B F A (Music)

Under Choice Based Credits System

(With effect from the academic year 2018-2019)
SYLLABUS

FIRST SEMESTER

CORE PAPER – I - Foundation – 1 (Practical) Credit-4

1 Exercises in two speeds in the following - .
Śruti svara exercises
Saraḷi Varisai-s
Mēl sthāyi Varisai-s or Tāra sthāyi Varisai-s
Kīzh sthāyi Varisai-s or Mandra sthāyi Varisai-s
Jaṇṭa Varisai-s
Dhāṭu Varisai-s
2 Saptatāḷa alaṅkāra-s) to be rendered in two speeds.
3 Gītam-s – 6, ( 4 Gitam-s + 2 Tamil Gitam-s)
Note: The Tamil Gitam-s must be chosen from those of the following composers.
1. Tiger K Varadachariar 2. Tanjai Ponnayya Pillai 3.T N Svaminatha Pillai
4. C S Natarajasundaram 5. Gomathi Sankara Ayyar 6.Periasami Turan
7. M S Subramani Ayyar 8. Arunachala Annavi 9. T V Laksminarasimhan.
4 Jatisvaram - composed by Tañjai Nālvar - One

CORE PAPER II - Theory of Music - Introduction – 1 (Theory) Credit-4

1 Greatness and Power of Music.

Basic technical terms in music.
Nāda, Sthāyi, Svara, Svarasthāna, Śruti, Vādi, Samvādi, Anuvādi, Vivādi
Names of Svara-s. Distinctive features of South Indian Music.
2 32 Mēḷa-s and their derivative Rāga-s.
3 Classification of Rāga-s.
i) Sampūrṇam, ṣāḍavam, auḍavam, svarāntaram
ii). Upāṅgam, Bhāṣāṅgam
iii) Niṣādāntya, Dhaivatāntya, Pañcamāntya
4 Classification of Rāga-s on the basis of Ārōhaṇam and Avarōhaṇam
i) Varja-rāga-s
ii) Vakra-rāga-s
5 Tāḷa
Technical terms - Mātra, Akṣara, Kriya, Laya, Āvarta, Gati, Graha
Seven tāḷa-s, Thirty-five tāḷa-s and Varieties of Cāpu tāḷa-s
1 Khaṇḍa-Cāpu 2. Misra-Cāpu 3. Saṅkīrṇa-Cāpu
ALLIED PAPER-I Subsidiary Vocal/Instrument-1 Credits-3
1 Exercises in two speeds.
Śruti Svara Exercises
Saraḷi Varisai-s
Mēl-sthāyi Varisai-s
Kizh-Sthāyi Varisai-s
Jaṇṭa Varisai-s
Dhāṭu Varisai-s

2 Saptatāḷa alaṅkāra-s to be rendered in two speeds

Note: Subsidiary Vocal for the students opting for Instrument under Main Practical

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Subsidiary Instrument for the students opting for Vocal under Main Practical

SECOND SEMESTER

CORE PAPER – III - Kalpita Sangita 1(Practical) Credits -4

1 Rendering the following exercises in `akāra' in two speeds and tisram in one speed by vocal
students and suitably adapted by those opting instruments.

