B.Tech Minor in Mridangam


Subject Name Pre Requisites
Mridangam - 1
Mridangam - 2 Mridangam - 1
Mridangam - 3 Mridangam - 2
Mridangam - 4 Mridangam - 3
Mridangam - 5 Mridangam - 4
Mridangam - 6 Mridangam - 5

Mridangam I

Practical
  1. Sarali Swaras - 8
  2. Janta Swaras - 4
  3. Datu Swaras - 2
  4. Alankaras - 7
  5. Chinna Pala varusalu
  6. Pedda Pala Varusalu
  7. Practice Varusalu
  8. Oral practice of saptata Jathis with Talam
  9. Revision
Theory
  1. Diagram of Mridangam - Names of important parts History, Importance
  2. Jatis (5 Kinds) - Explanation
  3. Talangas (shadangas) - Symbols
  4. Origin of sapta talas - Description - Symbols


Mridangam II

Practical
  1. Oral practise of Palavarusalu learnt in Mridangam-I
  2. Practise of 5 Lessons, Chaturasrajati in Triputatala
    (Aditala) in Madhyama kala orally and in Mridangam
  3. Playing techniques of different types of small finishings
  4. Oral rendering of Panchajatiesand also in Mridangam
  5. Revision
Theory
  1. Name of Taladasapranas - Discription of 1at three pranas i.e, Kala, Marga, Kriya
  2. Playing procedure of last three shadangas
  3. Procedure of change of jati in saptatalas
  4. Names of ancient Mridanga vidwans and their autobiographies


Mridangam III

Practical
  1. Oral practise of 5 Lessons in chaturarajati Roopakatala and also in Mridangam
  2. Oral rendering of panchagaties in Aditala by playing talam
  3. Oral practise and also in Mridangam the Taggimpu varusalu
  4. Sadhana varusalu, Mohara Muktayi and Mugimpu
  5. Playing saptatala talajatis in this Tattakara in Mridangam
  6. Revision
Theory
  1. Description of Angas, Graha, Jati pranas from Dasapranas
  2. Explanation of Pancha gaties
  3. Description of the Laya vidyas that are used in Karnatic Music
  4. Writing method of the lession in Notation with Tala symbols


Mridangam IV

Practical
  1. Oral and in Mridangam practise of Taggimpu varusalu, Sadhana varusalu, Mohara, Muktayi and Mugimpu in Chaturasrajati Rupakatalam
  2. Practise of 5 Lession from Misrachapu talam orally and also in Mridangam
  3. Some laya patterns in Chaturasra, Tisra and Misra gatis
  4. Practise of Taggimpu varusalu, Sadhana Varusalu, Mohara, Muktayi and Mugimpu in misrachaputalam orally and also in mridangam
  5. Revision
Theory
  1. Description of Kala, Laya, Yati, Prastaram from taladasapranas
  2. Procedure of manufacturing of Mridangam
  3. Trikala sutramu
  4. Explanation of Chaputalas


Mridangam V

Practical
  1. Playing procedure of 5,6,7,8 and 9 akshara sabdas in different Talas
  2. Practise of oral and in mridangam the different aspects which are learnt in previous semesters in three speeds
  3. Practise of oral and in mridangam the 5 lessons from Khanda Chapu talam
  4. Learning of panchajatis in trikalam orally and in mridangam
  5. Revision
Theory
  1. Description of Vishesha Laghuvus
  2. Description of Shodashangas
  3. Names of present Mridangam Vidwans - Their autobiobraphies
  4. Calculation of Muktaies in Trikalam and writing them in Notation (Tala Sysmbols)


Mridangam VI

Practical
  1. Oral and in Mridangam practise of Taggimpu varusalu, Sadhana varusalu, Mohara, Muktayi and Mugimpu
  2. Mridangam following for Aditala and Ripakatalas
  3. Mridangam following for Small varnas (Aditala)
  4. Learning of muginpulu in between Pallavi, Anupallavi 5/21/2011and charanam while following for Keertana
  5. 5. Playing of Taniavartanam in Aditalam and also playing Muktayis , Mohara, and Muktayi Mugimpulu by doing Gatibhedam
  6. Revision
Theory
  1. 35 Tala table and Names
  2. Description of ShodashangasAnuloma, viloma methods - Deshadi, madhyadi talas
  3. Marga, desi talas
  4. An essay about Mridangam
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