Workshop on “Basics of Semi-Classical Vocal Music”

                                                                                  Workshop on “Basics of Semi-Classical Vocal Music”

Date of Event : August 21, 2017

Resource Person : Ms. Seema Raj

Coordinator :  Dr. Ruchi Jain- I

A workshop on “Basics of Semi-Classical Vocal Music” was organized by the Cultural Guild on August 21, 2017. Ms. Seema Raj was the Resource Person. She taught the students about the Various types of “Ragas”. Around 45 students attended this Workshop.

Crux of the Workshop

Any performance of Music is set to a melodic pattern called a raga characterized in part by specific ascent (aroha) and descent (avaroha) sequences, which may not be identical. Ragas are particular ascending and descending of notes. The ragas must have at least five notes. Ragas are of three types, Ourab - five notes, Sharab - six notes, Sampurna.

The mood of a raga could be of various types, such as bir, sringar, romance, love, and anger. Ragas are also claimed to have specific timings of the day and night for their performance. There are morning ragas, ragas of the noon, afternoon, ragas of the evening and ragas of the night. In between there are ragas which are called twilight ragas, or Sandhiprakash ragas, or sung at the end of the day and beginning of the evening, dusk, or the end of the night and beginning of the morning, dawn. Also, ragas suitable for particular seasons such as the spring, summer, Monsoon, and winter.