If you wish to master a raag say Yaman, learn a Kabir doha set to music or just explore the musical tradition behind your favorite Bollywood number, "Words to Melody" is the course for you.
This course is uniquely flexible and receptive to the student’s musical need. A song for the course will be selected as a result of a dialog between student and teacher. The student is taught the song in depth over the duration of 4 weeks, uncovering along the way a plethora of nuances and references. Depending on the capability of the student, additional classes may be required to be purchased which could extend the course beyond the 4 week period. Student can also opt to extend the course by selecting additional songs and all such extensions will be booked in 4-week batches at a time.
Objectives
- Orient the student to Indian light, semi classical and classical based songs, one song at a time over a minimum 4 week course.
- Spend in-depth, quality time with a master instructor.
- Classes will be online or face to face but in either case recorded so students can download the recording, if they wish to.
Love for music and interest in learning
Orientation
- Introduction to 10 popular raagas like Bhup, Saarang, Bhimpalas, Des, Yaman, Khamaj, Malkauns, Durga, Shivranjani and Bhairav
- Identifying popular songs based on these raagas and helping the student to select one from the list based on students capability and pitch etc
Providing briefing about the selected song with respect to the Raaga
- Providing briefing about the selected song with respect to the Raaga
Brief about the mood of the composition
- Brief about the mood of the composition
Understanding the lyrics
Discuss the application of the Raaga for that particular song
- Discuss the application of the Raaga for that particular song
Discuss the concepts of adlib, prelude, interludge
- Discuss the concepts of adlib, prelude, interludge
Start with the song (Mukhada or Shtayee)
- Start with the song (Mukhada or Shtayee)
Revisit Mukhada or Shtayee and continue with the Antara until a satisfactory level is attained
- Revisit Mukhada or Shtayee and continue with the Antara until a satisfactory level is attained
Introduce sing-a-long facility (Karaoke or tal-yantra)
- Introduce sing-a-long facility (Karaoke or tal-yantra)
Continue singing and fine tuning the song
- Continue singing and fine tuning the song