Śruti Svara Exercises

Saraḷi Varisai-s
Mēl-sthāyi Varisai-s
Kizh-Sthāyi Varisai-s
Jaṇṭa Varisai-s
Dhāṭu Varisai-s
2 Advanced varisai-s - to be rendered in three speeds.
Jaṇṭa - 1. ss, -rr,- gg - ss- rr- gg- mm
2. s,ss- r,rr- g,gg- m,mm
3. s,sss- r,rrr- ggg- mmm
Dhāṭu - 1. sgrm rmgp
2. gsrm mrgp
Others - 1. s,rs s,,, - r,gr r,,,
2. sr sgrs rg rmgr
3 Svarajati - One
4 Varṇam-s - two
5 One kīrttanai each in the following Rāga-s :
1. Mōhanam 2. Māyāmāḷavagauḷa 3. Kalyāṇi 4. Bilahari
CORE PAPER IV - Theory of Music - Introduction – 2 (Theory) Credits - 4
1 Knowledge of the various Illakkanam-s underlying a Pann. Lakṣaṇa of the following rāga-s
1. Mōhanam 2. Māyāmāḷavagauḷa 3. Kalyāṇi 4. Bilahari
2 Method of writing of Musical Notation.
3 Folk music - An Introduction.
4 Musical Instruments
1. Classification of Musical Instruments
2. Knowledge of the construction of
1. Vīṇa 2. Gōṭṭtuvādyam 3. Tambura
5 Biography of the following Composers and their contribution to music -
1. Tanjai Nālvar 2. Tanjai Ponnayya Piḷḷai 3. Lakshmana Piḷḷai
4. Papanasam Sivan 5. M.M.Dandapani Desikar 6. Periyasami Turan
7. Subramanya Bharatiyar 8. Bharatidasan
9. Thiruppamparam Svaminatha Pillai 10. Tiger Varadachariar
ALLIED PAPER - II Subsidiary Vocal/Instrument-2 Credit-3
1 Rendering the following exercises in `akāra' in two speeds by vocal students and suitably adapted
by those opting instruments.
Śruti Svara Exercises
Saraḷi Varisai-s
Mēl sthāyi Varisai-s or Tāra sthāyi Varisai-s
Kīzh sthāyi Varisai-s or Mandra sthāyi Varisai-s
Jaṇṭa Varisai-s
Dhāṭu Varisai-s
2 Gītam-s – 6, (4 Gitam-s + 2 Tamil Gitam-s)

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 Note: The songs must be chosen from those of the following composers.
1. Tiger K Varadachariar 2. Tanjai Ponnayya Pillai 3.T N Svaminatha Pillai
4. C S Natarajasundaram 5. Gomathi Sankara Ayyar 6.Periasami Turan
7. M S Subramani Ayyar 8. Arunachala Annavi 9. T V Laksminarasimhan
3 Jatisvaram - composed by Tanjai Nalvar - One
4. Svarajati - One

THIRD SEMESTER
CORE PAPER V - Kalpita Sangita -2 (Practical) Credits-5
1 Rendering Saptatāḷa Alaṅkāra-s
1) to be rendered in three speeds and in tisra gati (3/1).
2) to be rendered in Kalyāṇi, Śrīrañjani, Mōhanam.
2 Varṇam-s:
Adi Tala Varnam-s - 2
Ata Tāla varnam - 2
3 Ability to render the ādi tāla varnam-s in two speeds .

4 Ata tāla varnam to be rendered inmadhyama kāla

5 Krti-s in the following rāga-s

Sankarabharanam, Bhairavi, Dhanyasi, Saveri, Purvakalyani, Vasantha, Arabhi
CORE PAPER – VI - Prosody in Music and Physics of Music Credit-4
1 Uruppiyal, Ceyyuḷiyal and general characteristics of the songs
2 Vannappāḍalgaḷ & Cinduppāḍalgaḷ
3 Edugai, Mōnai, Iyaibu, Muḍugiyal, Prasa, Anuprasa, Antyaprasa, yati and other characteristics in
the songs
4 Principles of Sound;Distinction between Musical sound and Noise;
Pitch, Intensity and Timbre of Sound; Duration of Sound
Consonant, Assonant and Dissonant sounds; Consonance and Dissonance
Laws of Vibration of Stringed and Wind Instruments.
Musical Intervals in Indian Music;
Tuning of Pitches - Equal temperament; Just Intonation
Absolute Pitch: Relative Pitch;
Sympathetic Vibration; Harmonics;
Echo; Beats
5 Discussion of 22 śruti-s;
Intervals of Fifths and Fourths; Cycle of Fifth and Fourth
6 Outline knowledge of the Human Voice Box and the Ear.
7 Acoustics of Music Halls.
NME-I Basic Tenets of Vaishanava Philosophy – 1 Credits - 2
1 Introduction
2 The Philosophy of Avatara
3 Essentials of Bhakti Yoga
4 Concept of Moksa
5 Paratattva (Supreme Brahman)

