(Estd. U/S 3 of UGC Act 1956) Coimbatore-64
Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women University (Estd. u/s 3 of UGC Act 1956) Coimbatore-641043, Tamilnadu, India MA.MUSIC (Two year program with Practicals) Scheme of Instruction and Examination For the students admitted from 2018-2019 & onwards Part Subject Name of the Hrs of Scheme of Examination code paper/ instruction/week Duration CIA CE Component of Exam Total Credit Theory Practic al FIRST SEMESTER I Theory of 5 - 3 40 60 100 3 17MMUC01 Indian Music –I I 17MMUC02 Biography-I 4 - 3 40 60 100 3 I History of 4 - 3 40 60 100 3 17MMUC03 Indian Music-I I Concert Forms- 5 - 3 40 60 100 4 17MMUC04 Theory I Kalpitha - 5 3 40 60 100 4 17MMUC05 Sangeetha - Practical-I I Compositions of - 5 3 40 60 100 4 Tamil 17MMUC06 Composers - Practical-II II 17MSXCS1 CSS - 2 - 25 25 - SECOND SEMESTER I History of - 3 40 60 100 3 17MMUC07 Indian Music-II 4 I Research - 3 40 60 100 3 Methodology 5 17MMUC08 in Music (Theory) I 4 - 3 40 60 100 4 17MMUC09 Operas and Dance dramas
I Nadopasana - 5 3 40 60 100 4 Kritis of 17MMUC10 Tyagaraja- Practical-III I Musical - 5 3 40 60 100 4 17MMUC11 Compositions - Practical- IV I 1 - - - - 100 2 17MMUC12 Mini Project II 17MMUM01 MOOC ------2
I 17MMUI01 Inter 2 2 3 40 60 100 4 disciplinary Course II 17MSXCS1 CSS - 2 3 25 50 75 1
Part Subject code Name of the paper/ Hrs of Scheme of Examination Component instruction/week Theory Practical Duration CIA CE Total Credit of Exam Internship during summer vacation for one month THIRD SEMESTER I 17MMUC13 Musicology 4 - 3 40 60 100 3 I 17MMUC14 Ragalakshanam 4 - 3 40 60 100 3 I Lakshanagranda 4 - 3 40 60 100 3 17MMUC15 (open book course) I Theory of Indian 5 - 3 40 60 100 3 17MMUC16 Music - II I Manodharma - 5 3 40 60 100 4 17MMUC17 Sangeetha- Practical-V I Tamil - 1 3 40 60 100 4 Composition (Self 17MMUC18 study) Practical - VI 17MMUI019 Musical - 5 3 40 60 100 4 Compositions- Practical -VII
17MMUM01 Multi disciplinary 2 - 3 40 60 100 2 Course II 17MMUC20 Internship - - - - - 2 II Professional - - - 40 60 - 2 certification FOURTH SEMESTER I Hindusthani 5 3 40 60 100 2 17MMUC21 Music and its Musical Forms 6 - - 6 - 17MMUC22 Thesis 1 - - - -
TOTAL 87
Professional Certification Course (any semester except 1st or out of Class hours) MOOC (any semester except 4th semester)
Other courses offered by the Department
17MMUP01 -Professional Certification Course – Digital Audio Editing 17MMUI01 -Inter Disciplinary Course – Sacred and Patriotic songs in different languages 17MMUM01-Multi Disciplinary Course – Life history of eminent musicians MOOC-Appreciating Carnatic Music
Theory of Indian Music –I
Paper-1
SEMESTER – 1 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC01 No.of credits: 3
Unit I Rare Ragas handled by Musical Trinities
Unit II Analysis of live Concerts of prominent artists (self study)
Unit III 72 Melakarta
Unit IV Mela,Mela paddahathi,Mela nomenclature
Unit V Musical references in Ancient Music-Vedas, Puranas, Ramayana, Mahabharatha
Biography –I
Paper-2
SEMESTER-1 Hours of Instructions / week: 4 17MMUC02 No.of credits: 3
Unit I Bharadrachala Ramadas, Subbarama Dikishitar.
Unit II Pallavi Seshaiyar,Pattnam Subramaniyer.
Unit III Poochi Srinivasaiyangar, Mysore Vasudevacharya.
Unit IV Thirukkodikaval Krishnaiyar, Sadasiva Brahmendiral.
Unit V Veenai Seshanna,Maha Vaidhya Nadhaiyar. (Self Study).
History of Indian Music Paper-3
SEMESTER-1 Hours of Instructions / week: 4 17MMUC03 No.of credits: 3 .
