Fundamentals of Indian Raga Music - Level 2

The highlights of this course include - 

• Ability to improvise and create short phrasings or alaaps and taan in the raga's that are learnt and those which shall be taught newly.
• Understanding layakari ( playing with the laya or rhythm and creating different rhythmic patterns).
• Using dynamics of voice and voice modulation is useful in emoting such as full and open throat, and soft and controlled voice projection.
• Learning vilambit (slow) compositions in the raga's previously learnt
• The ragas to be taught- Bihag, Puriya Dhanashree, Multani, Brindavani Sarang, Alhaiya Bilawal, Malkauns and Bageshree.
• Learning compositions( Bandishes) in different talas including - Ektaal, Jhaptaal, Rupak.
• Developing the habit of extempore singing and singing with one's imagination while maintaining the grammar of the raag as well the avartan ( rhythmic cycle from 1st to 1st beat) of a tala
• Art of listening to a recital/ performance. Things to be observed while listening/attending/viewing the performance and going beyond just enjoying the performance and trying to understand and imbibe from it.

About the Teacher

Sai Eishwary Mahashabde is a promising young artist who belongs to a family of musicians. His Grandfather Late Manohar Mahashabde was a noted Classical Singer of Indore in the pre-radio and broadcasting era. 

He learned the first notes of music from his father Shri Dilip Mahashabde who is a graded singer of the All India Radio and Doordarshan under the Geet, Ghazal, and Bhajan Genre and has several hundreds of successful performances to his credit both in India and abroad. 

Sai Eishwary's formal training began at the Sri Satya Sai Mirpuri College of Music in Puttaparti Andhra Pradesh under the watchful guidance of Smt Kumudini Mundkur. He also benefitted from the spiritual atmosphere in Puttaparthi. Here he learned human values and the direct connection between music and spirituality. He also got the great opportunity to perform in the direct divine presence of Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba and receive his blessings. 

Sai was selected in the prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy and learned under the tutelage of Padmashree Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and the Late Padmavibhushan Girija Devi both of whom are global performers and artists of Indian Classical Vocal Music. 

Sai has a sound academic background and is currently a doctoral research scholar at Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan. Having learned under such stalwart musicians Sai feels that it is his turn now to continue the rich legacy forward and share the knowledge with more and more people who love this art and are in search of able guidance.