Grade 8 Music 3rd Quarter PowerPoint PDF

Lesson 1: INDIA India is the largest country in South Asia. Its music is as vast as its geographic location and as large as its demographic population. The music of India reflects different aspects of Asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form, and style. In general, Indian...

Lesson 1: INDIA India is the largest country in South Asia. Its music is as vast as its geographic location and as large as its demographic population. The music of India reflects different aspects of Asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form, and style. In general, Indian music remains fundamental to the lives of the people of India as a source of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression, and Characteristics of Traditional Music from India: 1. Carnatic music o refers to music from South India o directed to a Hindu god, which is why it is called “temple music” o unlike Hindustani music, Carnatic music is unified where schools are based on the same ragas, the same solo instruments (veena, flute, violin) and the same rhythm instrument (mridangam and ghatam) o music pieces are mainly set for the voice and with lyrics o compositions called krti are devotional songs Additional Audio/Visual Activity: You may watch the following links online. 2. Hindustani music o goes back to Vedic period times around 1000 BC o further developed in the 13th and 14th centuries AD with Persian influences and from existing religious and folk music o predominantly found in the northern and central regions o influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic religion/Vedic philosophy, native Indian sounds and enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughal era o nasal singing is observed in their vocal music o in North India, the most common style of singing is called khyal, a word which means imagination Additional Audio/Visual Activity Hindustani Classical Music, www.wildfilmindia.com NSTRUMENTAL MUSIC There are many musical instruments in India. Some instruments are used primarily in North Indian music (Hindustani Sangeet) while many other instruments are used in South Indian music (Carnatic Sangeet). Instrumental music is often similar to vocal music but sometimes they have distinctive instrumental styles. There are five known traditional systems for classification of instruments. Classification of Musical Instruments from India 1.Ghan – described as a non-membranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators. It is one of the oldest classes of instrument in India. It may also be a melodic instrument or instruments to keep tal. GHATAM KARTAL MANJIRA NOUT 2. Avanaddh - described as a membranous percussive instrument. This class of instruments typically comprise the drums. Daf (Duf, Daphu) TABLA DHOL 3. Sushir – also known as blown air. It is characterized by the use of air to excite the various resonators. Bansuri Shehnai Shankh Surpeti 4. Tat – referred to as vina during the old civilization. Instruments in this class are plucked (stringed instruments). SITAR EKTAR GOTUVADY GOPICHAND RABAB AM 5. Vitat – described as bowed stringed instruments. This is of the oldest classifications of instruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical Indian music until the last few centuries. BANAM ESRAJ SARANGI CHIKARA  TAL A Rhythm plays an important role in Indian music. It is fundamental to the creation of any musical system. Certainly, from a historical stand point, rhythm existed many centuries ago before the word “rag” was ever used. Given this historical pre-eminence, it is not surprising that rhythm occupies an important position in the Indian system of music Tala - literally meaning ‘clap;’ variously transliterated as “tal”, “taal” or “taala” - is a regular, repeating rhythmic phrase, particularly as rendered on a percussive instrument with an ebb and flow of various intonations represented as a ''theka'' - is the common Indian system of rhythm Theka - a sequence of drum-syllables or ''bol'' - in Indian classical music, both Hindustani classical music and Let’s see how much you have learned. Can you identify the difference between Carnatic and hindustani music? Can you identify Indian musical instruments? TEACHER-ASSISTED ACTIVITY: Which Is Which? Study the words written in the box. Identify which word fits the description of Carnatic and Hindustani music. Write your answers on a ¼ sheet of Manila Paper Khyal Temple Music Unified Northern Krti Southern Nasal Singing Lyrical Persian Influence Imagination CARNATIC MUSIC HINDUSTANI MUSIC Krti Khyal Southern Northern Temple Music Nasal Singing Lyrical Persian Influence Unified INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Name It! Name the following Indian musical instruments. Write the answers on a separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.