Tuesday, December 1, 2009

VAKRA NOTES

VAKRA NOTES

In proceeding from a certain notes to an another notes when we don't go straight to that notes but to a notes bellow it proceed from that note to that required note,we go in vakra fation. An example could be given in the notes group "PA,DA,NI,SA,".The singer wants to go from "PA" to "SA" but with out going straight to "SA". He goes from "PA" to "NI" and comes again to "DA" and goes to upper "SA". Here "NI" note can be shown as the vakra note or in other words,If we starts from a particular note in another note eather or ascent or discent and come back to the straighting note again.Then the middle note or the turning note will be call Vakra notes.

THANA

Thana is a slow or fast movements of note sung or played in raga different forms or developing raga.Thans are sung different layers.

ALANKARA OR PALTA

The specific pattern of a certain group of notes can be called Alankara. They are described as paltas too. Students of music must practise lot of paltas. As they gived good swara and raga gnana as well as breath control. Alankaras beautiful raga.

KOMAL

When a shudda notes sound gets reduce by half a tone it becomes komal such notes is shown is music by a short line written .

TEEVRA

When the sound of certain swara, gets increased by one half it is called a Teevra note. It is shown in music by employing a short line over it. There is only one Teewara note in the saptak.

STHAI

The first part of a classica; compossition is called
Sthai.

ANTHARA

The second part of a song or an imstrumentale compossition is called Anthara. It comes after Sthai.

MATHRA

The unit of mesurement of time in music is called mathra.
According to the speed of singing or playing, the duration of a matragets varied:A tala is showed according to the number of Mathra.

VIBHAG

The various parts of a tala are called Vibhags.

AVARTAN

The duration of a certain tala, from it's first matra to the last matra of that thala, can be called an Avarthan.

SAMAGRAHA

The 1st matra of a certain tala is called the SAMAGRAHA. In sinigng and instrumental playing.It's shown with more forcce than ny other Vibhags. This is the most importan place in a tala. It is then first matra of a tala also. Here the Samagraha is shown be a cross an it is the sigin used for showing the Samagraha.

KHALI

Kali means blank a place where. Tal beats are not shown is called khali sthana.his is tha weakst point in a tala. It is shown in music by a circle. In practice it is shown by separation of hands. There is no Aghat on khal.The following example will larify khali.

BHARI

The place in the tala where beat of hands are shown, is termed bhari. It is also called Anutala.

VILAMBA

This is the first in order of the 3 generall layas used in music. The speed of movements of matras in this beat is verry slowed.This beat is twice slower than the middle beat.

MADYA

This is the medium place movement of matras in the tala. This beat is twice as past as Vilamba Laya (Lower Beat).

DRUT

This is fast speed of the movement of matras in the tala. This laya is twice as fast as madya laya(middle beat). Drut beat is employed in vocal and instrumental music as well as in dansing.

GANA SAMAYA

The particular time set for playing or singing particular rag in music is called Gana Samaya.


No comments:

Post a Comment