Basic Sarale Varase

This course comprises of the fundamental exercises that are needed to get you started with a lifetime of learning singing in the Carnatic style. It consists of videos introducing you to the concepts of sruti, tanpura, svara and svarasthana, exercises to practise single svaras and sarali svaras of different complexities. All the exercises are in the scale structure of the raaga Mayamalavagowla. These are the first exercises any student of Carnatic music would practise.


Course contents

Prakriti Svaras

Sruti

How to choose your Sruti?

Sa (Short)

Sa (Long)

Pa (Short)

Pa (Long)

Sa’ (Short)

Sa’ (Long)

Sa Pa Sa’ (Short)

Sa Pa Sa’ (Long)

Beginner Sarali Svaras (Slow)

Svara

Svarasthana

Sarali Svaras

Arohana and Avarohana

Focus on Ri and Ni

Focus on Ga and Da

Focus on Ma and Pa

Focus on Longer Svaras (Slow)

Ma and Pa

Da and Ga

Ni

Beginner Sarali Svaras (Medium)

Arohana and Avarohana

Focus on Ri and Ni

Focus on Ga and Da

Focus on Ma and Pa

Focus on Longer Svaras (Medium)

Ma and Pa

Da and Ga

Ni

Beginner Sarali Svaras (Fast)

Arohana and Avarohana

Focus on Ri and Ni

Focus on Ga and Da

Focus on Ma and Pa

Focus on Longer Svaras (Fast)

Ma and Pa

Da and Ga

Ni