Theory: Description of Raagas in this class (Thaat, notes, time, vaadi, saunvaadi, aaroha - avaroha). 

Taal: Keharwa, Dadraa, Teentaal : Use hands to show beats of taal. 

Practical:a. Knowledge of notes: Basic notes, sing separate and in group, recognize notes. 

Alankaars - 

1. Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, Sa 

2. SaReGa, ReGaMa, GaMaPa…… SANiDha NiDhaPa | 

3. SaReGaMa, ReGaMaPa………. SANiDhaPa NiDhaPaMa | 

4. SaRe SaReGaMa, ReGa ReGaMaPa………. SANi SANiDhaPa, NiDha NiDhaPaMa | 

5. SaGa ReMa GaPa……… SADha NiPa DhaMa | 

6. Sa ,SaReSa ,SaReGaReSa ……… SA SANiSA SANiDhaNiSA | 

b. Knowledge of Raagas: 

1. From following Ragas, sing Aaroha, Avaroha, Pakad (main part) and sing one full bandish each in tune and in beat. Recognize Raag from cluster of notes. 

Bhoopaalee 

Durgaa, 

Kaafee, 

Bheempalaasee, 

Baageshree, 

Desh , 

Khamaaj 

Definitions: 

1. Sangeet (Music): includes the arts of singing, playing (an instrument) and dance. (The ancient Sanskrit text “Sangeet Ratnakar” defines sangeet (music) as encompassing the arts of singing, playing (an instrument) and dance. In olden times, singing, playing an instrument and dance were given importance in music in that order. 

2. Aaroha-Avaroha: Aaroha (Ascending scale of Raga) is singing notes upwards from a particular note. Avaroha (descending scale) is singing downwards from a higher note. Example: Aaroha—Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, Avaroha—Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa 

3. Vaadi: The main note of the raga is called the vaadi. For example, the vaadi (principal note) for Bhoopaalee is Ga. 

4. Saamvaadi: This is the second most important note in the raga (after vaadi) Saamvaadi is more prominent than other notes used in the raaga. For eg, in Yaman the saunvaadi is Ni. 

5. Taal: Taal is a measurement used in music. It is a beat sequence. The rhythmic time measure used (with action) in singing, playing (an instrument) and dance is called taal. 

6. Sam: The first beat of a taal is called the sam. (Taal Rupak is the only taal that has a khaali in its first beat.) 

7. Khaali (kaal): Usually, the first beat after half the number of total beats in a taal (or first beat after half-cycle) is called khaali. 

8. Maatra: (Beat) The basic unit in which taal is measured is called maatra. (Just as music is measured using taals, taals are measured using maatras (beats). 

9. Taali (Thokaa): When we keep the taal, the beat on which we clap is called taali. (A taal has two types of khands—(1) “bhari ke khand” (2) “khaali ke khand” (khands with khaali). Of these, to show the bhari ke khand, the clap we give on the first beat of that khand is called taali. For example, teentaal has taalis on beats 1,5,13; therefore, when we keep teentaal, we clap on beats 1,5 and 13.) 

10. Swara: Certain sounds used in music (naads) are called swaras (notes). (These (swaras or notes) are sounds of specific frequencies. In Indian classical music, there are 7 basic notes— 

Sa (Shadaja), 

Re (Rishabh), 

Ga (Gandhar), 

Ma (Madhyam), 

Pa (Pancham), 

Dha (Dhaivat) and 

Ni (Nishaad). 

These 7 swaras are called “shuddha swaras” (ie, pure swaras). When Re, Ga, Dha and Ni are used below the pure note (ie at lower frequency), they are called “komal” swaras (ie, flat notes). However, Ma is used at a higher frequency, ) and then it is called “teevra madhyam” (Ma sharp). Thus, 7 pure notes, 4 flat notes (Re, Ga, Dha and Ni komal) and one sharp note (Ma teevra) make up 12 swaras or notes in music.