आकार - The Nucleus of Singing

By Hariharan

आकार: The Nucleus of Singing


The Session will be about


1. The importance of “आकार” in singing

2. How to attain it through practice

3. The way “आकार” makes a huge difference in your rendition

4. “आकार” is the element to pursue truth for finding your voice & soul


Do submit your questions on the Masterclass page, I would love to address them during the session. Looking forward to meet with you all.

Submitted Messages

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Darvin

Darvin

To balance both high and low notes where to start the practice?

Darvin

Darvin

Can I sing with Hariharan Sir two lines ?

Vaibhav Bansod

Vaibhav Bansod

How to identify notes by listening Aakar ( both in taan and aalap) ?

Vaibhav Bansod

Vaibhav Bansod

If voice should be getting thin while singing Aakar in higher notes

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Guncha Singh

Is it necessary to know a Raag and Swaras of every song in order to sing our own Aakar in that song ? Please explain some key points on how can one...

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Adamya Ramanand

What is the best way of determining the Shruthi for one's voice? What factors are to be considered in fine tuning it on a particular day when the...

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Adamya Ramanand

Would you recommend some practice routines to help the voice in being able to traverse multiple Shruthis, as the requirement might be...

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Tania Chowdhuri

Payment has been done for Masterclass with Hariharan Sir. This class will be attended by my son Arya Majumder. Kindly send all details and links how...

TC

Tania Chowdhuri

What are the practice routines and basic lessons for a child of 9 yrs, so that he can sing different songs with different compositions? How to sing...

TC

Tania Chowdhuri

Suppose if a song is given to sing, how to determine the exact scale for a singer?

TC

Tania Chowdhuri

Suppose if a song is given to sing, how to determine the exact scale for a singer?

TC

Tania Chowdhuri

How to identify notes by listening Aakar ( both in taan and alankar) ? Question from Arya Majumder (participant)

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Tania Chowdhuri

How to maintain the pitch in high & low scales both?

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Priti Phalak

Would love to understand your riyaz schedule, and best way to riyaz for gazal singing. Excited to be one on one online with Hariharan ji!!!

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Utkarsh Kumar

How ro sing the upper scales with ease as whenever i go to high pitch i get kind of uncomfortable?Kindly guide us.

UK

Utkarsh Kumar

What should be the daily part of our riyaz and what is the best time to riyaz?

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L

How can we bring sweetness and smoothness in our voice like you?

Mahalakshmi Varadarajan

Mahalakshmi Varadarajan

Hello sir I’m undergoing few struggles in reaching the higher notes and lower notes and also please guide me how to practice the akaraas daily. Ho...

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Satya Teja Thokachichu

I have been learning Carnatic from 10+ months now and just started learning akaras. Can you please consider beginners during lecture.

raju.chithambaram

raju.chithambaram

When we are singing aakars should the mind still focus on the the sargams that make up the aakar? Or is it remembering a tune that we are vocalizing?

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Ishan Rojindar

When I sing aakars. I’m not able to do them in the Mandra saptak. All the notes below my madhya Sa come out as plain notes instead of harkats. What...

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m

Ways to increase vocal range?

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m

I'd like like to imagine focus of this masterclass wold be on ghazal, semi-classical, classical, and not on pop or Bollywood. Also, who all we should listen...

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m

I'd also request you to consider starting your own, permanent coaching given your classical base, which shows in your traditional (not pop) ghazal...

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m

Request you to get us acquainted with and familiarise us with as many vocal techniques as possible for use in ghazal, semi-classical,...

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Vipul makadiya

Kya hum breathing aur high notes k bare mein que kr sakte hai chalu class mein ?

Vm

Vipul makadiya

I have feel strain while singing

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Vaishnavi

How long should aakar be practised everyday when you have very little time for practise ?

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Moulik Rathod

Sir, I am Moulik from Ahmedabad. I have 3 questions to ask.1) Could you please help us with which riyaz helps better your pitching? 2)Is there any...

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Sumitra Sahoo

How to convert sargam to harkatewhile singing.

