Parivadini Lec Dems - Nov 2014

[parivadini]

What would you like to listen to in the forthcoming Parivadini Lecdem series in November? The most interesting and affordable topics would not only be featured, the ideators can win some cool prizes too. Keep the ideas flowing.

[munirao2001]

My suggestions are:
1. "AMS Easy Methods" in learning and practicing Carnatic Music by Sri Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma, Hyderabad.
2. "Writing of Carnatic Music compositions for orchestration and its presentation" by Shri Rajkumar Bharati, Sri Ilaya Raja, Sri A.R.Rahman and Sri Praveen Rao, Bengaluru
3. "Contemporary composers compositions in Carnatic Choir" by MBS Madras Choir-taking Carnatic Music to uninitiated rasikas for CM appreciation and outreach.
4. "Film Music compositions-classical & popular based on Carnatic Music, in classical and pure form of Carnatic Music" -by Sri Sriram Parasuram and Smt.Anuradha Parasuram.

munirao2001

[Rsachi]

Parivadini,
I feel that there are not sufficient resources to understand the width and depth of Carnatic compositions, which are presented in Carnatic concerts. One way is to format it more like a discussion among say 3 leading musicians (vocalists and instrumentalists) who can take up a raga or a theme and sing and illustrate different compositions in that area.

[munirao2001]

Some more suggestions:
5. "Beyond Trinity, Murali gaana-abheda and bheda vaisishtitha "-Sangitakalanidhi Dr.Balamuralikrishna compositions, panel discussions- Dr.B.M.Sundram & BMK's disciples
6. "Trinity Raaga bhaavam in prasidha and aprasidha ragas " by Sangitakalanidhi R.Vedavali or Sri Vijay Siva or Sri Neyveli Santanagopalan.
7. "Vocal accompaniment to instrumental-Veena, Chitraveena, Mandolin, Violin, Viola, Flute, Nagasvaram and Saxophone, Scope and techniques" panel discussion-Sri Chitraveena Ravikiran,Dr.Narmada Gopalakrishnan, Dr.Sowmya, Sri Neyveli Santanagopalan, Sri Sanjay Subramanian, Smt. Bombay Jayashri and Sri Sashank
8. "Different strokes and strikes, insights in TMK's Southern Music, Karnatic music story" panel discussion by Sri S.R.Janakiraman, Sri P.S.Narayanaswami, Sri T.N.Seshagopalan, Sri H.K.Venkatram, Sri G.Ravikiran and Sri Rithwik Raja
9. "Keertana and Naama Sankirtana, raaga and anuraaga" by Sri Udayalur K. Kalyanarama Bhagavathar or Sri O.S.Arun
10." Carnatic Music, compositions for age rage" by Dr.Satyavathi & Disciples
11. "Bejawada, center of musical excellence, past and present " by Sri Malladi Suri Babu with Sri Malladi Sriramkumar and Sri Malladi Ravikumar.

munirao2001

[cacm]

I would like to suggest DR.M.Narmadha lec/dem type Vocal/Violin concert/s on the following subjects:
1)Classical Carnatic Music 2) Classical Hindusthani Music 3) "cross fertilization" between both systems in Concerts North & South Indian 4) INFLUENCES ON "LIGHT" &FILM MUSIC.
Ravikiran on ANY MUSICAL SUBJECT he wants to talk about.
BOTH ARE "FOUNTAINS OF KNOWLEDGE" AT A RESEARCH LEVEL. VKV

[munirao2001]

Thanks to VKV Sir's suggestion, you may also consider:
12) "Dakshinottaradakshina" - Select compositions in both the systems of music set to bandish and keertana form, with appreciation of salient features" by Sri TVG Sir, Sri Chitraveena Ravikiran or Dr.Narmada Gopalakrishnan or Dr.Sriram Parasuram and Smt.Anuradha Sriram.
13) "Open House" Q& A on Carnatic Music, its many aspects and practices- Interactive session between Practitioners and stakeholders. Practitioners-Teacher, Musicologist, scholar, Musician-vocal and instrumental. Stakeholders-Rasikas, Event managers, Institutional, Media-print & visual with both editor and critic.
14) "Accoustics and Sound Engineering and management for Carnatic Music concert experience" by an eminent architect/accoustics & sound engineer also, a rasika.
15) "AESTHETICS, SOUL OF ART MUSIC "by Sri T.N.Seshagopalan or Sri Neyveli Sanatanagopalan or Sri T.M.Krishna

Rest for the Nov 2015,16

munirao2001

[Nick H]

I request that when lecdems are announced, the language in which they will be delivered should be stated.

