Module 10

Listening literacy

Following a concert by its structure: items, raga, tala, improvisation and ensemble.

1. 1. What each item of a concert is for

   Following a concert by knowing what each item does in the evening.

2. 2. Hearing the raga and the tala

   The drone, the raga and the tala cycle as things to listen for.

3. 3. Inside a song and an improvisation

   From alapana to kriti, the sections of a song, niraval, kalpanaswara and the percussion solo.

4. 4. The ensemble in conversation

   How the violin, drone and percussion respond to the main performer.