Ragam
The terms used to describe the ascent and descent of a raga.
What is the aarohana and avarohana?
Eka, Triputa, Rupaka, Matya, Jhampa, Ata, Dhruva talams
What are the Sapta Talams?
What are the 7 main talams?
Composer who mainly composed songs on Lord Rama
Who is Saint Tyagaraja?
This double-headed, barrel-shaped drum is the primary percussion instrument in a Carnatic ensemble.
What is a mridangam?
This type of song has a raga, a thanam, and a pallavi with variations.
What is an RTP?
The first ragam any student learns.
What is Mayamalavagowla?
Tisra, Chatusra, Khanda, Mishra, Sankeerna
What are the 5 jaathis?
These three are the trinity of Carnatic Music.
Who are Shyama Shaastri, Thyagaraja, and Muthuswami Dikshitar?
This four stringed instrument provides the continuous drone.
What is a tanpura?
What is a vakra raga?
Most Carnatic Ganesha Krithis are in this ragam
What is Hamsadhwani?
The ending to the song, a rhythmic flourish
What is a theermanam?
He is known as the Sangeetha Pitamahaa
Who is Purandaradasa?
This pair of drums, though more common in Hindustani music, is sometimes used in certain Carnatic performances or fusion genres.
What is a tabla?
Having the ragam's name in the song.
The first melakarta ragam.
What is Kanakangi?
Chatusra nadai triputa talam
What is adi talam?
This composer used the mudra 'Guruguha'.
Who is Muthuswami Dikshitar?
This is a small circular instrument with one head and with small metal jingles on the side.
What is a kanjira?
Has six notes in both arohanam and avarohanam (Similar to audava raga, 5-5)
What is a shadava raga?
A ragam that has other notes, other than its parent raga.
What is a bhashanga raga?
Show me a tisra nadai triputa/adi talam (either one)
Good job.
A 19th-century composer and ruler of Travancore, he composed many kritis and varnams.
Who is Swathi Tirunal?
This is a 20 or 21 stringed instrument, close to the veena.
What is a chitraveena?
The first chakra's(has the first six melakartas) name.
What is Indu?