CBSE Class 9 Carnatic Music (VOCAL) Syllabus 2024-25 (PDF Download)

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I.

Brief history of Carnatic Music with special reference to Saint Purandara dasa, Annamacharya, Bhadrachala Ramadasa, Saint Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Syama Sastry and Swati Tirunal.

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II.

Definition of the following terms:

Sangeetam, Nada, raga, laya, Tala, Dhatu, Mathu, Sruti, Alankara, Arohana, Avarohana, Graha (Sama, Atita, Anagata), Svara – Prakruti & Vikriti Svaras, Poorvanga Uttaranga,Sthayi,vadi,Samvadi,Anuvadi &VivadiSvara–Amsa, Nyasa and Jeeva.

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III.

Brief raga lakshanas of Mohanam, Hamsadhvani, Malahari,Sankarabharanam, Mayamalavagoula, Bilahari, khamas,Kharaharapriya,Abhogi& Hindolam.

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IV.

Brief knowledge about the musical forms.Geetam, Svarajati, Svara Exercises, Alankaras, Varnam,Kirtana .

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V.

Description of following Talas: Adi – Single , Roopakam, Chapu – Misra & Khanda and Sooladi Sapta Talas.

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VI.

Notation of Gitams in Roopaka and Triputa Tala

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Total Periods

40

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Vocal exercises – Svaravalis, Hechchu and Taggu Sthayi, three degrees of speed. Sapta tala Alankara is only in onespeed, other two speeds are deleted.

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II.

Simple Geetams – Two Pillari Gitams, two Sadharana Geetams or Sanchari Geetams.

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III.

Simple Svarajatis in Khamas and Bilahari raga.

18

IV.

Four Adi tala Varnams in two degrees of speed.

18

V.

5 Keertanas in the ragas prescribed.

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VI.

Svarajnanamtest in the prescribed ragas and learnt compositions.

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VII.

Singing of one Devarnama, one Patriotic song.

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Total

100