CBSE Class 9 Hindustani Music Vocal Syllabus 2024-25 (PDF Download)

CBSE Class 9 Hindustani Music Vocal Syllabus 2024-25

HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL (Code – 034)

Examination Structure for Assessment (2024-25)

Class IX

Total : 100 Marks

Theory: 30 Marks

Time: 02 Hours

Practical: 50 Marks

Time: 15-20 Minutes for each candidate

Examiners are requested to ask the questions directly related to the
Marks should be awarded in accordance with the marking

Distribution of Marks

Sr. No.	Value Points	Marks
1	Alankaras set to all prescribed Ragas and Talas	4
2	One Swarmalika and one Lakshan Geet	6
3	Aaroha, Avaroha, Pakad and Drut Khayal with few Aalaps and Tanas in each of the following Ragas 1. AlhaiyaBilawal 2. Yaman 3. Kafi	24
4	Identification of prescribed Ragas from the passages of Swarasrendered by the examiner	4
5	Any three of the following: i. Devotional Song ii. Folk Song	6
6.	Recitation of the Thekas of the prescribed Talas with dugun: 1. Dadra 2. Keharwa 3. Ektala 4. Teentala	6

* Teachers will refer to the distribution of marks while examining the candidate for practical examination.

Internal Assessment: 20 Marks

Class IX Course Structure (2024-25)

Theory: 40 Periods

Time: 02 hours 30 Marks

Questions to be set with internal choice covering the entire syllabus

Sr. No.	Units	Periods	Marks
Unit 1		10	06
1.1	Definition of the following: Sangeet, Dhwani, Nada, Shruti, Swar, Saptak, Alankar,Thaat, Jati	06
1.2	Definition of the following: Laya, Tala, Matra, Sam, Tali, Khali, Vibhag, Avartan	04
Unit 2		08	06
2.1	Define the following: Raga, Aroha, Avroha, Pakad, Vadi,Samvadi, Anuvadi, Vivadi.	04
2.2	Define the following: Swarmalika, LakshanGeet, Khayal.	04
Unit 3		04	04
3.1	Notation System of Pt. V.D Paluskar and Pt. V.N. Bhatkhande	04	04
Unit 4		14	10
4.1	Description of the following Ragas: Alhaiya Bilawal, Yaman, Kafi	08
4.2	Description and ability to do Tala- Notation of the following Talas: Teentala, Ektala, Keharwa, Dadra	06
Unit 5		04	04
5.1	Ability to write notation of compositions	04	04

Class – IX

Practical-100 Periods 50 Marks

Sr. No.	Topics	No. of periods
1.	Four Alankaras set to all prescribed Ragas and Talas.	10
2.	One Swarmalika and one Lakshan Geet in eachprescribed Raga.	15
3.	Aaroha, Avroha, Pakad and Drut Khayal with few Alaps and Tanas in the following Ragas: Alhaiya Bilawal, Yamanand Kafi.	45
4.	Identification of prescribed Ragas from the phrases ofswaras rendered by the examiner.	8
5.	· Devotional Song · Folk Song	12
6.	Recitation of the Thekas of the following Talas with Dugun, keeping Tala with hand- beats:Dadra, Keharwa, Teentala,Ektala,	10

HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL (2024-25)

(Code – 034) Class IX

Internal Assessment: 20 Marks

Project–File 05Marks
1. Writing in notation the musical compositions of all Ragas prescribed in the syllabus Identifying the Tala of Musical compositions
2. Drawing and labelling the various parts of
3. Description and writing the notation of prescribed Talas with Layakaries (Thah ,Dugun, Tigun, Chaugun)
4. Identifying and interviewing neighbourhood
5. Knowledge about any one percussion artist
6. Knowledge about any one percussion artist
Project 05Marks

Suggestive Topics * Interrelationship of the following;

Music and Physics (Sound – Frequency, vibration, pitch, intensity, timbre)
Music and Mathematics (Mathematical Calculation of laya)
Music and History (Development of Music during the medieval period)
Music and Geography(Development of Music in varied cultural zones e.g. songs, instruments in mountainous or hilly areas)
Music and languages – Dialects in folk Music

*Students may choose any one of the above topics or any other topic for project in consultation with the teacher.

Periodic practical Test, restricted to three in an academic 10 Marks

Average of best two tests to be taken for final marks submission. Each test will examine a candidate for one Raga from the syllabus, one Devotional Song / Folk song and two Talas.

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