COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Playing Techniques

The course explores through a detailed study of everything pertaining to the proper techniques of playing Mridangam right from the sitting posture and holding the instrument to the use of hands and fingers. The contain drum syllables set in basic Adi talam in the beginning and moves on to other rhythmic structure. Anyone can attend and no age restriction.

Students are taught appropriate limb/finger movements, use of wrist action, developing 'muscle-memory', significance of balance and coordination, hard/soft touch, sound-sensitivity and many more aspects.

The course leads to 6 levels of achievements. Basic 1, Basic 2, Intermediate -1, Intermediate 2, Advanced 1 and professional. Playing techniques prepares a student to develop performing skills as a Mrudangam player mainly for solo performance, ensemble and as an accompaniment for concerts; the student may also apply the skills easily to become a percussionist for dance performances. We help student to attend exams after learning for couple of years.

Mrudangam classes offered in Soorya Dance and Music School can also be learnt as an ancillary subject in order to prepare a student of the other core classes such as Vocal and Bharathanatyam dance students.

Gurus

Vidwan Nanjunda Murthy

Guru Prasanna Kasthuri