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FOURTH SEMESTER
CORE PAPER VII - Manodharma Sangita - 1 (Practical) Credits - 5
1 Rendering of the Rañjaka Prayōga for the following Rāga-s.
1. Saṅkarābharaṇam 2. Kalyāṇi 3. Ānandabhairavi 4. Sahāna
Students should have the notations of the Rañjaka Prayōga-s.
2 Rendering of Kalpana svara-s in the first speed for Krti-s in the following Rāga-s.
1. Mōhanam 2. Māyāmāḷavagauḷa 3. Kalyāṇi 4. Bilahari
3 Learning to render in svara form `akāra' phrases sung in Rāga-s prescribed for this paper.
4 Rendering of musical phrases illustrating the following gamaka-s
1. Kampitam 2. Spuritam 3. Nokku 4. Ravai 5. Khaṇḍippu
6. Vaḷi 7 Jāru 8. Odukkal 9 Orikkai

CORE PAPER – VIII - Theory of Music - Advanced – 1 (Theory) Credit-4

1 Comparative study of South Indian Music with other systems of Music.
2 a) Lakṣaṇa of Karpita Musical Forms-
1. Gītam, 2. Jatisvaram 3. Svarajati
4 Tāna-varṇam 5. Pada-varṇam 6. Kīrttanai
b) Auxiliary or Decorative elements in Musical Compositions
3 Forms belonging to Devotional Music
4 Forms in Isaittamiz - With Tāḷa and without Tāḷa
5 The origin of different kinds of Chandappāḍal.
The varieties of Chandam seen in the Tiruppugaz of Aruṇagirināthar.
6 Ten vital elements of tāḷa
7 Study of Paṇ-s -
1. Evolution of sapta svara-s
2. 103 pann-s
3. 23 Paṇ-s in Tēvāram; Equivalent Rāga-s for the Paṇ-s
4 Paṇ-s and the time of their singing
NME-II Basic Tenets of Vaishnava Philosophy – 2 Credits -2
1 Lord Vishnu and Goddess Sri
2 Nitya Vibhuti – (Supreme Abode)
3 Concept of Self (Jiva)
4 Components of Prapatti
5 Nature of Kainkarya (Divine Service)

FIFTH SEMESTER
CORE PAPER – IX - Kalpita Sangita 3 (Practical) Credit-4

1. Vilambakāla krti-s (2 kalai ādi tāḷa or misra cāpu) in the following Rāga-s
1. Tōḍi 2. Sāvēri 3. Mōhanam 4. Pūrvīkalyāṇi 5. Bhairavi

2 One song must be learnt in each of the following Rāga-s. The songs should cover different tāḷa-s.
Group-1: (Suddhamadhyama-mēḷarāga-s)
1. Gaurimanōhari 2. Kīravāṇi 3. Cakravāham 4. Sarasāṅgi
5. Cārukēsi 6. Harikāmbhōji 7. Naṭabhairavi 8.
Kōkilapriya
Group-2: (Auḍava rāga-s)
1. Suddhadhanyāsi 2. Hindōḷam 3. Suddhasāvēri
4. Ābhōgi 5. Madhyamāvati 6. Hamsadhvani

1 Tamiz Kīrttanai-s in the following Rāga-s -

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1. Kambhodi 2. Todi 3. Anandabhairavi 4. Sriranjani 5. Sahana 6. Kedaragaulai
7. Bēgaḍa 8. Kharaharapriya 9. Sāma 10. Nāṭakuriñji

Composers:
1. Gopalakrishna Bharati 2. Vedanayakam Pillai 3. Nilakanta Sivan
4. Ramasami Sivan 5. Kotisvara Ayyar 6. Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai
7. Desika Vinayagam Pillai 8. Papavinasa Mudaliar 9. Periasami Thuran
CORE PAPER - X - Manodharma Sangita 2 (Practical) Credits-4

Rendering of Rañjaka prayōga-s in the following Rāga-s.