This is not only for foreign duffers like me: so many Indians from other states come in December too.

[drmnarmadha96]

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" would like to suggest DR.M.Narmadha lec/dem type Vocal/Violin concert/s on the following subjects:
1)Classical Carnatic Music 2) Classical Hindusthani Music 3) "cross fertilization" between both systems in Concerts North & South Indian 4) INFLUENCES ON "LIGHT" &FILM MUSIC.
Ravikiran on ANY MUSICAL SUBJECT he wants to talk about.
BOTH ARE "FOUNTAINS OF KNOWLEDGE" AT A RESEARCH LEVEL. VKV[/color]

namashkarji
i wish to express that i am provileged for these comments and be a part of this discussion sharing my humble views and knowledge. but i need to know the seesion timings due to my violin solo concert schedules.
musically, Dr.M.Narmadha

[Sivaramakrishnan]

1. Music therapy: Myth or reality?

2.Voice Culture / therapy : is it relevant to Carnatic music?

[Rsachi]

Brainwaves for lec-dem topics:
Sound system failure mode analysis.
How many things can go wrong in the mike/speaker settings and what is the root cause analysis.
Tools for fixing issues real time.
Accompaniment vs main loudness level.
Hi Mid Lo Reverb Balance.
Electronic tambura and its effects on mike adjustments.
Crying shame: monitor misadjustments.
Should sabhas have mike system ratings given by audiences?
Loudness level and hearing impairment.
Voice culture vs noise culture.

[Nick H]

2.Voice Culture / therapy : is it relevant to Carnatic music?

Suggested subtitles...

...and if not, why not?


...should Cartnatic vocalists learn how to actually sing

[satyabalu]

Chittaiswarams in vogue and rare from the authentic padantharam.
Padavarnams,
Lakshana geethams and raga lakshanas.
Ragas handled by different vaggeyakaras in their compositions.say Kalyani,Todi.
OVK Sapthrathnas .
Swarakshara prayogam in Dikshidar kriti.
Dikshidhar Ramayanam.
Madhyamakalam in sahithyam.
Similar ragas.
Common mistakes in diction sangathi and Ragas.
Pancharatna Kritis.
Dikshidhar navavarnam
Dikshidhar
Neelothpala Kritis.
Siva and His myriad forms.
Kshetra kritis .The disciples to be trained to perform while artist doing Lec dem to concentrate on explanations.
Rasikas giving unique and popular suggestion for topic selection may be suitably honoured.

[Shyamala Rangarajan]

Violin playing techniques remain a mystery for most of us - the simple rasikas. Let us have a LecDem by an exponent in violin playing like Sri Ganesh & Sri Kumaresh. Incidentally their LecDem in the Music Academy, during the last years season was brilliant.

[Rsachi]

When it comes to violin techniques, we can think of many outstanding exponents... IN addition to GK.

[semmu86]

- Maybe one on "HarikathA", explaining the various intricacies of the art, its origin, its illustrious predecessors, Future for this diminishing divine art etc., . - By Shri. Kalyanapuram Aravamudhan. My choice being so, for he remains probably the only vidhwAn to practice this great art in its purest undiluted form.

Or Maybe on the Legacy of Shri. Embar Vijayaraghavachariar :: His role on taking HarikathA to prominence - By Shri. Kalyanapuram Aravamudhan or by Shri. B.M.Sundaram.

[cacm]

I like both SMT.Kamalamoorthy& Sri. Kalyanapuram A to cover this subject as the others mentioned are only so-so in my view. Also between them they can cover the subject best. YOU SHD. ask Prameela Gueumurthy to preside as her exellent Ph.D. THESISIS was this subject. VKV