Unit I Musical Inscriptions of Pallava and Chola period
Unit II A study of Kudamuzha
Unit III Music in Temples
Unit IV Origin and development of Yazh and its varieties
Unit V A detailed study of Melattur and Tirukkutralak Kuravanji Natakam (Self Study) Concert Forms- Theory
Paper-4 SEMESTER-1 Hours of Instruction / week: 5 17MMUC04 No.of.credits:4
Unit I Study of Varnam and its varieties.
Unit II Detailed study of Kriti and Kirtana
Unit III Study of Padam, Javali, Tillana ,Ragamalika
Unit IV Concert Paddhathi
Unit V Katcheri Dharma Kalpitha Sangeetha – Practical-1
Paper-5
SEMESTER-1 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC05 No.of.credits: 4
UnitI Ata tala Varnam-1 Unit II Group Kriti (Swathi Tirunal)-1 Unit III Utsava Sampradaya Kritis-4 Unit IV Gopala Krishna Bharathi -2 Unit V Tiruppugazh -4(Self Study)
Compositions of Tamil Composers- Practical-II
Paper-6
SEMESTER-1 Hours of Instruction / week: 5 17MMUC06 No.of.credits:4
Unit I Any two Composition of Muthu Thandavar
Unit II Any two Composition of Marimutha Pillai
Unit III Any two Composition of Aruachalakavirayar
Unit IV Any two Composition of Papanasam Sivan(Self Study)
Unit V Any two Composition of Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyar
History of Indian Music-II Paper-7
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 4 17MMUC07 No.of.credits:3
Unit: Contents:
1 Sources for the Musical History of India 2 Time Theory of Ragas (self study) 3 Musical Mnemonics
4 Evolution of Musical forms
5 Forms in Sacred Music: Their Evolution
Research Methodology in Music- Theory
Paper-8
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC08 No.of.credits:3 Unit: Contents:
1. Definition of Research problem 2. Synopsis – Definition and its Importance
3. Methods of Data Collection, Observation , Questionnaire , Schedule , Interview
4. Manuscripts and Books , Journals and Magazines
5. Primary and Secondary Sources and their Importance in research
Operas and Dance Dramas Paper-9
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 4 17MMUC09 No.of.credits:4
Unit Contents
1 Rama Nataka Kirthanas of ArunachalaKavirayar (self study)
2. Prahalada Bhakthi Vijayam of Tyagarajar
3. Nandanar Charitram of
GopalaKrishnaBharathiyar 4. Azhaagar Kuravangi of kavikunjarabharathiyar 5. Music and Drama of Sankaradas Swamigal
Nadopasana kiritis of Tyagaraja - Practical -III
Paper-10
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC10 No.of.credits:4
Unit: Contents:
1. Nada Suda Rasa in the raga Arabhi – composed by Saint Thyagaraja (self study)
2. Sobillu in the raga JaganMohini, composed by Saint Thyagaraja
3. Sogasuga in the raga Sriranjani, composed by Saint Thyagaraja
4. Svararagasudha in the raga Sankarabhranam, composed by Saint Thyagara
5. Mokshamugalada in the raga Saramathi, composed by Saint Thyagaraja
Musical compositions- practical-IV
Paper-11
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC11 No.of.credits:4
Unit: Contents:
1. Any one Ata Tala varnas in the following ragas (a) Shankarabharanam (b) Kalyani (c) Kanada (d) Reetigowla
2. Any one Swarajathi in the following ragas
(a) Bhairavi (b) Todi (c) Yadukula kamboji
3. Any one Ghana raga pancharatna in the following ragas (a) Gowla (b) Arabhi (c) Varali
4. Any one of Tiruvottriyour PanchaRatnam in the following ragas
(a) Saveri (b)Begada (c) Sudha saveri (d) Kalyani
5. Any one krithis of modern composer(20th century)
(a) Papanasam Sivan (b)G. N. Balasubramaniam (c) Ambujam Krishna (d) M. D. Ramanadhan
Mini project
Paper-12
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week:1 17MMUC12 No.of.credits:2
Inter Disciplinary Course
Sacred and Patriotic songs in different languages (Theory)
SEMESTER –2 Hours of Instructions / week: 4(2T+2P) 17MMUI01 No.of.credits:4
Unit: Contents:
