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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

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CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 8th May 2010

Grade Three Total time: One and half hours

YOUR FULL NAME: ___________________________________ ___________________

YOUR REGISTRATION NO.________________________________________________

YOUR DESK NO._________________________________________________________

You must answer both parts of the examination paper . Part One must be answered on the question paper and Part Two must be answered

on separate ruled answer paper provided to you. Only exception : Diagram should be labelled on the diagram itsel f.

Part One – Must be answered on this Question Paper

A. Write correct answer in the blanks: 1. Who is the father of Carnatic Music______________________________

2. Who composed Thirupugazh___________________________________

3. How many Janaka Ragas or Mother Ragas are in Carnatic Music ______

4. How many aksharams are there in Adi talams _____________________

5. Name the Prakruthi swarams ___________________________________

(5 x 3 = 15 marks) B. State whether True or False. Underline either T for ‘True’ or F for ‘False’ 1. Mayamalavagaula is the 15th Melakarta ragam (T / F)

2. Mohanam is a varja ragam (T / F) 3. Tana Varnam has three sections in the Uttarangam (T / F)

4. Tambura is the best Sruti Instrument (T / F) Jatiswarams are used in Bharatha Natyam (T / F) (5 x 3 = 15 marks)

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 8th May 2010

Grade Three - Part One (contd.) – Must be answered on this Question Paper C. Choose the correct answer from the brackets and fill in the blanks

1. Mridhangam is ____________________(Percussion, Wind) instrument.

2. Kambhoji is a ______________________(Bhashanga, Upanga) ragam.

3. Example of a simple song _____________________(Geetam, Varnam)

4. Song that starts before talam is called (Ateeta, Anakada) _________________ Eduppu.

5. There are _______________ (seven, eleven) aksharams in Tisrajati Tiriputa Talam.

(5 x 3 = 15 marks)

D. Match the words in Column 1 to the correct word in column 2 by drawing arrows:

Column 1 Column 2 Arohana Vakra Raga Malahari Audava Shadava Raga Kalyani Mela Raga or Janaka Raga Mohanam Prati Matyama Raga Anandabhairavi Mullaipann Shankarabhranam

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL 8th May 2010

Grade Three (contd.)

Part Two - must be answered on separate ruled answe r paper. Please write your full name and / or your Registrat ion number / Desk number on

your answer script.

Please Answer all questions

1. Write a Raga lakshana of a Janaka Raga (Melakarta Raga) or a Janya Raga (8 marks)

2. Write 10 lines on Purandaradasar or Muthuthandavar (10 marks)

3. Write a short account on either Swarajati or a Varnam OR Write about either the Tambura or the Mridhangam. Label the diagram given

on page 4 (8 marks) 4. Write any two (2) avartams of a Swarajati or a Varnam you have learnt. Please give the following details for the Swarajati or the Varnam : a. Swara Sahityam b. Name of the Raga c. Arohanam and Avarohanam d. Tala e. Composer’s Name (14 marks)

© Academy of Fine Arts (London) 2010 Copyright reserved. No part of this question paper may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system,

without prior permission of the Academy.

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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON) PUBLIC EXAMINATION

in CARNATIC MUSIC

VOCAL & INSTRUMENTAL

8th May 2010

Grade 3 (contd.)

Part 2 Question 3: Diagrams for labelling

© Academy of Fine Arts (London) 2010 Copyright reserved. No part of this question paper may be used or reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system,

without prior permission of the Academy.