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Glossary - Classical Music |
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| Terms used in Indian classical music |
Karnatic Music/Carnatic Music - the classical music of South India.
Hindustani Music - North Indian classical music.
Rag/Raga/Ragam: A melodic concept within certain strict rules. Ragas are groups of notes that organise melody.Common in Indian classical music.
Tal/Tala/Talam :A time cycle, a rhythm structure and a measure applied in the act of keeping time.Common in Indian classical music.
Laya: Rhythm or Tempo. The tempo is regulated. The duration of rest between two strokes of 'matra' Is laya.Common in Indian classical music
Gharana : A school Of music representing a specific musical lineage or tradition.Term used in North Indian classical music.
Bol - This is the mnemonic system where each stroke of the drum has a syllable attached to it. These syllables are known as bol. Term found in Northy Indian classical music.
Bhajan — a hindu devotional song. Bhajans are sometimes used as light classical repetoire
Mridangam: A percussion instrument which is a common accompaniment in south Indian classical music and dance.
Tabla: A percussion instrument which is a common accompaniment in north Indian classical music and dance.
Guru-Shishya Parampara -The traditional teacher-disciple method of learning all forms of Indian classical music. |
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- AshavariDance School
Read about this school of Kathak based in New York, USA and India. The site is maintained by Gargi. - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York (USA).
Institute of Indian Culture, USA. Offers training in Bharata Natyam, Kathak, folk dances, as well as vocal music and Indian culture to children. - Chhandayan
34-34, 77th St. # 6L, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
School for learning Tabla of Farukhabad gharana. Teacher: Pt. Samir Chatterjee
Now operating in New York and Washington DC metro area. For details please refer to the website. - Dance and Music School of India Latham, New York:
Serving tri-city and upstate NY area teaching Indian Classical and Light instrumental music on Sitar, Tabla, Harmonium, Guitar, Violin, and Sarod; vocals with tanpura and harmonium, and north indian dance Kathak and Folk. Learn from renouned artist, performer, and professor of music Veena Chandra.
Email:
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or Contact: 518-786-1309 - Dance School of Mayura Nritha Vedi
School dedicated to South Indian Dance ( Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, Folk, and Cinematic). Albany, NY 12208
Artist: Bindiya Prasad Phone: 518-489-4246 - Indian Bollywood style dance classes
Experienced dancer and choreographer trained by famous Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan and by Shiamak Davar’s (sdipa), teaches students to move to bollywood tunes with expressions, posture and moving different parts of the body. Now operating in New York and Washington DC metro area.
Email:
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- Kathak classes are available to those who are residing within the Tri-State Area, (New York, New Jersey and Conn.)
- Lotus Music and Dance
109 West 27th Street, 8th Floor (between 6th and 7th Avenues), New York, NY 10001
Phone (212) 627-1076 or Contact:
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(Bharata Natyam Instructor) - Nritya kala kendra classes
Academy of Indian Dance Art and Culture. Classes held in Kathak, Vocal tabla at studios in Queens and Bayside.
P.O Box 604182, Bay Side, NY11360
Tel: (718) 391-8693 RagaHastha
Hudson valley's premiere academy of Bharatanatyam and Carnatic Music.
Contact Sudharsana Srinivasan, Email :
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or Phone : (845) 227 7947 - Veena Chandra
Dance and Music School of India in Latham, New York serving tri-city and upstate NY area teaching Indian Classical and Light instrumental music on Sitar, Tabla, Harmonium, Guitar, Violin, and Sarod; vocals with tanpura and harmonium, and north indian dance Kathak and Folk. Learn from renouned artist, performer, and professor of music Veena Chandra. Call for private and group lessons, lecture / demonstrations, and concerts at 518-786-1309. or
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- Nritya Saagaram Dance Academy Director- Satya Pradeep
Satya Pradeep is the Artistic Director of Nritya Saagaram Dance Academy, specializing in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, classical dance forms.
587 Benton Road, East Meadow, NY 11554
Ph. (516)783-1846 or
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- Shakthi Dance
We offer bharatha natyam classes in NYC for youth and adults
Ph. (917) 771.8660 or
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- Taalim School of Indian Music
New Jersey/New York. Tabla lessons, guided by the senior disciples of Pandit Divyang Vakil offered in Rutherford, New Brunswick & Parsippany N.J.
Phone (201) 933-8580 or
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- Name of Institution: RaagaLaya Foundation
Contact Person: Leela Rammohan Rao
email address:
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Link: www.raagalaya.org
Details: Carnatic Music and Bharatnatyam classes and held in New York, Florida and London, UK
Read about this school of Kathak based in New York, USA and India. The site is maintained by Gargi.
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