HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL (Code – 034) Examination Structure for Assessment (2020-21) Class IX
TOTAL: 100 Marks Time: 02 Hours
Theory : 30 Marks Practical :50 Marks
Time: 15-20 Minutes for each candidate
- Examiners are requested to ask the questions directly related to the syllabus.
- Marks should be awarded in accordance with the marking scheme.
Distribution of Marks
Sr. No.
Value Points Marks
- Alankaras set to all prescribed Ragas and Talas 4 marks
- One Swarmalika and one Lakshan Geet 6 marks
- Aaroha, Avaroha, Pakad and Drut Khayal with few Aalaps and 24 marks
Tanas in each of the following Ragas
- Alhaiya Bilawal
- Yaman
- Bhairav
- Kafi
4. Identification of prescribed Ragas from the passages of Swaras 4 rendered by the examiner 4 marks
5 Any three of the following: 6 marks
- National Anthem
- National Song
- Patriotic Song
- Community Song v. Devotional Song vi. Folk Song
vii. Tribal Song/ Regional Song
6 Recitation of the Thekas of the prescribed Talas with dugun 6 marks
- Dadra
- Keharwa
- Jhaptala
- Ektala
- Teentala
* Teachers will refer to the distribution of marks while examining the candidate for practical examination.
Internal Assessment 20 Marks
Theory – 60 Periods
HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL (Code – 034) Course Structure (2020-21)
Class IX
Time:2hours 30 marks
Questions to be set with internal choice covering the entire syllabus unit wise
Candidate has to attempt at least one question from each unit.
Units 1
1.1 Definition of the following:
Sangeet, Dhwani, Nada, Shruti, Swar, Saptak, Alankar, Thaat, Jati
1.2 Definition of the following
Laya, Tala, Matra, Sam, Tali, Khali, Vibhag, Avarta
Unit 2
2.1 Define the following,
Raga,Aroha, Avroha, Pakad, Vadi, Samvadi, Anuvadi, Vivadi.
2.2 Define the following
Bandish, Sthai, Antara, Swarmalika, Lakshan Geet, Khayal.
Unit 3
3.1 An outline history of Hindustani Music
of modern period with special reference to the works of Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande and Pt. Vishnu
Digambar Paluskar.
3.2 Notation System of Pt. V.D Paluskar and Pt.V.N.Bhatkhande
Unit 4
4.1 Description of the following Ragas: Alhaiya Bilawal, Yaman, Bhairav, Kafi
4.2 Description and ability to do Tala- Notation of the following Talas:
Teentala, Ektala, Jhaptala, Keharwa, Dadra
Unit 5
5.1 Ability to write notation of compositions 10
in prescribed Ragas. 06
5.2 To Identify Ragas from the phrases 04 and elaborate them in swaras
Class – IX
Practical -160 Periods 50 Marks
- Eight Alankaras set to all 16 prescribed Ragas and Talas.
- One Swarmalika and one Lakshan Geet in 20 each prescribed Raga.
- Aaroha, Avroha, Pakad and Drut Khayal 64 with few Alaps and Tanas in the following Ragas: Alhaiya Bilawal, Yaman, Bhairav and Kafi.
- Identification of prescribed Ragas from the 12 phrases of swaras rendered by the examiner.
- i. National Anthem
- National Song
- Patriotic Song
- Community Song
- Devotional Song
- Folk Song
- Tribal Song / Regional song
- Recitation of the Thekas of the following 20
Talas with Dugun, keeping Tala with hand- beats:
Dadra, Keharwa, Teentala, Ektala, Jhaptala,
HINDUSTANI MUSIC VOCAL (2020-21)
(Code – 034) Class IX
Internal Assessment 20 Marks
- Project – File 05
Writing in notation the musical compositions of all Ragas prescribed in the syllabus
Identifying the Tala of Musical compositions
Drawing and Labelling the various parts of Tanpura.
Description and writing the notation of prescribed Talas with Layakaries ( Thah , Dugun, Tigun, Chaugun)
Identifying and Interviewing neighbourhood Artists.
Knowledge about any one percussion artist
Knowledge about any one percussion artist
- Project 05
Suggestive Topics * Interrelationship of the following;
- Music and Physics (Sound – Frequency, vibration, pitch, intensity, timbre)
- Music and Mathematics (Mathematical Calculation of laya)
III. Music and History (Development of Music during the medieval period)
- Music and Geography (Development of Music in varied cultural zones e.g. songs, instruments in mountainous or hilly areas )
- Music and languages – Dialects in folk Music
*Students may choose any one of the above topics or any other topic for project in consultation with the teacher.
- Periodic practical Test, restricted to three in an academic year. 10
Average of best two tests to be taken for final marks submission.
Each test will examine a candidate for one Raga from the syllabus, one Devotional Song
/ Folk song /Tribal Song / Regional Song and two Talas.