1. Kāmbhōji 2. Tōḍi 3. Bēgaḍa
4. Sāvēri 5. Bhairavi 6. Pūrvīkalyāṇi
Rendering of Kalpana svara-s for Kīrttanai-s in the following Rāga-s in the first speed.
1. Kāmbhōji 2. Tōḍi 3. Sāvēri 4. Bhairavi 4. Kēdāragauḷa
Reciting the following jati-syllables as makuṭams (rendered thrice) in Ādi, Rūpakam, Misra Cāpu
and Khaṇḍa Cāpu tāḷa-s and for different eḍuppu-s.
1. ta di ki na tom (5 unit-s)
2. ta din , ki na tom (6 unit-s )
3. ta , din , ki na tom (7 unit-s)
CORE PAPER – XI - Theory of Music - Advanced – 2 (Theory) Credit-4
1 Knowledge of the construction of the following musical instruments --
1. Nāgasvaram 2. Clarinet 3. Flute 4.Violin
5. Mrdaṅgam 6. Tavil
2 Comparative study of Vocal and Instrumental Music.
3 Merits and Demerits in Modern Music.
Defects seen in the rendering of Isaittamiz songs.
The do-s and don't-s for a singer
4 Lakṣaṇa of the following Rāga-s.
1 Dhanyāsi 2. Śrīrañjani 3. Kāmbhōji 4. Sahāna
5. Sāma 6. Bēgaḍa 7. Bhairavi 8. Ānandabhairavi
9. Kēdāragauḷa 10. Ārabhi 11. Tōḍi 12. Saṅkarābharaṇam
13. Kharaharapriya 14. Vasanta 15. Sāvēri 16. Pūrvīkalyāṇi
17. Naṭakuriñji
5 Biography of the following Composers and their contribution to music -
1. Kavi Kunjara Bharati, 2. Annamalai Reddiyar, 3. Papavinasa Mudaliyar, 4. Kavimani Desika
Vinayakam Pillai, 5. Namakkal Ramalingam Pillai, 6. Acchuta Dasar, 7. Gopalakrishna Bharati

8. Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai, 9. Vaidisvarankoil Subbaramayyar, 10. Muttuttandavar,

11. Marimuttappillai, 12. Arunachalakavirayar, 13. Ramalinga Adigalar, 14. Syama Sastri,
15. Tyagarajar, 16. Muttusvami Dikshitar
ELECTIVE PAPER-I Songs from Saṅgam and Bhakti Literature-1 (Practical) Credits-3

I. Songs from Panniru Tirumurai, Nālayira divyaprabandham, Tiruppugazh, Saṅgam Literature and
Tirukkuraḷ
1. Pidiyadan Uru Umai 1
2. Tirujnanasambandar- Thirukadaikkappu 6
3. Tirunavukkarasar (Tevaram) 3
Tirunerisai 1
Tiruvirutham 2
Tirutandakam 1
4. Sundarar Tiruppattu 3
5. Manikkavacakar Tiruvacakam, Tiruvembavai 3
6. Ninth Thirumurai
Nine Nayanmars 3

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7. Thirumular (Tirumandiram) 2
8. Eleventh Thirumurai
(Twelve Nayanmars including Tiruvalavayudaiyar) 2
9. Sekkizhar (Periyapuranam) 3

All the above have to be rendered only in the ancient Paṇ mode.

