Beginners' Lesson 1 - Sarali varisai
Sarali varisai are the fundamental sequences. They allow you to get a feel for the melody and the rhythm. The sequences follow a logical order - ascending and descending, up to the 7th varisai. The last 3 exercises help you move smoothly up and down the scale. Concentrate on getting the notes right, then add taaLa. Then, learn to sing the lesson in four speeds. Finally, sing all the notes in akaaram, singing only aaa...
New: Listen to each part of this lesson as you learn it! - All lessons are in the shruthi of 5 (G).
sarali varisai (lesson 1)
raagam: maayamaaLava gowLa
15th mElakartha
aarOhaNam: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarOhaNam: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
taaLam: aadi
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s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r - s r - | s r | g m ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n - S n - | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g - s | r g - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d - s | n d - | s n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m - | s r | g m - ||
s r g m | p d | n s ||
S n d p - | S n | d p - ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p , - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m , - | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p d - | s r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g - | S n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p d | n , ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r , ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p m | g r ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | d n ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p m | d p ||
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | g m ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p , | g m ||
p , , , | p , | , , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s ||
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S , n d | n , | d p ||
d , p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s ||
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S S n d | n n | d p ||
d d p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m ||
g m p - g | m g | r s ||
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s r g r | g , - | g m ||
p m p , - | d p | d , ||
m p d p | d n | d p ||
m p d p | m g | r s ||
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s r g m | p , | p , ||
d d p , | m m | p , ||
d n S , | S n | d p ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
This lesson in four speeds
First speed - one note per unit
listen
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
s r g m p d n S
Second speed - two notes per unit
listen
sr gm pd nS Sn dp mg rs
Third speed - four notes per unit
listen
srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs
Fourth speed - eight notes per unit
listen
srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs