Carnatic Music: Guidelines to students for practicing music

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Guidelines for Practice
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Practising Music
• Important to practise daily
• Early morning is most suitable for practice
• Practise both new and old lessons everyday
• Duration of at least an hour per day; could do in two half-
hour sessions morning and evening
• Practise singing phrases of music using syllable ‘ā’; known as
‘Akāra Sādhakam’

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Listening and Learning
• Gives you confidence in rendering a song or piece of music
• Helps you memorise and remember it for a long time
• Learn to pronounce the lyrics or sāhityam correctly, even if
playing an instrument; try to understand its meaning
• Listen to great musicians as often as you can; you will get a
better understanding of the raga structure and its elaboration
• Clear your doubts/questions in music with your teacher and
gain in-depth knowledge

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Benefits
• Enjoy and involve yourself while singing or playing
an instrument
• Performing from the heart gives an enjoyable
experience to share with your listeners
• Music brings joy, peace, calmness of mind on the
performer and listener
• Useful in therapy for improved health

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Presenter: Meera Raghu
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