Syllabus: Grade Examination Vocal Grade I Grade - II 1. Sarali Varisaigal - Practicing in three speeds 1. Thattu Varisaigal - 3 speeds 2. Jandai Varisaigal - Practicing in three speeds 2. Alankarangal- Chatusra jati Eka Talam, tisra jati 3. Melsthayi Varisaigal - Practicing in three speeds tiripuda talam, chatusra Jati Rupaka talam 4. Sanchari geetham - 2 3. Sanchari geetham - 2 5. Thevaram - 1 4. Swarajati - 1 6. Tamil Prayer song - 1 5. Thevaram - 1 7. Gurubrahma, Mooshika Vahana, Saraswathi - 6. Tirupugazh - 1 Slokas - 3 7. Nalayira Divya prabandam -1 Grade - III Grade - IV 1. Alankarangal 1. Tana varnam - 2 i. Samininne - Sankarabaranam - Adi i. Chatusrajati Dhuruva Talam - Practicing ii. Anname - Arabi - Adi in 3 speeds 2. Practice of Alankaras in the following ragas: ii. Chatusrajati Matya Talam - Practicing in 3 i. Sankarabaranam speeds ii. Hari kamboji iii. Misrajati Jampa Talam - Practicing in 3 iii. Kalyani speeds 3. Jatiswaram -1 iv. Kandajati Ata Talam - Practicing in 3 4. Tamil Krithis -4 speeds 5. Sri Tyagaraja Kritis -2 6. Kavadichindu -1 2. Lakshana Geetham - 1 7. Thevaram -1 3. Jatiswaram - 1 - Chakravakam - Rupakam - 8. Tiruppugazh -1 Tanjai Nalvar 4. Tana Varanam - 1 - [Ninnukori - Mohanam - Adi] 5. Keerthanaigal - 3 [Mayamalavagowla, Mohanam, Hamsadvani] 6. Thiruvarutpa -1 7. National Integeration Song - 1 Page 1 of 3 Syllabus: Grade Examination Vocal Grade - V Grade - VI 1. Practice of Alankaras in following ragas: 1. Jatiswaram - Ragamalika - Misrachapu - Tanjai a) Todi nalvar b) Mohanam 2. Tana Varnam -2 c) Hamsathvani a) Valachi - Ragamalika - Adi d) Pantuvarali b) Karunimpa - sahana - Adi 2. Jatiswaram - 1 3. Ata tala Varnam - 1 [Vasantha - Rupakam - Tanjai Nalvar] [Chalamela - Sankarabaranam - Kantajati] 3. Tanavarnam -1 4. Purandara dasar Keerthanai -1 a) Sarasuda - Saveri - Adi 5. Keerthanaigal in following ragas with ragam, b) Evvari - Abohi - Adi and kalpana swaram practice: 4. Ata tala varnam - 1 [Nera Nammi - Kanada] a) Amirtha Varshini 5. Krithis in Following ragas: b) Keeravani a) Kanada c) Karahara Priya b) Vasantha d) Pantuvarali c) Kamas e) Revathi d) Abogi f) Nattakurinji e) Hamsathvani 6. Javali - 1 f) Simhendra Madhyamam 7. Tillana - 1 6. Alwar Pasuram - 1 8. Kavadichindu -1 7. Aandal Thiruppavai - 1 8. Thevaram - 1 9. Thiruppugazh - 1 Grade - VII Grade - VIII 1. Jatiswaram - Saveri - Rupakam - Tanjai Nalvar 1. Tana Varnam – 2 2. Gana Raga Pancharatnam Krithi - 1 a) Vanajakshi - Kalyani - Adi [Nattai - Jagadananda] b) Sari yo Nee - Begada - Adi 3. Ragamalika - 1 Arabi manam - Adi 2. Ata tala Varnam -1 4. Tanavarnam - 2 [Vanajakshi - Reetigowla - Kantajati] 5. Ata tala varnam - 1 3. Pada Varnam -1 [Viriboni - Bairavi - Kantajati] [Tanjai Nalvar (or) Dhandayutapani Pillai] 6. Krithis in following ragas with ragam and 4. Gana Raga Pancha ratna kriti kalpanaswaram practice: (Arabi - Sadhinchane) a) Kamboji 5. Practice / Exercise in the following Kirthana, b) Nattai ragas & Kalpanaswaras c) Saveri a) Kalyani d) Ananda bairavi b) Thodi e) Bairavi Dharmavathi f) Hemavathi Sankarabaranam g) suruti c) Reethigowlai h) Behag 6. Practice One vilambakala kirthana in above 7. Dhasar Padam - 1 mentioned ragas 8. Ashtapathi - 1 a) Thillana - 1 9. Thevaram - 2 b) Kilikkanni - 1 10. Thiruppugazh -2 c) Thiru Arutpaa - 1 d) Meerabhajan - 1 e) Tharanngam - 1 f) Thevaram g) Nattupura Padalgal Page 2 of 3 Syllabus: Grade Examination Vocal Theory Theory 1. Seven Svara-s and its Expansions 1. Details of the Following 2. Short notes for the following terms : a) Sanjari Geetham a) Nadham b) Padavaranam b) Sruthi c) Thevaram c) Swarasthanam d) Thiruppugazh d) Arohanam 2. Seven (Saptha) Thala-s and its Expansions e) Avarohanam 3. Structure of Seventy Two Melakaratha-s f) Purvangam Scheme g) Uttarangam 4. Folk Music 3. Explain the Following: 5. Seat of Music: a) Gitam a) Thanjavur b) Swarajathi b) Mysore c) Jathiswaram c) Thiruvithankore d) Varnam 6. Raga lakshana-s for the following Raga-s 4. Musical Instruments: a) Bairavi a) Thambura b) Mohanam b) Veenai c) Keeravaani c) Violin d) Reethigowlai d) Flute 7. Explain: e) Mridangam a) Thiruppavai 5. Ragalakshanam for the following Ragams: b) Thiruvempavai a) Mayamalavagowlai b) Thodi, karaharappriya c) Sankarabharanam d) Kalyani 6. Biography for the following Vakkeyakar-s a) Muthuthandavar b) Thirugnanasambandar c) Thirunavukkarasar Page 3 of 3 .