*Only offered as minor.
The Minor offered in Music at FLAME University is a unique combination of exposure, learning Music Practical and contextualizing Music as an important aspect of Human life in the Socio-cultural context within which it is created and developed. The Course work offered, thus tries to balance between developing Musical Competence on the one hand and also the sound understanding of the theoretical framework of Music as an Art form. Therefore, the courses include a couple of Survey courses to introduce Music in general and Indian and western traditions in particular. These are the Gateway courses for Music Minor. The other courses are Hindustani Vocal, Guitar, Tabala in the practical courses and History of Music, Western Art Music, Aesthetics of Music and Linguistic study of song text as four theory courses
SPECIALISATION AIMS
The Music Minor intends to:
- Understand the Basic Concepts of Music
- To develop illustrative performing capabilities in Music
- To Understand the diverse Musical Practices in World and India
- To Understand the socio-cultural contexts of Music through interdisciplinary approach
- To create a general awareness of Indian culture and the constant interplay between tradition and modernity in this context
- To create sensitivity towards Music as an important Aspect of human life.
- To prepare students for higher studies in Music and other related fields.
MINOR OUTCOMES: After successful completion of the Minor, the student will be able to:
- Articulate and write and make a presentation about Music as a Concept.
- Define, discuss and analyze various Musical forms and genres.
- Demonstrate and produce Music in Indian as well as Western Musical Traditions.
- Ideate and create a small musical performance.
- Understand and explain connections of Music with other disciplines.
- Develop and demonstrate individual repertoire of compositions in Music.
- Be sensitive to Music as an important part of human life and have respect for the Art and the Artists.
17 MINOR COURSE
| Principles of Music | Guitar | Special Topics in Music |
| Introduction to Western Music | Vocal II | Vocal IV |
| Introduction to Folk Music | Aesthetics of Music | Introduction to Blues and Jazz |
| Tabala | Western Art Music | Musical Mapping of a Locality/ Community |
| Vocal I | Linguistic Study of Song Text | Science of Musical Instruments and Its Maintenance |
| History of Indian Music | Vocal III |
Principles of Music
The Course in principles of Music generally will help students to be aware of the musical happenings in Life and making them able to appreciate the same. The Course also helps students to understand relevance of Music in their lives! Students go through theory as well as practical , listening sessions, and attend/ watch musical performances.
Introduction to Western Music
This course will survey some of the main genres and styles that make up the broad category of western music. Much attention will be given to direct listening and gaining basic knowledge of the musical features and characteristics of each genre/style and the socio-cultural context in which the music genre/style emerged. The course includes an introduction to western art music and some main genres of 20th century popular music from America and Britain.
Introduction to Folk Music
Folk Music is 'For the People, With the People & By the People Music' – primarily a cohesive expression of the rural society. It doesn't isolate arts like Dance Drama Music Poetry and Theatre. 'Folk Music of India’ adopts an Ethno-musicological perspective and attempts to explore that music that forms the ground for many other streams of Indian Music by discussing in detail the binary existences of folk and classical Music. It also tries to understand the changing face of contemporary Folk Music of India and the emergence of urban Folk Music.
Tabala
This course will be a beginner level practical course comprising of the basic practical aspects of tabla like the practice of producing different syllables on tabla and bahya and studying the basic thekas of talas and basic kaydas.
Vocal I
The Course is a beginner’s course in Hindustani Vocal Music. It will help students to develop basic singing ability along with the understanding the importance of the idea of Riyaaz and know the List of exercises meant for that purpose.
History of Indian Music
Cultural India, is essentially musical. From pre-historic to modern times, she has had music for myriad occasions. Life here is empty without music which is embodied if not always learnt. In the present course we trace back the plausible origins, chronology, and developments of cultural India’s music in general and her formalized music’s. There have been slow as well as disruptive changes in our music which we attempt to examine and analyze. Even then, there are core-cultural values of our music which haven’t changed at all for millennia. We probe them here.
Guitar
This course assumes no prior knowledge of music. The course provides a solid and comprehensive introduction to guitar anatomy, basic guitar playing techniques, fundamentals of ear training, sight reading & music theory and essential timekeeping skills. The focus of the course will be on applying musical and theoretical knowledge to actual music making on the acoustic/classical guitar
Vocal II
A higher-level course in Hindustani Vocal Music would enable students to understand some important Raag and Taal. Through exercises and a few raag compositions; the student would understand and would be able to demonstrate reasonable level of competence in singing Khayal form.
Aesthetics of Music
This is an advanced course in Music. It deals with the understanding of Aesthetics of Music in general and with reference to Khayaal Form in Hindustani Music. It also covers a lot of ground in conceptual understanding about Aesthetics in general and aesthetics of Music in particular. It goes into details of Aesthetical analysis of performances from different Gharanas in Hindustani Music with help of Archieval Material.
Western Art Music
An introductory course which aims to introduce students to the history and practices that constitute the domain of Western Art Music. Major composers, performers and events that shaped Western Art Music are covered. Through careful listening, the students will try to understand the different genres, forms, concepts and the contexts in which western art music underwent transitions over the centuries. The course will focus on instrumental music.
Linguistic Study of Song Text
The course explores the relationship between music and song text. The textual and linguistic traditions have been in close interplay with the musical tradition and this course makes an attempt to understand the socio-cultural context of a song text. and understand how poetic imagery and music work together.
Vocal III
This Vocal Music course is an advanced course in Vocal Singing in Hindustani Music. It will enable students to know the higher level of elaboration of Raag structures like Bageshri, Malkauns etc. This would be of slightly higher level of Raag Structures in terms of the complexity. This course would also deal with Taal structures like Ada Chautaal and Deepchandi etc.
Vocal IV
A higher level course in Hindustani Vocal Music would enable students to understand some more Raag and Taal. Through exercises and a few raag compositions; the student would understand and would be able to demonstrate reasonable level of competence in singing Khayal form. It will also introduce the Dhrupad Form to students.
Introduction to Blues and Jazz
This course will introduce students to the history and practice of the Blues and Jazz traditions in the United States and Britain, while familiarising them with the major performers and styles that shaped these traditions. The course will focus on the period starting from the earliest recorded Blues and Jazz and ending in the 80’s.
Musical Mapping of a Locality/ Community
This is a research based and project-oriented course. This course addresses three basic questions. What is Research? What are tools of Research? What is field work? These questions are to be discussed and understood in the context of performing Arts and Music in particular. This course aims to understand connections between Music and Society. It also guides student to formulate a research question and understand how to conduct a field work.
Science of Musical Instruments and Its Maintenance
The course aims at familiarizing the students with the Science of Musical instruments used in Indian Music in terms of its construction and design and make them aware of the methods of maintaining the instruments.