 Devaranamas, 2 Chathurangs.
5. Tabala practice - All talas - Tekas
6. Badakhyal practice should be done in Vilambith Ektal, Adachantal, Tilawada and damar
tal.
7. Identify ragas sung in swarasoundaraya.
8. To identify upaswaras when the 4 strings sounds in Tanpura.

These are the essentials expected to learn in Hindusthani classical Music.

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