Workshop (noun): a brief seminar, meeting, or the like, in which a group of people engage in intensive discussion, the exchange of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques, skills, etc in a particular specialized field.
The term “workshop” in Carnatic music has today become synonymous w/ “class”; limited to the teaching of a number of kritis, however rare or specialized. But the workshop series conducted by Vidwan Sri TM krishna both in the Bay Area and Boston in fall 2011 will truly be a group discussion, an exchange of ideas. They will be highly interactive. The demonstration and application of techniques will involve singing and questioning on the part of participants.
- Bay Area: w/
- Swara Lahari
- Ragamalika School of Music (Artistic Director, Asha Ramesh)
- Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya (Artistic Director, Latha Sriram)
- Boston: by
STRUCTURE, PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF A CONCERT
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Session 1: Compositions
- Bay Area
- Ohlone College, Newark
Oct 20th
5pm-9pm
- Boston
- LearnQuest
Nov 4th
$150/ person
Will cover different types of compositions; their structure/form, construction and presentation. This includes the idea of patantharam, discipline and respect to form. This discussion will also include the idea of ragam, thalam, and composers..
Session 2: Manodharma Sangeetham
- Bay Area
- Ohlone College, Newark
Oct 22nd
9am-4pm
- Boston
- LearnQuest
Nov 5th
$275/ per person (Session 1+2)
Will cover all aspects of manodharma sangeetham (including RTP) from techniques on how to develop it, and how to increase imagination (especially using compositions as the basis). It will cover both laya (mathematical aspects, etc) and raga (how to approach different types of ragams) in manodharmam singing.
Session 3: Bringing it all Together
- Bay Area
- Ohlone College, Newark
Oct 23rd
9am-4pm
- Boston
- LearnQuest
Nov 6th
$500/ per person (Session 1+2+3) , $400/ per person (Session 2+3)
Will cover the idea, structure and presentation of a concert; what we need to understand as performers, dynamics in terms of other artists on stage, and dynamics vis-à-vis the audience. An important aspect of this discussion is individuality within the traditional framework.
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ESSENCE OF A RAGAM
A ragam is more than just the sum of its swarams, its arohanam and avorahanam. In this workshop, Sri TM Krishna will delve into the essence of a ragam; the flavor and emphasis of different types of ragams based on their history and context. This ties in directly to how we can approach ragam development in our own singing.
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Fee:
- Boston, Masachussets
- LearnQuest Academy of Music, Waltham
Thursday Nov 3rd
$100/person
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