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What is Jeevali.
Silken threads are inserted between the bridge and the strings in the tambura. What are these threads called?
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Who is Shyama Sastri
Who was born in 1762?
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What is SGRGMNDMNNS - SNDMGMPMGRS.
What is the arohanam avarohanam of Ritigaulai?
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What is Arohana, Avarohana, Ahata, Pratiyahata, Sphurita, Tripusha, Dhalu, Andolita, Kampita, Murchanai
What are the names of the 10 gamakams?
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What is Muvvagopala.
What is Kshetragnar’s mudhra?
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When insects poked holes in a bamboo tree, a pleasant sound was heard as wind blew by.
How was the flute discovered?
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What is Guruguha.
What is Muthuswami Dhikshitar's mudhra?
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What is Shanmughapriya. The swarasthanams are Shadjam, Chatusruthi Rishabam, Sadharana Gandharam, Prathi Madhyamam, Panchamam, Suddha Dhaivatham and Kaisiki Nishadam.
What is the 56th melakartha and its swarasthanams?
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What is (there are many answers).
Name 3 types of gamakams and their definitions.
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Swaraksharam is when the swaram and sahithyam are arranged to be identical or like-sounding in a certain spot.
What is swaraksharam?
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They differ in playing position (sitting on the chair vs. sitting on a floor) and tuning (gdae vs. gdgd)
How does the European and Indian violin differ. Provide two points.
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Who is Vasudevachariyar
Which composer popularized the ragams, Abheri, Behag and Kamas?
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What is Saranga. SRGMPDNS - SNDPMRGMRS. The swarasthanams are Shadjam, Chatusruthi Rishabam, Antara Gandharam, Suddha Madhyamam, Prathi Madhyamam, Panchamam, Chatusruthi Dhaivatham and Kakali Nishadam.
Name a janya ragam of Kalyani from your syllabus along with its Ar/Av and swarasthanams.
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What is Shringara Mahakavya.
What is the title given to Gita Govindham.
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What is Puraneermai.
Name the pann of the ragam, Poopalam
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What is pegs, yalimukham, resonator, surakkai, wooden frame, dandi, 24 frets, neck, 7 strings, waxy ledge, nadarandiram, small circular metallic pieces, langar, nagapasam, 2 bridges, curved lines and kudam
Name all 17 parts of the veena.
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What is Pitha Piraichudi and Ponnar Maeniyanae.
Name 2 famous thevarams composed by Sundaramoorthy Nayanar.
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What is Rishabam, Madhyamam and Nishadam.
Name the jeeva swarams of Gaulai.
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The two types are Sangraha and Sampoorna Alapanai. Sangraha Alapanai is the shorter and faster version sung before a Pallavi. Sampoorna Alapanai is long and slow, sung before a kriti.
Name the 2 types of Raga Alapanai and explain them briefly.
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Mangala rasam is an emotion that a ragam has which brings out an auspicious feeling. An example is Madhyamavathi.
What is mangala rasam? Give an example of a ragam that shows this rasam.
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In order to get a base sound, the skin of the drumhead needs to lose tension. Sprinkling water reduces tension.
How do you reduce the pitch of the kanjira?
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What is the Ratna Thrayam – composed in the ragams Bhairavi, Yadukulakamboji and Todi.
Name of the set of 3 swarajathis composed by Shyama Sastri and in which ragams?
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What is Sahana.
The aathi thala varnam Karunimpa is composed in which ragam in your syllabus?
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Who is Maha Vaidhyanatha Ayyar.
Who composed the 72 Mela Ragamalikai?
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The instrument is called Magudi and the ragam is Punnagavarali.
What is the instrument and ragam played for the snake?
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