Vocal Music Lessons

Welcome to Vocal Music Lessons

South Indian Classical (Carnatic) music permits you to learn to sing by simply pronouncing the notes sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, dha and ni – a language of music from India. (A minimal set of lyrics in these lessons can be skipped if they are difficult.)

Once you know the right frewuencies and master intervals between the seven notes and the specific melodic scale, rAgam, you can later sing any song in any language and any genre.

Thank You for exploring this site humbly dedicated to my teacher Sri M.D. Ramanathan who was a tremendous singer, composer and teacher..

Preparation https://drive.google.com/file/d/11_Ha_5YDx3Zz1-HJslTrNGxFtzbv3UMG/view?usp=sharing

Semester one: Adi tALa varNams (8 beats)

• 1. ninnukOri yunnAnurA – mOhanam – Adi – rAmnAd srinivasa iyengAr Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QueskzQSXKfcK-H8j-qPyXSjEJXTYUGG/view?usp=sharing Introduction https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cYAUflP8t8oOAc47B9zNhPcD49TDDZ7-/view?usp=sharing First Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmyExl0_rEQaxMsMTNdwwGkrvDdAUPgR/view?usp=sharing Performance by Sri MD Ramanathan https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pyk0jADTZcVgCLObHbBnUR3Uq6SylFZo/view?usp=sharing
• 2. evvari bOdhanA – AbhOgi – Adi – patNam suramaNya iyer Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lc39QPDSsvLjiJ46SNlwsu-zii0vaQ3Q/view?usp=sharing Second Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iDUYXIvtvzH7MTLBJ-Ie24m6QfBm-pNO/view?usp=sharing Performance by KJ Jesodas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cdTmdoa420
• 3. jalajAkshi – hamsadhwani – Adi – mAnambuchAvadi venkatasubba iyer Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/13m3iJaxBcP-wiFXd0RNYFt1vZAeHw02O/view?usp=sharing Third Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z7RY6_Ognw8pIIq5eGNXkelDgoO3rlr_/view?usp=sharing Performance by Sudha Raghunathan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jztjcC9OAc
• 4. chala mela – darbAr – Adi – tiruvotriyUr thyAgaiyer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vuvvVGwRQdp0Lt_ssqiXIXNnQgIJIp1f/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RATHwVp46n4UPiPknamYK7F4GroNaJhQ/view?usp=sharing neyveli santhAnagOpalan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_d19tQXNtw
• 5. sAmi ninne – srI – Adi – karUr dEvudu iyer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g3JNZ4G12pVaEsDqLsbQx_MeK1yIhJGE/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WOeUOAw9_7j_WJEmYdVn8OeJg8egSvTH/view?usp=sharing aruNA sAirAm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn-zH61FMMI
• 6. intha chAlamu – begadA – Adi – vINai kuppaiyer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yqwh8-mkTJxt1C-aCHWqB7j8hOXLIz0T/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pF9Dp7lO_g0R3GaISI8EEPxwj_Wb1O1N/view?usp=sharing maharAjapuram santhAnam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5zQPNQXo4c
• 7. valachi vAchi yunnA nApai – nava rAgam – Adi – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U15A_mJs-C0DSQCZfHxzwKpYTA3A8sSH/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oz_7xVrFVnYo1f32VDQw–Szrk50AvF_/view?usp=sharing patNam subramaNya iyer M. D. rAmanAthan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UpiufmLFXU

Semester 2: ata tALa varNams (14 beats)

• 1. viribONi – bhairavi – ata – panchimirium adiappaiyer Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-nz1X5YoR5EZnOd0wuYH7Crifdt9RYE/view?usp=sharing Introduction https://drive.google.com/file/d/16u1iynyQKY1gA5cMrqRRh3JTdAWDbg46/view?usp=sharing First Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZG0CI_lqCqAsN1opDByDnysQm9hPlNcd/view?usp=sharing Performance by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-OROUFDWY
• 2. neranammithi – kAnadA – ata – rAmnAd srInivAsa iengAr Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k5bC54pLdJxquhDJtHd2XqSxlxpjzuSG/view?usp=sharing Second Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/127MNFc-6mUX5lr8lUQjKQ8fBrIXnuJlp/view?usp=sharing Performance by M.S. Subbalakshmi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiHNqcWAxq8
• 3. sarasijanAbhA – kAmboji – ata – vadivelu and swAthi thiruNAL Lyrics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aoRb9al_EVoJb5YHOTZsKAfB3K1xj41z/view?usp=sharing Third Lesson https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzgYwA7V7pSl7R-sKO-MaerWQf8bCCq8/view?usp=sharing Performance by rAmA varmA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYGnY7HKdC4