Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jul 3rd, 2013 | 0 comments
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
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 27th, 2013 | 0 comments
This is the course we strongly recommend for anyone wanting to get initiated into the majestic beauty of Bharatanatyam – the limb movements and hand Mudras are unique to the genre. They express a world of emotions; at all times sensuous and at all times devotional.
They are numerous ways to improve
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jun 25th, 2013 | 0 comments
What is music? Is it the sound between the beats or the silence? It is a combination and what makes anything musical is its adherence to a rhythm. It is like the heart beat of the human being. Rhythm represents nothing but time which is measured in terms of beats.
Without a conscious effort, many a
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Dance, Online Courses
on Jun 25th, 2013 | 0 comments
Abhinaya, the art of expression is the main technique used in Natya – meaning gestures forms the substance of a composition. We are not gainsaying the importance of Nritta (Dance movements with rhythm), Geetha (Music), Tala (Rhythm), Laya(Beat), Bhava (Emotion),and Rasa (Flavour {of the sentiment})
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Posted by Usha Balasubramaniam in Music, Online Courses
on Jun 25th, 2013 | 0 comments
Swarasthana basic gives a firsthand experience of Swara (Note), Raga (musical scale), Tala (Rhythm). Swarasthana Advanced takes you down further: you’re convinced that Carnatic music suits you and wish to know more than alphabets.
We introduce 16 Swaras (Notes), 72 Melakartas, Gamakas and much more
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