1. Introduction to sacred music. 2. Introduction to patriotic music. 3. Study of sacred musical forms like Tevaram, Thiruvachagam and Ashtapathi. 4. Biography of significant sacred music composers. 5. Biography of significant composers of patriotic songs. (Practical )
Unit: Contents: 1. a)Any two Patriotic Songs in Tamil b)Any two Patriotic Songs in Malayalam 2. a) Any four patriotic songs in Hindi b) Any one Patriotic song in Kannada and Telugu 3. Any two Patriotic songs of Bharathiyar 4. Any one songs of Tevaram Moovar 5. Any one Sacred songs of Tyagaraja Swami / Purandara Dasa
Musicology
Paper -13 4hrs/week No.of.credits:3 SEMESTER-3 17MMUC13
Unit Contents:
1 Music and physiology- Ear
2 Music and physiology- Larynx
3 Biography and Contribution of Tanjore Quartette to Carnatic music
4 Classical dances of India –Kuchupudi,Bharathanatyam,
5 Study of typical art forms of Kerala like Kathakali and Mohiniyattam
Ragalakshanam
Paper-14
4hrs/week
No.of.credits:3 SEMESTER-3
17MMUC14
Unit: Contents:
1. Todi, Purvikalyani, Chakravaham, Shanmuga Priya(self study)
2. Saveri, Simhendramadhyamam Sahana, lathangi
3. Hameerkalyani, Anandha Bhairavi Dhenuka, Vachaspati
4. Gowri Manohari, Hamsanandi, Sindubhairavi, Karaharapriya
5. Keeravani,Vasantha, Ranjani, Saranga, kaapi 12 hrs Lakshanagranda (open book course )
Paper - 15 SEMESTER-3 4 Hrs/Week No.of.credits:3 17MMUC15
Unit: Contents:
1 Natya Sastra of Bharatha (self study) 2 Bruhaddesi of Mathanga 3 Swarmelakalanidhi of Ramamathya 4 Sangeetha Ratnakara of Saranga Deva 5 Chaturdandi Prakasika of Venkatamakhi Theory of Indian Music –II
Paper-16
SEMESTER-3 5 Hrs/Week
No.of.credits:3 17MMUC16
Unit I
Advanced Knowledge of Musical Prosody, Padachcheda,Varieties of prasa, yamaka,yathi and swarakshara
Unit II
Tala and its place in Indian Music
a)Study of Margi and Desi Talas
b)Knowledge of 108 Talas
c)Navasandhi Talas in Temple Rituals.
d)Tala Dasa Pranas
Unit III Study of Lakshana Grandhas
a)Sangraha Choodamani
b)Sangeetha sapradaya
Unit IV Group Krithis of Tyagaraja, Dikshitar,Syamasastri and Swathi Tirunal
Unit Vs Folk Music and Prominent Folk Musical
Manodharma Sangeetha-Practical-V
Paper-17
SEMESTER-3 17MMUC17 5hrs/week
Unit: Contents:
1 Todi
2 Bhairavi
3 Kambhoji(self study)
4 Sankara bharanam
Tamil Compositions-Practical-VI (Self Study)
Paper-18
SEMESTER-3 17MMUC18 1hrs/week No.of credits Unit: Contents:
1 Appar,Sundarar,Sambandar- any 1 of each composer
2 Nalayira Divya Prabhandam- any 2 3 Arunachala Kavirayar- any 2
4 Gopala Krishna Bharathi- any 2(self study)
5 Tiruppugazh- any 2
Musical compositions-practical-VII
Paper-19
SEMESTER –3 Hours of Instructions / week: 5 17MMUC19 No.of.credits:4
Unit: Contents:
1. Any one Chouka kala kritis of any composer in the following major ragas (a) Kamboji (b) Saveri (c) Bhairavi (d) Purvi kalyani
2. Any one compositions of any composer in the following melakartha ragas
(a) Karaharapriya (b) Kalyani (c) Simhendra Madyamam (d) Lathangi
3. Any two compositions in the following minor ragas: (a) Sudha dhanyasi (b) Saama (c) Bahudari (d) Hamsadwani
4. Any one composition in the following audava ragas (a) Valachi (b) Mohanam (c) Madhyamavathi (d) Hindolam
5. Any onecomposition in the vakra ragas
(a) Begada (b) Ritigowla (c) Nattakurunji (d) Khamas
Multi Disciplinary Course
SEMESTER –3 Hours of Instructions : 30 (1 hrs/ week) 17MMUM01 No.of.credits:2
Unit: Contents:
1 MS Subbulakshmi
2 Pandit Ravishankar
3 Billie Hollday
4 Bhimsen Joshi
5 Palghat Mani Iyer
Internship
During Summer Vacation for one month Paper 20
SEMESTER-3 Hindustani music and its musical forms
Paper-21
SEMESTER-4 17MMUC21 5hrs/week
Unit: Contents:
1 Study of musical form like Dhrupad, Khayal and Tap 2 Thumri, Tarana and Gazal 3 Comparative study of significant Hindustani and Carnatic ragas 4 A short history of Hindustani music 5 Important Thats of Hindustani music
THESIS
17MMU22 SEMESTER-4
Paper-22