CARNATIC MUSIC CERTIFICATE COURSE Syllabus – MRIDANGAM

First Year – Theory

1. History of Mridangam

2. Importance of Mridangam

3. Study of Sapta talas

4. Talangas (Shandgas), (Parts of Tala) and their signs and symbols

First Year – Practical

1. Preliminary exercises Chinnapala Varusalu – 10

2. Advanced exercises – 5 (Peddapala)

3. Sadhana Exercises

4. Reduction patterns (Taggimpu)

5. Recitation of sapta tala jatis by showing tala 

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SYLLABUS – MRIDANGAM
Second Year – Level 2 – Theory

1. Detailed study of Tala dasa pranas special focus to mukhyapranas

(a) kala , (b) Marga  (c) Kriya (d) Anga (e) Graha

2. Jati – Gati and their utility

3. Diagram of Mridangam and recognizing the different parts.

4. Manufacture of Mridangam.

5. Knowing the names of Mridangam Exponants of 20th century belonged to Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
a. Aswadhati Rmamurthy
b. Pudukkottai Manpundia pillai
c. Pudukkottai Dashina Murthy Pillai
d. Potluru Viraraghava Chowdari
e. Varnasi Ghantayya Sastry
f. Maremanda Varadachari
g. kuchibhotala vekateswara Sastri

6. Shadangas and their utility.

Second Year – Level 2 – Practical

1. Learning Five lessons in chaturasra jati triputa along with muktayi, Mohara and conclusion (mugimpu)
2. Learning (5) Five lessons in chaturasrajati,. Rupaka tala along with Mohara, Muktayi and
conclusion.
3. Playing technique of different brief ive) Jatis – reciting bols orally
4. Pancha (Fing of khanda chapu, Misrachapu talas and reciting bols in Trikala by showing
the tala.

5. Understand conclusions in a tala 

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Third Year – Level 3 – Theory

1. A detailed study of Taladasa Pranas exclusively upa pranas
(a). Jati (b).Kala (c). Laya (d). Yati. (e). Prastara

2. List of talas arise with the combination of Jati bheda in Sapta talas

3. A detailed catalogue of laya vadyas used in carnatic Music

4. Knowing the formula of Jati Trikala (Three speeds)

5. Study of Chaputalas

6. Writing notation to the prescribed lessons with signs and symbols

7. Biography and playing technique of the following Mridangam experts.
(a) Sri kolanka Venkata raju b) Sri Yalla Somanna (c) Sri Mullapudi Lakshmana Rao (d) Sri Mahadevu Radha krishna Raju (e) Sri Dharmala Ram murthy

8. Pancha gati (five) and their explanations.

CARNATIC MUSIC – CERTIFICATE COURSE
SYLLABUS – MRIDANGAM
Third Year – Level 3 – PRACTICAL

1. Learning (5) Five lessons in Misrachapu – tala along with reduction (Taggimpu), patterns, sadhana patterns, Muhara, Muktayi and conclusion.

2. Learning (5) Five lessons in Misrachapu tala along with reduction (Taggimpu) Patterns, Muhara, Muktyai and conclusion.

3. Recite and play the sapta tala Jatis in Trikala

4. To play and recite the pancha Jatis in Trikala

5. Preliminary lessons in Chaturasrajati Triputa tala set to two kalas in chowka kala by showing the tala.

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Fourth Year – Level 4 – Theory

1. The system of Anuloma and viloma
2. A study of Desadi and Madhyadi Talas
3. A study of shodasangas
4. A study of Visesha laghus
5. Scheme of 35 talas and their names
6. The method of calculating muktayis in different margams found in various talas with signs and symbols.
7. The biographies of contemporary Mridangam experts.

• 1. Late Sri Danda mudi Rammohana Rao
• 2. Sri. V. Kamalakar Rao
• 3. Late Sri. Mullapudi Sri Ram muthy
• 4. Sri Yalla Venkateswara Rao
• 5. Sri Vankakayala Narasimham
• 6. Late Sri. K. Veerabhadra Rao.

CARNATIC MUSIC – CERTIFICATE COURSE
SYLLABUS – MRIDANGAM
Fourth Year – Level 4 – PRACTICAL

1. Learning Five lessons in Chaturasrajati, Triputa Tala set in rendu kala chowkam along with
mohara, Muktayi and conclusion
2. Learning Five lessons in Trisrajati Triputa tala set in Ekakala along with Mohara, Mukyai
and conclusion
3. Learning 5 lessons in Khandajati Ata tala set in Eka kala along with muktayis
4. Tuning of Mridangam
5. Playing technique of Mrdangam accompaniment exclusively for vocal music
6. An understanding of misrajati Jhampa tala and khandajati Triputa Tala and explain the
method of calculating brief mukthayis to the talas.
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