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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
in
CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination
YOUR FULL NAME: _____________________________________________
1. a. Identify the ragam _______________________________
b. identify whether it is a Janya or Janaka ragam ___________
c. If it is a Janya ragam, what swaram is or swaras are missing in the
arohanam and avarohanam? If it is a Janaka ragam then leave the
line blank _____________________________________________
2. a. Two persons start putting two different talams (both at the same time)
and both talams having 7 aksharams for one avartam. Can they finish their
avartam together at the same time? Answer Yes or No :________________
b. A piece of music will be played to you. Identify and name the musical
instruments used in that piece of music:
music instrument 1:_______________________________
music instrument 2:_______________________________
music instrument 3:_______________________________
3. You will hear two types of musical pieces. Identify which is kriti and which is
keertana and write their names correctly against the correct order the music
is being played to you :
i.__________________________________________
ii.__________________________________________
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
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CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
YOUR FULL NAME: _____________________________________________
YOUR REGISTRATION NO._______________________________________
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination (contd.)
4. A musical piece will be played to you.
i. Identify a string instrument (vadya): _______________________
ii. Identify a wind instrument (vadya): _______________________
iii. identify any three (3) percussion instrument:
percussion instrument 1:___________________________
percussion instrument 2:___________________________
percussion instrument 3:___________________________
5. There are pictures of 2 violinists, 2 vainikas, 2 mirudangists and 2 vocalists
and 4 musical instruments. Identify the musicians by names and name the
instrument that each would normally play or use in a music concert:
The Musicians:
1 2 3
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
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CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
YOUR FULL NAME: _____________________________________________
YOUR REGISTRATION NO._______________________________________
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination (contd.)
Question 5 (continued):
4 5 6
7 8
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
in
CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
YOUR FULL NAME: _____________________________________________
YOUR REGISTRATION NO._______________________________________
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination (contd.)
Question 5 (continued):
Their Musical Instruments:
1 2 3.
4
Musician 1______________________ and his instrument ____________________
Musician 2______________________ and her instrument ___________________
Musician 3______________________ and her instrument ___________________
Musician 4______________________ and his instrument ____________________
Musician 5______________________ and his instrument ____________________
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
in
CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
YOUR FULL NAME: _____________________________________________
YOUR REGISTRATION NO._______________________________________
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination (contd.)
Question 5 (continued):
Musician 6______________________ and her instrument ___________________
Musician 7______________________ and his instrument ____________________
Musician 8______________________ and his instrument ____________________
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ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS (LONDON)
PUBLIC EXAMINATION
in
CARNATIC MUSIC
VOCAL & I�STRUME�TAL
23 rd April 2005
Grade Five – Audio Visual Examination
Instructions to the Examiner or Administrator :
Total time should be not more than 45 mins
1. Please play track 1 from the enclosed CD. Ask the examinees to identify
the raga of the kriti being sung. The raga is in the syllabus. Then ask
whether the raga is a Janaka or Janya. If it is identified as Janaka no
answer to be given, but if it is identified as Janya then the examinees
are asked to write the swara or swaras missing in the Arohana and
Avarohana.
2. Part a of the question is self explanatory.
Part b, please play the track 2 from the CD. The examinees are expected
to identify the musical instruments being played
3. Track 3 and followed by track 4 from the CD shall be played next.
Students are asked to listen carefully to the tracks being played and
identify which track is kriti and which track is keertana.
Note: If the students have identified the correct answer – then don’t waste
time by playing the full track. Go on to the next track.
4. Please play track 5 from the CD. Examinees are expected to identify a
string instrument, a wind instrument and 3 of the 4 percussions being
played in the track.
5. Question is self explanatory.
Please make notes and inform the Academy should there be any
concerns with the Audio Visual Examination. The tracks recorded
in the CD are within the Grade’s syllabus
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