TALAMATICS-6 PARTS: Dr Ghatam Karthick

Masterclass on Tala and Laya by Dr Ghatam Kartick. This is part of a 6-session course. LEVELS 1-6 are available here. Read a full summary of the session on our blog. The following topics were covered: LEVEL 1 Enjoying Rhythm & Understanding the Concept of Carnatic PercussionBasic Concept of TalaThe approach towards the Rhythmic SystemConcept of Rhythm in a concert formatProgressionsBasic Syllables LEVEL 2AksharasMatrasAngas – Laghu, Drutham, Anudrutham etc.KonnakkolSyncopationGrooves & KarvaisKonnakol Easy Exercises LEVEL 3 & 4A fun-filled informative session was in store for the music aspirants conducted by Dr GhatamKarthick for Acharyanet. As Dr Karthick puts it, Mathematics with aesthetics is laya. Laya is thataspect of music which is to be experienced and not searched for, just like the Divine!The session started off by inviting the participants to share their clarifications and views from theprevious masterclass sessions, to which many of the attendees responded eagerl