CBSE Board Class 9 Carnatic Vocal Music Syllabus 2023-24 & Music Theory Notes

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Carnatic Vocal Music Syllabus Code No. 031 for Class – IX 9th CBSE Board 2023-24

                           CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL) (Code No. 031)

                                                   Class IX (2023-24)

Theory                                                                                                                      Marks: 30

Time: 2 Hours

Sr. No.                              Topics   Period
1.Brief history of Carnatic Music with special reference to Saint Purandara dasa, Annamacharya, Bhadrachala Ramadasa, Saint Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Syama Sastry and Swati Tirunal.6
2.Definition of the following terms: Sangeetam, Nada, raga, laya, Tala, Dhatu, Mathu, Sruti, Alankara, Arohana, Avarohana, Graha (Sama, Atita, Anagata), Svara – Prakruti & Vikriti Svaras, Poorvanga Uttaranga,Sthayi,vadi,Samvadi,Anuvadi & VivadiSvara–Amsa, Nyasa and Jeeva.8
3.Brief raga lakshan as of Mohanam, Hamsadhvani, Malahari,Sankarabharanam, Mayamalavagoula, Bilahari, khamas,Kharaharapriya,Abhogi & Hindolam.8
4.Brief knowledge about the musical forms.Geetam, Svarajati, Svara Exercises, Alankaras, Varnam,Kirtana6
5.Description of following Talas: Adi – Single , Roopakam, Chapu – Misra & Khanda and Sooladi Sapta Talas.5
6.Notation of Gitams in Roopaka and Triputa Tala7
              Total Periods40

CARNATIC MUSIC (VOCAL)

Class IX (2023-24)

Practial

Sr. No.TopicsPeriods  
1.Vocal exercises – Svaravalis, Hechchu and Taggu Sthayi, three degrees of speed. Sapta tala Alankara is only in one speed, other two speeds are deleted.18
2.Simple Geetams – Two Pillari Gitams, two Sadharana Geetams or Sanchari Geetams.10
3.Simple Svara jatis in Khamas and Bilahari raga.18
4.Four Adi tala Varnams in two degrees of speed.18
5.Keertan as in the ragas prescribed.22
6.Svarajnanam test in the prescribed ragas and learnt compositions.08
7.Singing of one Devarnama, one Patriotic song.06
 Total100

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