Group A
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()1. Importance and application of North Indian Classical Music in improving the quality of singing .
2. Is there any stipulated time for practice ?
Is long hours of practice always beneficial or how long should we practise ?
3. Difference between Classical and light vocal music
4. Analyzing the structure of the song and an explanation of the usage of Classical music which stands in close proximity to the composition
5. Explanation of age-old Guru Shisya Parampara ( Teacher student tradition) and its relevance in today's context
6. Sur , Taal , Laya , the pillars of our Indian Music
7. The usage of Paltas( Permutation and Combination of musical notes ) for addressing and correcting the shortcomings in different individuals .
8. Importance of Music in one's life . And how the life is being positively impacted by Sangeet ?
Group B
9. How to practise Taans & Swargams with the rhythm ? To maintain the rhythm and the purity of the note simultaneously are always a daunting task . And to accomplish the task , guidance of a Guru and perfect practice are highly recommended .
10. How long we should be with one Raga ? Staying with a single Raga ( Melodic Structure) for a good while always helps to master over the Raga and it's combination of notes .
11. How to do the Paltas ( Combination of notes ) at a single speed and make it to it's double ? Keeping the pace with the tempo while performing the paltas is always a challenge .
12. A few effective techniques to have a good command of notes and to attain a flexibility of voice .
Group C
13. Composition : Wo Shyam Kuch ajeeb thi ......
Performed by Kaizad Patel
Explained & demonstrated by Pandit Amit Cakraborty
Here an effort is made to establish a close connection between Hindi Film Composition and the Raga Yaman . Learning Indian Classical Music to do justice to any composition is extremely important and always strongly recommended .
14. Composition : Bhor bhaye Panghat pe ....
Performed by Manisha Parmar .
Explained & demonstrated by Pandit Amit Cakraborty
Here the demonstration strongly manifests a close connection between this Hindi Film Composition and the Raga Bhairabi . Learning Indian Classical Music and some vocal excercises to do better are extremely important and strongly recommended .
15. Piya tose naina lage re..
Performed by Reshma ji .
Aayo kaha se Ghana Shyam...
performed by Debashis Sengupta .
Explained & demonstrated by Pandit Amit Cakraborty
Here it's a demonstration of the rhythm-cycle , used for Piya tose . And also an effort is made to establish a close connection between these compositions and the Raga khamaj . The melodic structure , the rhythm cycle and the composition go hand in hand throughout the presentation .