Golden Spiral-- Violin, Viola, Cello and Sitar Lessons

The Golden Spiral

Chapter Thirty Nine

Violin Lessons by jagan Ramamoorthy-- in the N Rajam Tradition of Gaayaki Ang of North Indian music

Violin --Yaman

1. Violin Lesson number 1. Violin / Voice-- Jagan Ramamoorthy

Student: Jake Charkey: Cello -- Raaga Yaman

Pitch D: The notes in western would be All major except the fourth which is a Sharp or Tri-tone. (Lydian Mode)

Violin Aheer-- Bhairav

2. Violin Lesson number 2. Violin / voice - Jagan Ramamoorthy

Students: Jake Charkey, Peter Jacobson : Cello. Aheer-Bhairav-Part 1

Pitch D: All Major Notes except second and seventh being minor.

Violin-Cello -- Gavati Lesson

Violin-Cello Lesson-- Jhinjhoti

Violin / voice - Jagan Ramamoorthy

Students: Jake Charkey: Cello.

Violin Aheer Bhairav and Keeravani

3. Violin Lesson number 2. Violin / voice - Jagan Ramamoorthy

Students: Jake Charkey, Peter Jacobson : Cello. Keeravani: Part 2.

Pitch D: Scale being all Major notes except Third and Sixth being minor.

Violin Paltas on Yaman

3a Violin Lesson number 3. Violin / Voice -- Jagan Ramamoorthy

Student: Violin--Opal, at CalArts. Many Raagas, Kedara (main). Yaman Paltaas, Hameer

Pitch is either E or bE.

Vocal -- Todi, Bhatiyaar

3b. Vocal Lesson-- Todi, Bhatiyaar,

Students: Opal and Shannon, CalArts.

Raga:-Yaman violin lesson in the end of this file for Opal, Violin student at CalArts.

Violin -- Patadeep

4. Violin Lesson Violin / voice -- Jagan Ramamoorthy

Student: Paul Livingstone:- Sitar Maestro, Disciple of Panditji and Rajeevji and Omiyo Dasgupta

(He prefers to train from me now, about the intricacies of Gaayaki-Ang)

Raagas: -

Jhinjhoti, Gorakh-kalyan, Baageshwari and Patadeep

Pitch D or C.

Violin Lessons by jagan Ramamoorthy-- in the N Rajam Tradition of Gaayaki Ang of North Indian music

Violin -- Durga

5. Violin Lesson number 5 Violin / voice -- Jagan Ramamoorthy

Student : Violin--Sheena Manek, apprentice Durfee Foundation Fellowship Raaga: Durga

Pitch bE All major except no Third and Seventh.

Violin -Lesson on DVD

6. Violin Lesson number 6 -- Violin / voice -- Jagan Ramamoorthy

Student : - Violin -- Sheena Manek, Jhinjhoti, (Composition in Teentaal)\ Aalaap

Durga Jhaptaal--Teentaal (Date:11th Feb 2007)

Ensemble- Lesson (at CalArts)

7. Violin and Ensemble lesson : Instructor on Violin / Voice : - Jagan Ramamoorthy

Students at CalArts, North Indian Music Ensemble-- Raga: Raageshwari.

All major except Seventh minor and no fifth.

"S p e c i a l"

: Taans for practice in various raagas in MS Word format

Violin Lessons by jagan Ramamoorthy-- in the N Rajam Tradition of Gaayaki Ang of North Indian music