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SAST 106 Beginning Sitar I - Syllabus
Introduction and orientation
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Scale practice, terms
Reading: Arnold 2-16
Hindustani music, introduction to rag
Reading: Ruckert 64-74
Rag cont'd, gat 1
Reading: Ruckert 75-88
Layout of a sitar performance, gat cont'd
Handout
Assignment: recording review #1
Hindustani Tal, gat 1
Reading: Kippen 110-120
Gat and tans
Reading: Kippen 121-37
Quiz 1
Rag 2
Reading: Jairazbhoy
Rag 2 alap
Assignment: Recording review #2
alap style in sitar playing
alap and jor, improvisation
Review material
Recording review #3 Karnatak music
Quiz 2: Rag 3, history of sitar
History of Sitar styles
Reading: Miner 27-57
Learning Indian Music, rag 3 gat
Reading: Neuman Chap. 1 and 2
Becoming a Professional, gat cont'd
Reading: Neuman Chap. 3
Assignment: Recording Review #4
Rag 3 tans, tal work
Learning to improvise
Rag 3 other instruments
Reading: TBA
Rag 3 other instruments
types of tans
Quiz 3: Rag 3, history of sitar
Review
Sitar and tabla class performance, 6:00-8:00
venue tba

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