Monday, March 24, 2014

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Assessment 1: question paper with answers for preperation


ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS : Each question carry 10marks All students are expected to get more than 70. Student/s who get the highest above 70 will win the prize for that month.

1)      What is classical dance/ what is classical?
a.      Something that is old and still beautiful
b.      Old and boring
c.      Bollywood dance
d.      I don’t know

2)      How many classical dances are there in India?
a.      5
b.      7
c.      8
d.      12

3)      What are they?
a.      Bharatanatyam
b.      Kuchipudi
c.      Mohiniattam
d.      Kathakali
e.      Kathak
f.       Odissi
g.      Manipuri
h.      Sattriya
i.       Bollywood
j.       Movie dance

4)      What are these based on?
a.      My school books
b.      As per my teacher
c.      I don’t know
d.      Natya Shastra

5)      Who gave us Natya Shastra?
a.      My teacher
b.      Bharata Muni
c.      Brahma
d.      Nataraja


6)      How many styles are there in Bharatanatyam?
a.      5
b.      8
c.      9
d.      4
  
7)      What are they?
a.      Thanjavoor
b.      Vazhuvoor
c.      Pandanallur
d.      Melattur
e.      Kalakshetra

8)      Which style are you learning?
a.      Thanjavoor
b.      Vazhuvoor
c.      Pandanallur
d.      Melattur
e.      Kalakshetra


ONLY FOR BATCH 1

9)      What is a kauthuvam?
a.      Kavuthuvam means a hymn.
b.      First the rhythmic syllables / sollus are recited and then sung.
c.      Kavuthuvams specific to a temple/ & Deity.

10)   What is the raga and tala of the Natesa Kauthuvam that we learnt?
a.      Hamsadhwani,  Adi tala
b.      Revathi, Misrachapu
c.      Lathangi,  Rupaka
d.      Nattai, Triputa  

11)   What is Natesa Kauthvam about?
a.      Natraja
b.      Ganesha
c.      Meenakshi
d.      Krishna






ANSWERS :
Q1) a     Q2) c      Q3) a-h     Q4) d    Q5) b   
 Q6) a     Q7) a-e     Q8) a   Q9) a-c   Q10)a
Q11) a

Monday, March 3, 2014

Kutha adavu

Tat tai ta ha, Dhit tai ta ha

Practice-Natesha Kauthvam



This is strictly for those  students who already learnt this piece- only an indicator to help them practice at home.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

No Class Tomorrow 03/02/2014

There will be no class for any batch at Gurukulam on Sunday, 03/02/2014, tomorrow, due to inclement weather.