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HINDUSTANI MUSIC (242)
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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) Write your viewpoints regarding the development of notes from the Vedic period to the present time. (See Lesson 1)
(b) Write any two characteristics of taal introduced by Indian musicians, which are still being explored by practitioners of other Indian classical music. (See Lesson 3)

2. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
(a) Define Ek Tala in your words. (See Lesson 3)
(b) What are the two main characteristics of the symbols that have been used by the Indian musicologists in the Notation of Hindustani music? (See Lesson 5)

3. Answer any one of the following questions in about 40-60 words.
(a) Alankaras’ beautifies music’. Justify in your own words. (See Lesson 5)
(b) Who is the author of Sangeet Ratnakar, and name the seven chapters? (See Lesson 7)

4. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
(a) ‘In India, teaching music has always been in the form of Guru-Shishya tradition’, justify the statement. (See Lesson 5)
(b) ‘Pt. Sharangadev has defined various musical concepts in an organised way.’ Explain. (See Lesson 7)

5. Answer any one of the following questions in about 100-150 words.
(a) Explain the importance of bol and theka in Indian music. (See Lesson 3)
(b) Describe the importance of notation in the modern period based on the lesson. (See Lesson 5)

6. Prepare any one project of the following projects given below.
(a) Explain the difference between Shruti and Swara and prepare a chart to identify the seven notes of Indian music in 22 Shrutis. (See Lesson 1)
(b) Create a table to show the structure of Teental by defining the main elements used in the taal. (See Lesson 3)