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Guru
What are some effective ways of listening to Classical Music that provides greater value ?
Important Elements of Riyaz
In this masterclass, I would explain and demonstrate the following :-
- Importance of Voice Culture / correct way of voice projection in any form of music.
- Importance of Deep Breathing and different Techniques and its implications in Classical music.
- Practicing Long Notes and its application in music.
- Identification of twelve notes , practicing Paltas / Swaras and its application in Classical music.
- Alankar and Harkat - different ways of practicing Alankar and Harkat
This masterclass is for interested people who want to get a detailed and thorough knowledge about different elements and techniques of my Riyaz. Please do send your specific questions in advance so that I can attend those questions individually during the class.
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Gu
Guru
How to best discipline your practice routines ? Time of the day, Time frame, Warm up exercises, Alankar on raag etc..
Gu
Guru
What exercises should we execute to be adept at Swara/note identification process ?
Gu
Guru
How can we measure our performance along a certain period of learning Classical music ? Musical measurable Goals ?
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Parag Pal
What are few effective vocal Warm ups, Riyaz for morning and afternoon/evening ?
PP
Parag Pal
What are few effective Riyaz/warm ups on the day of a performance or before any performance ?
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Parag Pal
What's the technique to identify and sing a swar/note directly without singing from Sa on a particular scale.
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Nehal K Naik
What are the best techniques to achieve mindful singing (i.e. To know what note you are singing or going to sing and execute it)?
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Nehal K Naik
When doing Riyaz, what type of voice to use? How to remove double voice (not clean voice) when reciting Sa or any notes and during singing as well?
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Nehal K Naik
How to structure performance of Bada Khayal in given Raag?
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Nehal K Naik
Which are the best way to practice and master Mindh and Gamak? How and when to incorporate it in to your singing to beautify performance?
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Swagata
How do we know which note a song starts from ? For example it may start from Pa but on a different scale it may be Sa
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Swagata
Often Raags have notes that are not present in the Thaat eg Alhaiya Bilawal has Komal Ni but that is not allowed in Thaat Bilawal. How would we
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avantika sathaye
Namaste Didi, can you please help me understand how to do the Kharaj Riyaaz effectively? I want to work on stabilizing the kharaj notes and be able to
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malvikanirajan
Namaste Kaushiki Ji, how to work on imagination (as we call it khayal gayaki and many times 'khayals' seem ordinary and repetitive while singing and
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arpita
Could you please detail what the main elements to be targeting in a daily practice routine are---what is most important to focus on first
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Sinduri Shyam Sundar
6. A lot of pitching issues (Shruti) come when I sing live(stage shows) How to overcome that, how to be pitch perfect there ? But when I
SS
Sinduri Shyam Sundar
5. Singing a lot of carnatic music strains my voice as it uses predominantly my chest voice . But that does not happen if it’s western or norm
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Sinduri Shyam Sundar
Head to chest voice transition is still a major issue - what kind of exercises can be done for a smooth transition?
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Sinduri Shyam Sundar
Singing for long hours strains my voice. What can I do for that? Also when I have 2-3 recordings or day long recordings, how do i maintain
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arpita
How to practice to develop very steady sur (never goes off key, like yours)--what riyaz routine is best for steadiness? And second, how to practice to be
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Sinduri Shyam Sundar
After singing very high pitched notes/songs or a higher scale, my lower register is not heard at all and the tonal quality changes. What can be done to
SS
Sinduri Shyam Sundar
Lower jaw becomes very tight when I sing . I know that
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
you are using the upper part pf your throat for singing and
SS
Sinduri Shyam Sundar
A lot of loud breathing and mouth breathing happens
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
Mouth breathing necessarily doesn't have to be loud, You
SS
Sinduri Shyam Sundar
Many Carnatic musicians have lost their voices and I myself have recovered from vocal nodules and have tried changing my technique of
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Parag Pal
What are the effective vocal exercises to reach the Taar Saptak notes at least till Pancham in taar saptak. Also how can I do breathing
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L
Hello Ma'am, how can we visualize Swaras while singing
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
Its important to start notating every single musical phrase
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Sudeshna Chatterjee
If I wish to repeat a palta with variations in a single breath what should be the techniques,should I concentrate more on the breathing part or
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Sudeshna Chatterjee
If I wish to repeat a palta with variations in a single breath what should be the techniques,should I concentrate more on the breathing part or
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Anita Patil
kaushiki ji ,..need ur guidance ..how to stabilise sur
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
Deep breath, using an acoustic taanpura while practicing and
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Anita Patil
Kaushiki ji ...please tell breathing techniques ,daily
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
more diaphragm breathing you use, you will protect your voic
KC
Koushiki Chatterjee
Pranam mam. If I riyaaz for long time my voice becomes
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
you are putting unnecessary pressure on your vocal chords
KC
Koushiki Chatterjee
Mam please tell about the vocal dynamics and breathing
Kaushiki Chakraborty:
will discuss in detain in the session
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Kaushiki Chakraborty
Kaushiki Chakraborty, an eminent Indian classical vocalist & daughter of Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty , an iconic musician of the Patiala Gharana was initially trained by her parents at ITC Sangeet Research Academy Kolkata where she later became a scholar. Her singing repertoire covers genres like Khayal, Thumri, Dadra, Chaiti, Kajri, Bhajan etc. to name a
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24 July 2020
2:00PM GMT
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