Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi This course introduces the students to R

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agam Tanam Pallavi (RTP), the most complex and challenging piece of practical presentation. This piece is completely based on manodharma involving all the creative elements of rendition including raga alapana, tana, pallavi (along with trikala and tisra rendition), niraval and kalpana svara. The course enables the student to understand the nitty-gritties of the complexities in- volved and be able to assimilate and perform by taking a step-by-step approach to un- derstanding RTP. The course offers tala exercises in different nadais. The course covers aspects around rendition of raga alapana. Further, the course introduces and enables students to learn and present the unique manodharma form tanam which is always asso- ciated with pallavi rendition (hence the name Ragam Tanam Pallavi). The course also deals with the improvisation aspects of Kalpana swaras in different talas and different nadais with different complicated eduppus. Lastly, the course deals with the ragamalika kalpana swara rendition.