Syllabus - What we teach.


Theory of music - Western
  • Basic levels - Grades 1, 2 and 3. 
  • Intermediate levels - Grades 4 and 5
  • Advanced levels - Grades 6, 7 and 8
  • Composition and songwriting.
  • Notation Writing software's.
  • Calibration between western and Carnatic styles of music.
  • Mentoring and guidance for Trinity College of Music, London - Theory grade exams. (These exam syllabuses provide an incremental and a very comprehensive perspective and step-by-step approach to an otherwise complex jargon associated with Music and are supported by well formatted workbooks. Theory knowledge ameliorates the student’s practical studies, playing abilities and creativity). 
Instruments - ( Piano and Electronic Keyboard )
  • Basic timing exercises for thorough and complete mastery of different rhythm combinations in music with various time signatures.
  • Fundamentals of playing both hands on the keys. 
  • Hanon's "The Virtuoso Pianist" exercises for acquirement of agility, independence, strength and perfect evenness in all the five fingers in both hands. 
  • Scales and Arpeggios - Fingering for the major and minor scales in all the 12 keys.
  • Simple rhymes, pieces and film songs, Both hands playing - Melody on the right hand and Harmony(Bass and chords) on the left.
  • Advanced western classical pieces, film music and famous songs from different genres across the globe.
  • Mentoring and guidance for Trinity College of Music, London and RCM Piano - Practical grade exams 
Guitar
  • Fundamentals of guitar playing and fingering exercises which helps in understanding the anatomy of the fret board better.
  • Basic rhythm timing lessons  / Scales / Arpeggio fingering exercises.
  • Lead guitar - Plectrum Style.
  • Chords basics and theory.
  • Playing rhythm guitar and chord progressions
  • Western pieces and popular film music - Both lead and rhythm.
Block flutes aka Recorders - Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass and Tin Whistle 
  • Fundamentals of Recorders family and Tin Whistle 
  • Fingering exercises which helps in understanding the anatomy of the Woodwind instruments.
  • Basic rhythm timing lessons  / Scales / Arpeggio fingering exercises.
  • Popular film music melodies and Western Classical pieces.
The grade exams level and suitability will be decided by the teacher based on the progress that the student makes from time to time.

"Get Certified with Trinity college of Music, London AND get a leading / competitive edge over others to get recruited successfully in the Indian Navy".

Carnatic music - Keyboard
  • Introduction to the common minimum utilities and functions in the keyboard. 
  • Basic fingering lessons in five carnatic ragas MayamalavaGowla, ShankaraBharanam,  KaraharaPriya, Thodi and Kalyani in 3 speeds with rhythm sync. 
  • Playing notes in 3 octaves - Lower, middle and upper octaves.
  • Film songs, bhajans, patritotic and devotional songs.
  • Background Scores for advanced film songs with an insight about chords.
  • Sarali varisai / Jantai varisai / Dhattu Varisai/ Alankaram
  • Theory of the rhythm in carnatic(Seven thalaa's with its corresponding five lagu varieties)
  • Geethams
  • Swarajathi
  • Varnams
  • Notation writing
  • Keerthanas
  • Advanced functionalities in the keyboard like pitch bend, portamento etc.


Music programming

MIDI and audio recording / editing in Acoustica Mixcraft - A professional DAW.

We also teach group of students 
The core objective is to help students read music, write music, play music, understand music and last but not the least, Create Music. 

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