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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online course is a study about the various aesthetic and technical aspects involved in Carnatic music. The students of this course will get exposure to the features and fine characteristics that make Carnatic music remarkable. This free online training is provided by the Swayam portal with the ‘National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)’. The classes are held online in a virtual environment for eight weeks.

The course instructor for this elective program is academically and professionally trained Carnatic music singer, Prof. Lakshmi Sreeram who teaches Carnatic and Hindustani music at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. The candidates of this online program are delivered with a conceptual understanding of the musical elements and the essence of Carnatic music.

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification course enables students to receive the course certificate after completing the course of study with credit points, and several resources such as books and references.

The Highlights

Online mode
Elective program
Eight weeks training
IIT faculty
Undergraduate or Postgraduate level
Credit points
Course certificate

Programme Offerings

Online Classes
Course Modules
Weekly Assignments
Books
references
Final Exam
Credit Points
course certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	IIT Madras

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification fees refers to the exam registration fee paid for the certification exam and the course is provided for free.

Appreciating Carnatic Music fee structure

Program Fee	Nil
Exam Registration Fee	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Certificate qualifying details

The candidates of the ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online training course will become eligible for the course certificate by scoring a minimum of 25% in the internal assessments, 75% in the final exam, and completing all the course modules in this course.

What you will learn

Technical skillsKnowledge of historyKnowledge of Music

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification syllabus is developed for the students to know about the features and constituent elements of Carnatic music. The students of this course will be able to gain insights into the improvisational skills of musicians, the elegance of Carnatic music, the history and account of Carnatic musicians, and its difference from the western classical music.

Who it is for

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online certification course is for any individual who wishes to learn about the significance and various features of Carnatic music. The professionals such as musicologists, singers, audio engineers, music producers, and vocalists will benefit from this course.

Admission Details

The admission for the ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certification by Swayam is done by registering for the course online through the course website.

Step 1: Go to the course page using the link,

https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs95/preview

Step 2: Click on the ‘Register/Sign-In’ option.

Step 3: Fill in the details.

Step 4: Follow the instructions and complete the course.

Application Details

The ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ online certification course requires the candidates applying for the course to enter their Swayam account details or sign in using their Google, Facebook, or Microsoft account details.

The Syllabus

Variety of Music in India – Folk, popular, religious, and classical music.

The 12 pitches or swara sthana-s
The scale - natural or just tempered scale as opposed to the equal or even-tempered scale.

What makes for a raga – Swara (note/tone), gamaka (embellishment), pidi (phrase), Graha, Nyasa, Jeeva swaras.
Variety of raga-s and their classification. The 72 melakarta schema

Concepts of the avartanam, samam, and eduppu
Suladi sapta tala schema

Composers - the Carnatic trinity and their contribution; before them and after them
Kinds of composition: Varnam, Kriti, Padam, Javali.
Bhakti and Carnatic Music

What is the nature of improvisation in Carnatic music; various kinds of improvisation - alapana, neraval, Swara prastara, and tanam.
The RTP - Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi.

The meshing of the compositional and improvisational aspects.

Its unique nature in Carnatic music.

Aesthetic and technical aspects.

Evaluation process

This free online course requires the students to write the certification exam conducted at the end of the course to get the ‘Appreciating Carnatic Music’ certificate. The end-term proctored exam is written from the allotted exam center after registration and payment for the exam. The candidates should get at least 70% (30/75) in the exam to qualify for the certification.