A beginner starts with Sarali, Janti, and Alankara; at the stage the student gets a fair mastery of the seven notes and a voice flexibility to sing the basic notes; ascending, descending, doublets, different speeds. These are much like the alphabets we learn in kinder garden.
Geetam is the simplest song that introduces lyrics and Tala (Rhythm). Geetam is generally a song of devotion. Starting from Ganesha, the symbol of success in any enterprise and importantly for beginner’s luck before one’s embarks on a long voyage of learning. Geetam is the first baby steps into the ocean of Karnatic music. But once a student reaches Geetam then the progress is usually straight-forward for you have survived the Sarali, Janti, and Alankaras!
We, at eAmbalam, have designed the course material for Geetam. With an experience of over 25 years of teaching the course content is designed to ensure the student progress step-by-step and she/he covers as much ground.
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