Carnatic Varisai (For Fingering) - Whole carnatic music lessions

[Chandran]

Hi Everybody,

If you are a beginner, please go through the link to practice keyboard and the notes available in the site. You can convert Western to Eastern and Easter to Western for which download the Legends attached to this.

http://www.myoozic.com/threads/music-notation-legends.15111/

http://www.karnatik.com/beginners.pdf

Regards
Alakkal Chandran Nair

 

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Note - This tutorial and what chandranji has posted are same.. Since it's a good tutorial, i just wanted consolidate and put it here

Whole carnatic music lessions or Beginner carnatic music lessons or
Advanced Carnatic music lessons


Beginners' Lessons

Notation

Beginners' Lessons - Before you begin
Before you begin your first lessons, you must be
ready. For go through the Carnatic introductions
(check the main page). When you have a basic
understanding of the notes of Carnatic, it will
help you sing better. Now, continue.

You will need the following:

A good teacher. This is essential because this person will
correct your mistakes and set a good example to follow.
Your teacher should be someone capable of performing and
have a good reputation for teaching. Treat your teacher
with respect and consideration at all times, even when you
are no longer learning from her. Instrumentalists must be
sure to learn from both a vocal and instrumental teacher.
From the instrumental teacher you will learn technique and
from the vocal teacher how to play as though your
instrument is singing the words.

Dedication. It is not enough to just show up for class once
a week. Practice everyday, even for as little as half an
hour. For those who wish to be performers, weekday practice
should be 4-5 hours.

Listening skills. You must be ready to listen carefully to
your teacher and to other performers. Listening to great
recordings of (especially) past greats will help you learn
music faster. Attend concerts as well.

A shruthi box or tambura. This will provide the basic notes
sa and its fifth pa. Ask your teacher to help you find your
ideal pitch so you can sing at least two whole octaves
comfortably. Find out exactly how to tune either your
shruthi box or tambura. Listen to the notes carefully at
least five minutes

Things to think about as you start

(especially for singers):

1.Don't sing like a robot. You have to enjoy what you're
doing. Music is fun!

2.Don't strain your voice. If you can't get a note, sing it
softly or shift your shruthi down. With regular practice
you will be able to hit the higher notes more comfortably.

3.Keep a steady speed. There's no need to rush. Don't try
to think you have to get through everything quickly.
Instead, do it slow, go through a little at a time, getting
everything right. It's more important to be correct than it
is to be fast.

4.Sit up straight. Sit cross-legged on the floor and keep
your back comfortable but straight. Hold your neck back,
not sticking out, but relaxed. Rest your hands loosely on
your thighs or knees.

5.Now sing sa, pa, and high sa. Hold LONG notes and see
that they match with the
shruthi box. Your teacher will help you.

6.Choose a raaga for your beginning exercises. They are
usually sung in the raaga
maayamaaLavagowLa, but some teachers use shankaraabharaNam
or any other raaga
that has 7 notes in its scale.

7.When you sing, sing long. Hold each note as long as
possible (kaarvai), holding your breath and singing "from
your belly." Try to get the note smooth and even, without
wavering. Try to hold it for as long as a minute.

8.When you have practiced the lessons and know them well,
sing them accurately (ask your teacher), you can sing them
in akaaram. This is when you use the sound aaaa... instead
of the notes sa ri ga ma pa da ni for your exercise

 

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NOTATIONS USED:

In these lessons, a few symbols are used. Check the
symbols page for more information, but a
summary is below:

s = sa, r = ri, g = ga, m = ma, p = pa, d = da, n =
ni

lowercase notes (s r g m p d n) = notes in normal
(middle) octave

uppercase notes (S R G M P D N) = notes in upper
(mEl, taara) octave

note + dot (s. r. g. m. p. d. n.) = notes in lower
(keezh, mandra) octave

note + apostrophe (S' R' G' M' P' D' N') = notes in
octave above upper (ati taara)

note + two dots (s.. r.. g.. m.. p.. d.. n..) =
notes in octave below lower (anu mandra)
vertical bar (|) = taaLam division of drutam or
anudrutam or laghu

double vertical bar (||) = end of one taaLa cycle
dash (-) = separation of phrases. You must sing so
that each phrases is continuous and the notes are
only split where the dashes occur


sarali varisai (lesson 1)
raagam: maayamaaLava gowLa
15th mElakartha

aarOhaNam: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarOhaNam: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
1.
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

2.
s r - s r - | s r | g m ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n - S n - | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

3.
s r g - s | r g - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d - s | n d - | s n ||
S n d p | m g | r s |

 

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4.
s r g m - | s r | g m - ||
s r g m | p d | n s ||
S n d p - | S n | d p - ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

5.
s r g m | p , - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m , - | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s |

6.
s r g m | p d - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g - | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

7.
s r g m | p d | n , ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r , ||
S n d p | m g | r s |

8.
s r g m | p m | g r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | d n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

9.
s r g m | p m | d p ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | g m ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||

10.
s r g m | p , | g m ||
p , , , | p , | , , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s |

11.
S , n d | n , | d p ||
d , p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s ||

12.
S S n d | n n | d p ||
d d p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s ||

13.
s r g r | g , - | g m ||
p m p , - | d p | d , ||
m p d p | d n | d p ||
m p d p | m g | r s |

14.
s r g m | p , | p , ||
d d p , | m m | p , ||
d n S , | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s |

 

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This lesson in four speeds

First speed
- one note per unit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
s r g m p d n S

Second speed
- two notes per unit
sr gm pd nS Sn dp mg rs

Third speed
- four notes per unit
srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs

Fourth speed
- eight notes per unit
srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpm sndpmgrs