THEORY OF MUSIC – 3 4 0 0 4

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To expose the student to more aspects of music theory like Raga Classification, Musical Forms and Raga Lakshana.

UNIT 1                       12
Raga Classification – Panchamantya, Dhaivatantya, Nishadantya
UNIT 2                       12
Musical Forms (Padam, Javali and Tillana)
UNIT 3                       12
Raga Lakshana – Kambhoji, Begada, Madhyamavati, Suddha Saveri
UNIT 4                       12
Modal Shift of Tonic
UNIT 5                       12
Tala Dasa Pranas

Total:                            60h

COURSE OUTCOME:

At the end of this course the students will be able to,
CO-1: Understand classification of ragas as Pancamantya, Dhaivatantya and Nishadantya ragas
CO-2: Comprehending the structure and mode of Musical Forms Padam, Javali and Tillana
CO-3: Appreciate the lakshanas of ragas Kambhoji, Begada, Madhymavati and Suddha Saveri
CO-4: Understand the concept of Graha bhedam or modal shift of tonic
CO-5: Understand the concept of Tala dasa pranas.

TEXT BOOK:

South Indian Music Book 1,Prof P. Sambamoorthy, The Indian Music Publishing House, 2005(18th Edition)
South Indian Music Book 2,Prof P. Sambamoorthy, The Indian Music Publishing House, 2005 (15th Edition)
South Indian Music Book 3,Prof P. Sambamoorthy, The Indian Music Publishing House, 1998
Raga Lakshana Part 1, Prof S.R.Janakiraman, The Music Academy, Madras, 1995
Raga Lakshana Part 2, Prof S.R.Janakiraman, The Music Academy, Madras, 1996
Raga Lakshana Part 3, Prof S.R.Janakiraman, The Music Academy, Madras, 1997
Essentials of Musicology in South Indian Music, Prof S.R.Janakiraman, The Indian Music Publishing House, 2008