Flute: Basics

Duration: 3 months (for someone who has not touched a flute before in life)

What will you learn:

i. Blowing techniques,

ii. Tonguing techniques. At the end of the course you'll be able to blow a flute and produce proper sound.

Requirement: A wooden/Bamboo Carnatic flute (8 hole).

Lesson 1: 

Understanding the carnatic music.

Swarangal: S R G M P D N S

Difference between upper and lower swaras.

Lesson 2:

Getting used to the Flute

Learning the hand and finger position

Lesson 3:

How to produce sound in Flute.

Exercises to help produce sound in flute.

Lesson 4:

Playing basic notations with Flute.

S R G M: Low pitch and high pitch 

P D N S: Low pitch and high pitch

Lesson 5:

Learning "Happy Birthday Song"

Introduction to Sarali Varisai.

sarali varisai- 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

1. s r g m | p d | n S || S n d p | m g | r s ||

2. 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 ||

3. 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 ||

4. 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 ||

5. 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 ||

Lesson 6:

Learn "Anjali Anjali Anjali" Song

Rest of the sarali varaisai

6. 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 ||

7. 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 ||

8. 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 ||

9. 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 ||

10. 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 ||

11. 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 ||

12. 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 ||

13. 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 ||