ACADEMY of FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION In

ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION in

CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 23 rd April 2011

Diploma Year 2 (Former Grade Five) Total time: Two and half hours

YOUR FULL NAME: ______

YOUR REGISTRATION NO .______

You must answer both parts of the examination paper. Part One must be answered on the question paper and Part Two must be answered on separate ruled answer paper provided to you. Only exception : Diagram should be labelled on the diagram itself.

Part One Raga and Melakarta scheme Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the terms given in brackets:

1. The Arohanam of ragam Khamas is ______(srgmpmDns, smgmpdns, sgrgmndmnns)

2. If the serial number of Naganandini is 30, What is the serial number of Chitrambari ______(63, 66, 69)

3. The mela mnemonic of Simhendramadhyamam is ______(Disi Go, Brahma go, Aditya Go).

4. The first mela in the 72 Melakarta chart is ______raga.

5. The total askharas of Khantajati Jhampai tala is equal to the serial number of the Melakarta raga ______(Thodi, Dhenuka, chakravakam).

Musical Instrument Underline the correct term in brackets:

6. Mridhangam is a Pradhana Tala Vadyam (Yes / No)

7. There are 26 frets on the Veena (Yes / No)

8. The first string on the Veena is tuned to Mandra Pa (Yes / No)

9. Ghatam is made of Jack wood or Margosa wood (Yes / No)

10. Kanjira can be compared to Tambourine. (Yes / No) (10 x 2 = 20 marks)

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 23 rd April 2011

Diploma Year 2 - Part One (contd.) – Must be answered on this Question Paper

Composers Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the terms given in brackets:

11. Jeyadevar was the composer of ______(Navagraha Kriti, Ashtapadi, Swarajati)

12. Telugu opera composer ______(Sri Thyagaraja, Gopalakrishna Bharatiyar, Arunachala Kavirarayar)

13. Muttuswamy Dikshitar used ______as his mudra. (Syamakrishna, Balakrishnan, Guruguha)

14. The composer of Thirupukazh is ______(Arunachala Kavirayar, Gopalakrishna Bharati, Arunagirinathar)

15. Arunachala Kavirayar’s compositions were in ______language (Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil)

General topics

16. Alapana is not found in the rendering of ______(Kriti, Kirtana, Ashtapadi)

17. The anya swara in Khamas is ______(Mandyama 2, Nishadam 2, Dhaivatam 2)

18. The most commonly used tala in Carnatic music is ______(Rupaka, Ata, Adi)

19. Highest number of akshras is found in ______Sankirna jati duruva tala (29, 20, 22)

20. Eduppu in Ata tala Varnams is ______(Anagatam, Ateetam, Samam).

(10 x 3 = 30 marks)

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 23 rd April 2011

Part Two must be answered on separate ruled answer paper. Please write your full name and your Registration number on your answer script.

Diploma Year 2 Part Two - Answer all questions

1. Write the raga lakshanas with sancharams, graphs and two (2) compositions of any two (2) ragas from the list given below. The ragas should be from your Diploma Year 2 syllabus

i. Mela raga with Suddha swaras ii. Shadava vakra sampurna raga iii. Raga in Netra sri chakra iv. Raga in Disi sri chakra v. Any Prati Madyama Melakarta Raga (12 marks)

2 Write a life history of any one of the following vaageyakaras: Shyama Sastri Muttuswamy Dikshitar Arunachala Kavirayar., You should write with examples of two (2) of his compositions and his special contribution to Carnatic Music. (10 marks)

3. From the diagrams of musical instruments given on page 4, choose either one Pradana Vadya or two Upa Vadyas. Name the chosen instrument(s), mark and name the different parts of the instrument(s). Name two prominent Vidwans past or present of the chosen instrument(s) (10 marks)

4. Write the swara sahitya notation of two avartams of the Pallavi or Anu Pallavi of an Ata tala Varnam

Jhampai Tala Varnam with details of raga, tala, Arohana-Avarohana, Tala angams and composer’s name. (12 marks)

5. From the 72 Melakarta scheme choose any chakra. Give the name of the chakra, names of the ragas, the serial numbers, and the swara mnemonics of the ragas in the chosen chakras.

Choose one Suddha Madyama Raga or one Prati Madyama Raga from the 72 Melakarta chart. Write the name of the chosen raga, with its chakra name, serial number and swara mnemonics. (6 marks)

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 23 rd April 2011 Grade 5 (contd.)

Part 2 Question 4: Diagrams for labelling