Carnatic Singing grade 2

chathurasra jaathi matya thalam

S R G R || S R || S R G M

thisra jathi tripura talam

S R G || SR || G M

misra jathi jumpha talam

S R G || SR || SR || G || M •

khanda jathi ata talam

S R • G • || S • R G • || M • || M •

GANANATHA GEETHAM

S R || G • M • || P D || P M G •

Thattu varisai 1

s m g m r g s r s s r r g g m m

thattu varisai 2

s r s g s m g r s s r r g g m m

VARAVEENA GEETHAM

G G || P • P • || D P || S • S •

chathurasra jathi dhruva thalam

S R G M G R S R G R S R G M

Chathurasra jathi rupaka talam

S R S R G M

chathurasra jathi eka talam

S R G M

Angas of triputa talam

100

How many aksaras in ata talam?

14.

aksharas in eka talam

4

aksharas in rupaka talam

6

aksaras in dhruva talam

14

aksaras in adi talam

8

aksharas in jumpha talam

10

aksharas in triputa talam

7

aksaras in matya talam

10

sree GANANATHA GEETHAM

M P D S S R R S D P M P

S

Shadjam

R

rishabam

G

gandhaaram

M

Madhyamam

P

panchamam

D

Dhaivatham

N

Nishadham

symbol for laghu

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symbol for dhrutham

0

symbol for anudhrutham

U

What is a Laghu?

beat and finger counts

what is a dhrutham

beat and turn

what is anudhrutham

beat

how many laghu aksaras in tisra jathi

3

how many laghu aksaras in chathurasra jathi

4

how many laghu aksaras in Kanda jathi

5

how many laghu aksaras in misra jathi

7

how many laghu aksharas in sankeerna jathi

9

what is a jaathi

determines number of beats in a laghu

how many jaathis are there?

5

what is a sthayi

octave

How many sthayis are there?

3

name all the sthayis

manthirasthayi, madhyasthayi, taarasthayi

what is taarasthayi

upper octave

what symbol is taarasthayi

1 dot above swaram

what is madhyasthayi

normal octave

what symbol is madhyasthayi

no symbol

what symbol is manthirasthayi

1 dot below swaram

what is manthirasthayi

lower octave

what ragam is varaveena

mohana

what talam is varaveena

rupaka

what ragam is gananatha

mayamalavagowla

what talam is gananatha

rupaka

what talam is sree gananatha

rupaka

what ragam is sree gananatha

malahari

What is a raga?

A scale or series of notes that comprise of a melody

What is a tala?

rhythm

tala Anga of chathurasra jathi dhruva talam

laghu dhrutham laghu laghu

tala Anga of chathurasra jathi matya talam

laghu dhrutham laghu

tala anga of chathurasra jathi rupaka talam

dhrutham laghu

tala anga of misra jathi jumpha talam

laghu anudhrutham dhrutham

tala anga of tisra jaathi triputa talam

laghu dhrutham dhrutham

tala anga of kandha jaathi ata talam

laghu laghu dhrutham dhrutham

tala anga of chathurasra jathi eka talam

laghu