M.A. Music

Eligibility: Graduation in Music or equivalent
Course Level : Postgraduate (PG)
Duration : 2 Years
Description :

Music is an art and science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds or both such a way to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotions. Making music is created by the process of putting sounds and tones in an orderly manner, often combining them to create a unified composition by considering the elements like pitch, rhythm dynamics etc. Master of Arts or M.A. in Music is a postgraduate program with two years of study. This course is designed to provide excellent practical skills and excellent theoretical knowledge to students in different forms of music and this will help students to become an adept in vocal music.

Main Subjects to Be Studied

  • History of Indian Music
  • Musicological Perspectives
  • Alankaras & Varnas 
  • Compositions in Minor Ragas 
  • Different Musical Forms 
  • Vilambithakala Kritis 
  • Group Kritis of Thyagaraja 
  • Compositions of Pre & Post Trinity Composers 
  • Compositions of Swathi Tirunal 
  • Group Kritis of Muthuswamy Dikshitar & Syama Sastri 
  • Manodharma Sangeetham 
  • Ragam – Tanam -  Pallavi 
  • Music Concert 
  • Rare Varnams of Lalgudi Jayaraman & Other Composers 
  • Kritis of Modern Composers 
  • Malayalam 

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