Kritis and Keerthanams | Advanced Level

The course will encompass well known and rare compositions of great composers. The process of discovering and appreciating music through compositions is very inspiring. The imbibing of these compositions will yield greater musical internalization and hence aid in manodharma singing and hence overall musical growth. Upon mastering a good number of compositions and achieving the required level of proficiency, the student will begin learning the approach to manodharma.

The course will provide an overall feel for Carnatic music and the sentiments of the different composers in different languages.

About Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath: Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath is an emerging proponent of the Veena Dhanammal Bani of Carnatic classical music. Her family introduced her to the world of music at the young age of three and she performed on stage for the first time just 10 years later. Since then, she has been awarded the Government of India Scholarship (Ministry of Culture, 2008-2010) and has been rated an A-graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. Aishwarya has performed at countless venues nationally and internationally for a multitude of functions and assemblies. Not only a musician, but Aishwarya is also a Biotech engineer having served as an executive at Biocon before committing to a full-time musical career. Today, she is as an instructor on ipassio is passing on the tradition of Carnatic music through passionately constructed lessons provided to students across the globe.