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Damini Sharma

For morning riyaz i focus on practicing Shadaj and kharaj. If i start with Shadaj ka riyaz and then do kharaj then i don’t hit low notes as much as i would i...

Trisha Biswas

Trisha Biswas

While singing Ghazals how can one practice improvisations? Listening to your Ghazals, it is almost as though you are playing with the notes and...

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Prerna Sangeeta

Dear Sir, can you please tell us as to how we can do fast and long "daanedaar" taans?

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MuRu ReDs

Dear Sir, how do you sing high notee in a soft tone and also, what are the dos and don'ts of singing to keep healthy vocals. Thank you!

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Nazneen

How can one avoid making one's alaaps too repetitive? With any given raag, I find myself relying a lot on certain key phrases, and I worry that...

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Saminatha Kumaran Veloo

In order to sing our own Aakar in any songs, do we need to know the Raag and Swaras of the songs precisely?

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RUBEN RAJ SAMUEL

Dear sir, how to avoid from voice cracking whenever sing high notes and what are the practices..?

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RUBEN RAJ SAMUEL

Dear sir, how to avoid from voice cracking whenever sing high notes and what are the practices..?

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Saminatha Kumaran Veloo

Hari ji..is it good to practice Aakar aggressively 1-2 hours daily basis to improve vocal range? Or any suggested number of hour need to spent...

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Arjun Saini

How we can improve listening

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robby menon

How to high notes without losing pitch and without strain

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Sabbitha Manu

Hello hariharan ji, hope you are doing well. I have a question regarding "podi sangathi's" (small details). How do you work on these smaller details...

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Ramya V

When we are practicing aakar for a given ragam, is it better to practice in any order to improve our control? In Carnatic Music, ragams have a lot of rules, is it...

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Madhuri Hari

How to get voice stability ? How to get control over gamakas?

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Nilansh Gaur

Namaskar Sir. Hope you are doing well. Can you please show your process of vocal scatting/ free improvisation in Ragas. Love the way you...

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Surabhi

how to coin patterns to so that it is easy to sing ascending notes? -surabhi

Su

Surabhi

How to decide breathers while singing a song?

Su

Surabhi

How to adapt a classical raaga to sing light music and film songs?

Su

Surabhi

How to choose a range and how to increase the range of the voice?

Su

Surabhi

How to develop a strong timber and quality of the voice?

Su

Surabhi

How to have a healthy food habit to maintain voice

Su

Surabhi

Please suggest excercises to improve mandra sthaayi and to get a good volume especially while singing light and film music?

Su

Surabhi

What are the main ingredients of classical music that one should know to become a successful playback singer or a music director?

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Amitabh Sengupta

Namaste Sir! Could you please elaborate on exercices for Murkis. In addition, there are different opinions on how much mouth should be open for...

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Sonali

Hello sir, please tell us about your inspiring journey in music. & also, what, according to you, is a must in a singer's daily schedule.

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Harran Punithan

Dear Hariharan Sir, Just sending you lots of love from Singapore. Thank you so much for being such an inspiration to all of us❤️

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Srinivas PH

Dear Hari Sir, Could you please explain how to use 22 Shrutis in Gaayiki ..

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Srihari Jagannathan

Sir, while singing the Aakar for high notes, how do we ensure the "Aah" still comes from the diaphragm and not the throat - with lower notes, the vibration...

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Nandhinee Sundaresan

Sir, Feeling blessed to be part of this session and meeting you "THE LEGEND". What are the exercises to increase breath control and also for bringing...

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Vipul makadiya

Sir i have crack in my voice like vocal nodule give the sollution

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Tania Chowdhuri

How to identfy notes of a song ? (Participant Arya Majumder)

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Hariharan

When he isn't performing for charity, Hariharan is busy exploring his musical fidelity in different genres – be it Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, and Rap. He pioneered Fusion Music with the band, Colonial Cousins. He also created an entirely new genre called Urdu Blues, which has received critical acclaim all over the world. Over the last 15 years of imparting...

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17 October 2020
2:30PM GMT

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