SIXTH SEMESTER
CORE PAPER XII - Kalpita Sangita – 4 (Practical) Credits-4
Group-1: (Pratimadhyama-mēḷarāga-s)
1. Simhēndramadhyamam 2. Vāchaspati 3. Hēmavati
4. Dharmavati 5. Rāmapriya 6. Latāṅgi
7. Pantuvarāḷi 8. Shaṇmukhapriya 9. Subhapantuvarāḷi
10. Bhavapriya
Group-2: (Svara-sañcāra based rāga-s)
1. Mukhāri 2. Rītigauḷa 3. Yadukulakāmbhōji
4. Dēvagāndhāri 5. Darbār 6. Aṭhāṇa 7. Kānaḍā
CORE PAPER – XIII - Manodharma Sangita – 3 (Practical) Credits-4
1. Ālāpana, Niraval and Kalpana svara-s in the following Rāga-s.
1. Tōḍi 2. Sāvēri 3. Mōhanam 4. Pūrvīkalyāṇi 5. Bhairavi
2. Pallavis :
Ālāpana, Tānam, Pallavi, Niraval and Kalpana svara-s
Two Pallavi-s must be learnt and they should be in different Rāga-s and tāḷa-s.
CORE PAPER – XIV - Theory of Music - Advanced – 3 (Theory) Credit-4
1. Graha-bhēdam
2 Musical Forms belonging to the realm of Kalpana saṅgītam
Ālāpana, Tānam, Pallavi, Niraval, Kalpana svara
3 Principal Seats of Music in South India.
4 Lakṣaṇa of following Rāga-s.
1. Mukhāri 2. Rītigauḷa 3. Yadukulakāmbhōji
4. Dēvagāndhāri 5. Darbār 6. Aṭhāṇa
7. Kānaḍā 8. Harikāmbhōji 9. Kharaharapriya
10 Shaṇmukhapriya 11. Pantuvarāḷi
5 Biography of the following authors and Musicians and their contribution to music -
1. Tolkappiyar 2. Ilangovatikal 3. Arivanar
4. Sattanar 5. Karaikkal Ammayar 6. Appar
7. Sambandar 8. Sundarar 9. Manikkavacakar
10. Sekkizar 11. Twelve Azvars 12. Tayumanavar
13. Arunagirinathar 14. Siddhars 15. Pattinathar
16. Kumaraguruparar 17. Abraham Panditar 18. Vipulanandar
Sources for the writing of the History of South Indian Music -
Important Landmarks in the History of South Indian Music.
Knowledge of the following information from Tamiz works -
1. Technical details about music and musical instruments
2. Technical terms in music
Note: Information relating to music should be drawn from -
1. Tolkappiyam 2. Sangam Literature 3. Cilappatikaram
4. Perunkatai 5. Civaka cintamani 6. Kamba
Ramayanam
7. Periyapuranam 8. Kalladam 9. Nigantu-s
Study of Yazh; varieties of Yazh; Parts of Yazh.
Explanation of following Tozhirkkai -

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5. Uruttal 6. Theruttal 7. Allal 8. Pattadai
History of Palai (Mela) system. Samskrta terms corresponding to technical terms of Ancient
Tamiz
music.
ELECTIVE PAPER -II Songs from Sankam and Bhakti Literature-2 (Practical) Credits-3
1 Divyaprabanadham -Tiruvaimozi, Tirumozi, Tiruppavai 6
2 Tiruppugaz of Arunagirinathar 2
3 Akananuru and Purananuru 2
4 Thirukkural Kirttanai 1
5 One song each from the following devotional songs seen in the Ancient Tamil
Literature.
1 Cilappatikara Varippadal 2. Pari padal
3 Kamba Ramayana Padal 4. Kuravanji
5. Parani 6. Pallu
7 Pillait Thamizh 8. Anthadi
9 Chindu 10. Siddhar Padalgal
11 Thayumanavar Padal 12. Pattinathar padal
13 Tiru Arutpa 14 Kanni

6 Tamil Padams - One song each from those of the following composers:
1. Muthu Thandavar 2. Marimutha Pillai
3. Ghanam Krishna Ayyar 4. Subbaramayyar
5. Papavinasa Mudaliar 6. Kadikai Mukku Pulavar

