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Page 1: South Asian Music in the Classroom Creave tools for .../file/South-Asian... · • Konnakol – the art of performing percussion syllables • ta 1 • take 2 • takete 3

SouthAsianMusicintheClassroomCrea3vetoolsforcomposi3onand

improvisa3on

JohnBallMusicianinResidenceUniversityofSheffield

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IndianMusic

•  Drone

•  Rhythm– Taal

•  Melody– Raag/Raga

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ChallengesforIndianMusicteachers

•  Language•  Raags-Grammar•  WorkingwithRhythmcycles/tabla•  Improvisa3on•  Ornamenta3ons•  Resources

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LanguageofIndianMusic

SARGAM

SA re RE ga GA ma MA PA da DA ni NI SAC D♭ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B CSA RE GA ma PA DA NI SA

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IndianPentatonicRaags

PENTATONIC RAAGS

Indian Raag Scale (Tonic = C) Sargam Bhopali C D E G A SA RE GA PA DHA Hansadhwani C D E G B SA RE GA PA NI Durga C D F G A SA RE ma PA DHA Megh C D F G B♭ SA RE ma PA ni Shivranjani C D E♭ G A SA RE ga PA dha Kaushik Dhwani C E F A B SA GA ma DHA NI Malkauns C E♭ F A♭ B♭ SA ga ma dha ni Chandrakauns C E♭ F A♭ B SA ga ma dha NI Bairagi C D♭ F G B SA re ma PA ni Gunkali C D♭ F G A♭ SA re ma PA dha Vibhas C D♭ F G A SA re ma PA DHA Hindol C E F♯ A B♭ SA GA MA DHA ni

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LanguageofIndianRhythm•  Konnakol–theartofperformingpercussionsyllables

•  ta 1•  take 2•  takete 3•  takedime 4

•  take,takete 5(2+3)•  take,takedime 6(2+4)•  takete,takedime 7(3+4)

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RHYTHMCYCLES

TEENTAAL

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

x x o x

RUPAK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

o x x

tin tin na dhin na dhin na

DADRA

1 2 3 4 5 6

x o

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RaagHansadhwani–ascent/descent

SA RE GA PA NI SAC D E G B C1 2 3 5 7 1 SA NI PA GA RE SAC B G E D C

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RaagHansadhwanicomposi3on/gat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

x 2 0 3

SA NI PA, SA NI PA, GA SA

RE - RE - GA RE SA -

SA RE GA PA GA - RE GA

PA NI PA - PA NI SA RE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

x 2 0 3

Ta ke te, Ta ke te, ta ke

ta - ta - ta ke di me

ta ke ta ke te - ta ke

ta ke te - ta ke di me

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Hansadhwani

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

GA RE SA x x NI x x PA x x GA x x RE x x x SA x x 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

GA RE xSA x NI x x PA x x x x GA x x x RE x x SA x

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RaagBhopali

SA RE GA PA DHA SAC D E G A C1 2 3 5 6 1

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RaagBhopali-composi3on

Raag: BHOPALI : Taal (Rhythm Cycle): TEENTAAL (16 beats) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A SA DHA PA GA RE SA RE

GA GA RE GA PA DHA (PADHA)

B PA GA -, DHA PA -, SA NI -, RE SA -, GA RE SA -,

C GA RE SA DHA PA, RE SA DHA PA (GA), SA DHA PA, GA PA DHA (SA)

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ApproachestoImprovisa3on

•  Focuson‘tonalcentres’•  Fixingstar3ng/endingnotes•  Rhythmicdivisionsinphrases•  Scalic–usebreadthofscale•  Laya(tempo)density(2:1)(3:1)

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RaagBhopali–8beatimprovisa3ons

Raag:BHOPALI:Taal(RhythmCycle):TEENTAAL(16beats) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Comp ṠA DHA PA GA RE SA RE

Impro sa re, re ga, ga pa, pa dha, SA (ta ke) (ta ke) (ta ke) (ta ke) sare sare, rega rega, gapa gapa, padha padha, SA (take) sa dha pa, ga pa dha, pa dha, SA (ta ke te) (ta ke te) (ta ke) 3.3.2 gapa, gapa, padha, padha, sadha pa,ga padha padha SA 2.2.2.2 3.3.2 sare sare ga,re gare gapa, rega pa,ga padha SA (take take te)(ta keta kete) (take te)(ta kete) 5.5.3.3

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Resources

•  itabla(macapp)

•  MelodiesofIndia(book)h`p://www.jessebannister.co.uk/shop/