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Carnatic Music (243)
Tutor Marked Assignment
Max Marks: 20

Note: (i) All questions are compulsory. The marks allotted for each question are indicated against each question.
(ii) Write your name enrolment number, AI name, and subject on the top of the first page of the answer sheet.

1. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
(a) Specify the reasons that the Raga of Indian music have been always a fascination to the West. (See lesson-2)
(b) Identify the Raga that is easy for beginners to learn as the Swaras stand at balanced distances from one another and why. (See lesson-4)

2. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words:-
(a) Write any one difference between Janta Varisai and Sarali Varisai exercises. (See lesson-4)
(b) Specify the Svaras that should be arranged in proper ascending and descending order in Carnatic Music. (See lesson-2)

3. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
(a) Identify the musical instruments (any four) that musicians worship on various occasions for the best music out of it. (See lesson-6)
(b) Name any two musical instruments whose sound is produced by setting strings into vibration. (See lesson-6)

4. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
(a) ‘Alankaras are used to embellishing the Raga in Indian music’, specify in your own words. (See lesson-4)
(b) Explain that the ‘Abhyasa Gana enables the student of music to gain proficiency in both rhythmic and melodic aspects of music.’ (See lesson-4)

5. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
(a) Why did the drone instrument usually keep sounding from the beginning to the end of the performance in a concert? (See lesson-6)
(b) Relate a string instrument with a wind instrument used in Carnatic music and write in detail. (See lesson-6)

6. Prepare any one project of the following projects given below.
(a) Collect three photographs of String instruments and paste them into your project file. Now write in brief about each of these instruments. (See lesson 4)
(b) Visit your nearby library and collect any three books in Ragas and Talas each and write in your project file the authors’ names and the title of those books of Carnatic Music. (See lesson 2)