Recommended Books:
1. Cinduppadalkalin Yappilakkanam - Dr. Ira. Tirumurugan
2. Cinduppaviyal - Dr. Ira. Tirumurugan
3. Cindu Ilakkiyam - Dr. Ira. Tirumurugan
4. Cilappatikaram- Tamizan Padaitta Kalaikkaruvulam - Dr. Ira. Tirumurugan
5. Isaiyum Yazum - A Raghavan
6. Cilappatikarattu Isaittamiz - Dr.S.Ramanathan
7. Nandanar Carittirakkirttanaikal of Gopalakrishna Bharati - Dr.S.Ramanathan
8. Isaittamiz Ilakkana Vilakkam - Va.Su.Gomathi Sankara Ayyar
9. Kavadiccindum Kavijnan Varalarum - Aranga Srinivasan
10. Pazantamiz Ilakkiyattil Isayiyal - Dr. Vi Pa Ka Sundaram
11 Isaiyiyal - Verriccelvan
12 Tolkappiyattil Isaikkurippukal - Dr. Vi Pa Ka Sundaram
13 Talamuzakkiyal - Dr. Vi Pa Ka Sundaram
14 Isaitturait Tamizc corkal - Dr. Vi Pa Ka Sundaram
15 Isaittamizp Paamaalai - M.M.Dandapani Desikar
16 Tamizil Kirttanai Ilakkiyam - Dr.S. Soundarapandiyan
17 Panar Kaivazi Yaznul - A.A.Varaguna Pandiyan
18 Yaz Nul - Vipulananda Adigal
19 Viruttappaaviyal - Virabhaddira Mudaliyar
20 Pannirutirumurai Varalaru - Ka.Vellai Varanan
21 Sarvasamayasamarasak Kirttanaikal - Mayuram Vedanayakam Pillai
22 Tamizisai Ilakkana Marapu - Dr. Salem S.Jayalakshmi
23 Cilappatikaram with Commentaries - ed. U.Ve.Saminatha Ayyar
24 Tirukkutraalakkuravanji - Tirikuda Rasappa Kavirayar
25 Panchamarapu of Arivanar - Deivasikamani Gavundar
26 Paripaadal - ed. U.Ve.Saminatha Ayyar
27 Tamizisaikkalaik Kalanjiyam - Dr. Vi Pa Ka Sundaram
28 Tamizai Iyakkam - Ira Ilankumaran
29 Isai Manjari - Periyasami Turan

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30 Dravidar Isai - Pa Dandapani
31 Tirumuraiyum Tamizisaiyum - Pulavar Senduraimuthu
32 Isai Marapu - Ka Sankaranar
33 Bharata Isai Marapu - Dr. Jnana Kulendran
34 Aindisaippan - Pa. Sundaresan
35 Kanalvari - Va.Su Gomathi Sankarayyar
36 Tennaga Isaiyiyal - Dr.P.T.Chelladurai
37 Purvika Sangita Unmai - Ponnusami Pillai
38 Cilappatikarattil Isaiccelvangal - Dr. Salem S.Jayalakshmi
39 Tamizisaip Padalgal Series - 23 volumes - Annamalai University
40 Tamizisai Nunukkam - Isaipperarijnar Ko. Shamugasundaram
41 Sirkazi Tamizisai Muvar Padalgal - Isaipperarijnar Ko. Shamugasundaram
42 Muvar Tevarappadalgal - Isaipperarijnar Ko. Shamugasundaram
43 Kuttanul - Sattanar
44 Karunamirtha Sagaram - Abraham Pandithar
45 Pazantamizisai - Ku Kothandapani Pillai
46 Kavadiccindu - Dr. S.Ramanathan
47 Tevaram, Divyaprabandham - Dr. S.Ramanathan
48 Tevara Divyaprabandhap Padalagal - M.M. Dandapani Desikar
49 Isai Malar Kottu - T.M.Tyagarajan
50 Tamizarisai - Dr. A.N.Perumal
51 Isaittamiz - Ka Vellai Varanan
52 Putiya Ragangal - Professor Ku A Thanapandiyan
53 Nunnalagukalum Ragangalum - Professor Ku A Thanapandiyan
54 Tiruppugaz Padalgalil Candakkurugal - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni
55 Tiruppugazisai - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni
56 Tirujnanasambandar Tevara Padalgalil Isai - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni
57 Isaiyum Ilakkiyamum - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni
58 Panchamarapil Isai Marapu - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni
59 Cilappatikarattil kanappadum Isaippadalgal - Dr. E. Angayarkkanni

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