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Study and application of the Basics of Carnatic Music for Vocal training

By Chandana Bala Kalyan

In this workshop, we will be going through the basics of the Carnatic Music set for Vocal Training.


Topics that would be covered in this workshop:


Introduction to the Basic Lessons:

Sarali Varasais, Janti Varasais, Tara Sthayi and Mandra Sthayi Swaras, Daatu Varasais and Alankaaras.


Understanding the systematic and Scientific approach:

The approach of these lessons to help vocalists focus on Placing notes with precision on a tonal graph both linearly and by skipping swaras.


Improving flexibility of the voice in the sthayis (Octaves):

Above and below the Madhya Sthayi.


Understanding swara patterns and their application:

Understanding through Alankaras.


Some of the pre-recorded class material will be available as soon as you register. You can view them. Come back to the live interactive session, where Chandana ji will be able to answer any of your questions and doubts.


You can also pre-submit any questions below in the Ask a question section. Chandana ji will go through it and address them during the session.

Medium

English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil

Difficulty

intermediate

Duration

90 Minutes

Recording

Available

Submitted questions

Questions can be submitted by the attendees of the session till 1 hour before the session starts. The host goes through them and discusses the relevant one in depth during the session.

About the Artist

Chandana Bala Kalyan

Chandana Bala Kalyan is primarily a Karnatak classical vocalist and graded A in both classical vocal and devotional music from All India Radio Bangalore. She is a recipient of the MS Subbulakshmi award given by Vishakha Academy of music Visakhapatnam and also Ananya puraskara given by Ananya Bangalore. She has performed all over the country with her thematic concert "Marma" which is a Confluence of spiritual poetry of poets across the country musically arranged in various Indian musical genres. She performed at the inaugural function of the Hindu November fest in 2018. She is a TEDx speaker and has spoken about how Karnatak classical music has played an integral part in her journey to embrace different genres of music. She has worked on many masterclasses and workshops especially in the last few years and thereby contributed greatly to the field of music education. Her Indian interpretation of the legendary Jazz composition take five has over 2.8 million views on Facebook.

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