B A Hons Harmonium Course Syllabus For Skill Enhancement
Harmonium Course Course – I
Semester-III (SEC – I)
Max. Marks: 100
Credits: 4
Theory:
1. Elementary knowledge of Shuddha and vikrit swaras and octaves.
2. Elementary knowledge of Harmonium, its various parts, single, capler and scale changer etc.
Practical:
1. Elementary knowledge of handling the instrument.
2. Elementary knowledge of finger technique and sound production.
3. Ability to play 10 paltas in shuddha swaras.
4. Singing the above alankars in tune.
Harmonium Course For Skill Enhancement Course – II
Semester-IV (SEC – II)
Max. Marks: 100
Credits: 4
Theory:
1. Description of following Ragas with aaroh, avaroh, vadi, samvadi and pakad
(a) Yaman
(b) Bhairav
2. Brief history of harmonium.
3. Working knowledge of following talas:
(a) Teentaal
(b) Ektaal
(c) Keharwa
(d) Dadra
Practical:
1. Ability to play one fast composition in any one of the above ragas with alap and 5 tanas.
2. 15 General alankars with finger techniques in above mentioned ragas
3. One dhun in raga khamaj.
Harmonium Course For Skill Enhancement Course – Iii
Semester-V (SEC – III)
Max. Marks: 100
Credits: 4
Theory:
1. Structural details of Harmonium with sketch.
2. Defination of Sangeet, nada, swar and saptak.
3. Description of following ragas with aaroh, avaroh, vadi, samvadi and Pakad:
(a) Bilwal
(b) Bihag
Practical:
1. Ability to play two fast compositions with atleast 10 taans in above ragas.
2. 10 alankars each in taalas of 6, 7, 8, 10 & 16 beats from mentioned ragas in previous semester.
3. Ability to play lehara in teentaal.
4. Dhun in raag kafi.
Harmonium Course For Skill Enhancement Course – Iv
Semester-VI (SEC – IV)
Max. Marks: 100
Credits: 4
Theory:
1. Defination of That, Raag, Taal, Intensity – Pitch –Timbre, vadi, samvadi, pakad, harmony and melody.
2. Knowledge of 10 thaats and ability to play them on harmonium from different keys.
3. Ability to write in notation of slow composition in Bhatkhande notation system.
4. Biography of some great harmonium players with their contributions.
(a) Bhaiyajee Ganpat Rao
(b) Pt. Appasaheb Jalgaonkar
Practical:
1. Ability to play two fast compositions with brief Alap and atleast 10 taanas in any two of the following ragas:
(a) Madhuvanti
 (b) Maru bihag
(c) Kedar
2. Dhun in raag pahadi.
Project work:
1. Prepare life sketch of anyone from the above mentioned great Harmonium players.
2. Prepare sketch of Harmonium with their parts.
Performance:
1. 20 minutes solo performance with tabla sangat with brief alap and atleast 10 taans.
2. Performance of Dhun for atleast 5 minutes in any prescribed ragas.
3. Playing lehra with tabla solo in Teentala.
