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The next spicmacay/ ggs   jam (What are these?)

  • Oct 10, 2009 (Second Fall 09 jam ) 3-5pm (important change to 3pm instead of 2pm just for this Saturday - we may not have the children's session - see below)
    • The location is Rm 121 Music Building UF campus. Check out MUB121 on the building locator at http://campusmap.ufl.edu)

    Email Coordinator (NEW): Saumya Satish (Kala Madhuri has graduated, thank you Kala!)
    Please email Saumya questions about place/time, or other logistical issues related to jams):
    saumya.satish at ufl dot edu

    Jam Agenda and Moderator:

    Jam Moderator: Meera Sitharam (for musical questions/suggestions/leading pieces or holding lecdems or anything concerning musical content of Jam agenda, OR if anyone else wants to moderate (actively seeking moderators!), please email: sitharam at ufl dot edu)

    The jam depends on who is present. We will generally follow a flexible Jam format - see below. If any one else wants to lead a piece or has any other requests, please contact moderator sitharam at ufl dot edu. The specific Jam agenda for the upcoming session follows.

    ***Session 1 (30 min, musicianship for children, adults are welcome to participate):
    Warm up short piece in several tempos, accent on gamakas and other characteristic features of Indian classical music.
    Swara recognition exercise; Tala recognition exercise;
    Very simple improv on basic/easy raga, for example: Raga Shankarabharanam/Bilawal or Mayamalavagowla/Bhairav, or Mohanam/Bhupali, or Malahari (Raga = melodic scale/mode) and 4-beat, 3-beat or 7 beat Talam (rhythmic cycle) (does not have to be entirely on the spot improv, you are allowed to prepare a little at home).

    ***Session 2 (1 hour, set pieces+ lecdems): Please go to karnATik website to get any of the below lyrics (nearly 2500 lyrics) and also go to really good audio archive by Shivkumar Kalyanaraman which include his and others' renditions of many pieces


    Check out the following Prasanna's Carnatic inspired Jazz
    Prasanna 1
    Prasanna 2
    Prasanna 3
    Prasanna 4

    Check out these as well:
    Deepak Ram (hindustani-jazz Bansuri new album ``Steps'' - he has internalized this: letting the silences speak exponentially increases musical content and depth);
    Suba Sankaran (carnatic-jazz-choral vocal and percussion);
    Shalini (Prasanna's vocalist carnatic-jazz-Mali/westafrica traditional);
    Susheela Raman (carnatic + west/north/east african contemporary + chanson/ballade);
    Vijay Iyer (piano) and Rudresh Mahantappa (sax) (tala-inspired jazz)


    Set pieces based on who is there

    Common sense advice about Carnatic Guitar practice Using the first varnams

    TBA -- led by TBA (pl.contact moderator sitharam at ufl dot edu)
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    Session 3 (1.5 hours) Raga identification
    Surprises pieces with improv

    Other Topics to be discussed:
    --Upcoming Concerts for Academic year 09-10!
    --2011 Budget thoughts