Composers & Trinity
Ragams
Theory
Talas & Laya
Mano dharma & performance
100

Grandfather of Carnatic Music," systematized graded exercises such as sarali varisai and jantai varisai.

Purandara Dasa


100

What is the 22nd melakartha

Karaharapriya

100

This melakartha number corresponds to Todi

What is 8

100

This tala has a language and two drug hams commonly used in concerts

Adi talam

100

Improvisation of Swaras while resolving to a target phrase in the composition

Kalpana swarams

200

Among the Carnatic Trinity, this composer composed the Pancharatna Kritis in Telugu.

St. Tyagarja

200

the ghana raga of  the first krithi jagadananda in the pancharatna krithi

what is Naatai

200

Expand the notes r g m p d and n

Rishabham gandharam madhyamam panchapman daivatham and nishadam

200

Kanda Jasti triputa talam has this many counts

9

200

The exploration of a raga without a rythym which typically precedes a krithi

Raga alapana

300

This composer created the Kamalamba Navavarna Kritis dedicated to Sri Chakra worship.

Dikshitar

300

This raga omits the notes m and n in the arohanam

What is Mohan am

300

This term refers to the note that the raga revolves around mostly

Jiva swara

300

This mathematical technique involves shifting the perceived starting note while maintains the tala cycle

graha bedlam 

300

 the acronym RTP stands for the major improvisational composition

Ragam Ganam pallavi

400

Who was the Trinity composer to compose three Swarajathis

syama Sastri

400

this 65 th Melaka radha with prati mandayam am is famous through Nidhi sala sukhama 

Kalyani

400

This classification divides the 72 melakartha into 12 groups of 6

Chakras

400

In a tani avartahanam  this concluding rhythmicpattern precedes the return of the krithi

Korvai

400

This technique changes the tone while preserving interval relationship yielding another raga

Graha bedham

500

what is Papanasam Sivan’s mudra

Ramadasa

500

This Ramji raga often referred to as the ’Queen of ragas’ Is often the central piece with elaborate alapana and tana presentations

Bhairavi

500

This concept describes a phrase that uniquely  identifies a raga

Prayoga

500

This laya concept refers to rendering to the same composition in multiple speeds while maintaining tala alignment

Trikalam

500

in RTP this echoing provided rhythmic pulsation without percussion , which precedes the pallavi

Tanam

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