Diploma In Carnatic Music
Overview
The Diploma programmes are vocational courses offered by the School of Performing Arts in the genres of Dance and Music. The School offers the Carnatic Music for its Diploma programmes. The students of these programmes learn the theoretical aspects of the art form along with the practical aspects which is the need of the hour. We are currently living in an era where the performing artists need to have a strong theoretical understanding of the art form they are pursuing to enable them to not just understand the intricacies of the art form but also for them to acquire a voice to talk about it on social platforms and also to pass it on to the next generations. The Diploma programmes of School of Performing Arts would instill in its students an enthusiasm to teach the subject and ensures that they become professional performers.
Duration
One Year
Eligibility
For the dance practitioners the minimum eligibility criteria is Age above 14 Years or SSLC Pass.
Career Opportunities
The students who study Diploma in Performing Arts can have some of the unconventional career opportunities as below:
- Music Performers
- Music teachers
- Arts Entrepreneurs
- Arts Managers
- Choreographers
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
- SEMESTER I
- SEMESTER II
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMT1 | Carnatic Music Theory 1 | HC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION |
UNIT I | Introduction | Origin and history of indian music |
UNIT II | Fundamentals | 72 melakarta raga schemes |
UNIT III | Fundamentals | Janya and janaka raga |
UNIT IV | Indian Classical music genres | Differences between Hindustani and Carnatic music and their classification |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMP1 | Carnatic Music Practical 1 | HC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION |
UNIT I | Foundation course-1 | Saralivarishakal |
UNIT II | Foundation course-1 | Jantivarishakal DattuVarishakal |
UNIT III | Foundation course-1 | MandrastayiVarishakal |
UNIT IV | Foundation course-1 | Geetham -1 Geetham – 2 |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMP2 | Carnatic Music Practical 2 | HC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION | |||||||
UNIT I | Foundation course-2 | Madhyastayivarishakal | |||||||
UNIT II | Foundation course-2 | Tarastayivarishakal | |||||||
UNIT III | Foundation course-2 | Alankarams | |||||||
UNIT IV | Foundation course-2 | Geetham – 3 Geetham – 4 |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C | |||
20DCMR1 | Carnatic Music Record Work | HC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMT2 | Carnatic Music Theory 2 | HC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION |
UNIT I | Intermediate course-1 | Chakra Division Theory in Raga System |
UNIT II | Music Terminology | Nadam, Sruti, Swara, Sthayi, Raagam |
UNIT III | Tala system | Tala system in Carnatic music |
UNIT IV | Biographies | Biographies - Swathitirunal, Jayadeva, Narayanatheertha, Gopalakrishna Bharatiyar, Purandaradasa, Tyagaraja, Muthuswamidikshitar, Syamasastri |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMP3 | Carnatic Music Practical 3 | HC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION |
UNIT I | Intermediate practical | Lakshana Geetha - 1 |
UNIT II | Intermediate practical | Jathiswaram – kalyani |
UNIT III | Intermediate practical | Swarajathi |
UNIT IV | Devotional song | Devotional song |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMP4 | Carnatic Music Practical 4 | HC | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Programme Content
UNIT | TOPICS | DESCRIPTION |
UNIT I | Intermediate practical | Lakshana Geetha - 2 |
UNIT II | Intermediate practical | Nottu Swaras - Kalyani |
UNIT III | Intermediate practical | Definition of compositional forms |
UNIT IV | Devotional song | Shloka |
Course Code | Course Title | Course Type | L | T | P | C |
20DCMA1 | Carnatic Music Mini Project | HC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |