What is Avarthanam in Carnatic music?

In Carnatic concerts, /thani-Avarthanam/ are percussion. solo performances which exhibit creative and technical skill. It, generally, follows the main performance in a concert.

What is the order of Carnatic music?

Carnatic Music Curriculum Levels

• Level 1: Sarali varisai,Janta varisai, upper stayi varisai, Daattu varisai. Alankarams with akara sadagams. Geetham.
• Level 2: Adi tala varnam. Ata tala varnam. Pada varnam.
• Level 3: Advanced krithis. Shyama sasthry swarajathis.
• Level 4: Manodharma sangeetham. Theory.
• Level 5: Pallavi singing.

Who is the father of Indian Carnatic music?

Purandara Dasa
Purandara Dasa (1484–1564) is referred to as the Pitamaha (the father or grandfather) of Carnatic music as he formulated the basic lessons in teaching Carnatic music, and in honour of his significant contribution to Carnatic music.

Which Tala is taught first in Carnatic music?

Sruti
For a beginner, one of the very first lessons that a Guru teaches is Sruti. Sruti plays an integral role in the music. This is considered as the ‘key’ in western music. Eventually, Sruti is known as the soul of Carnatic music.

What is R1 R2 R3 in Carnatic Music?

Mēḷakarta scale There are twelve semitones of the octave S, R1, R2=G1, R3=G2, G3, M1, M2, P, D1, D2=N1, D3=N2, N3 (see swaras in Carnatic music for explanation of these notations). A melakarta raga must necessarily have S and P, one of the M’s, one each of the R’s and G’s, and one each of the D’s and N’s.

What is the difference between R1 and R2 in Carnatic Music?

G1 is called as G1, only when R1 is also present in the ragam; else, it must be called as R2. R3 is called as R3, only if both R1 and R2 are absent in the ragam, else, it must be called as G2. N1 is called as N1, only when D1 is also present in the ragam; else, it must be called as D2.

What is Graha bhedam?

Modal shift of the Tonic note to higher notes of a rāgam, while retaining the note’s positions ( swara sthānas – sthāna means position/ pitch), results in different rāgams. This is called Graha Bhedam .

What is the difference between Śruti Bhedam and grahna Graha?

Graha literally means position and Bhedam means change. Since the position of the śruti is changed (pitch of the drone ), it is also sometimes called Swara Bhedam or Śruti Bhedam though Śruti Bhedam and Graha Bhedam have some technical differences.

Can Graha bhedam be used on melakarta rāgams?

Graha Bhedam can be applied on most Melakarta rāgams to yield other Melakarta rāgams (16 of the 72 do not yield any valid Melakarta scale). When applying such modal shift of tonic note, some results are not valid Melakarta rāgams (rules of the definition of Melakarta are violated).

What is the Graha bhedam of Amritavarshini Ramam and its derivative?

Abhogi rāgam and its graha bhedam derivative is Valaji . Amritavarshini rāgam and its graha bhedam derivative is Karnataka Shuddha Saveri . Gambhiranata rāgam and its graha bhedam derivative is Bhupalam .