# Appreciating Carnatic Music

- Institution: Ahmedabad University
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Lakshmi Sreeram
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106087)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109106087)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Lec 01 - The Body of Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/3658801c9aee) (YouTube)
2. [Lec 02 - Music everywhere – finding the classical](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/c48aa8cbdddb) (YouTube)
3. [Lec 03 - Classical Music – Art Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/e1fa039939b9) (YouTube)
4. [Lec 04 - Music through Melody & Music through Harmony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b60ccee7c299) (YouTube)
5. [Lec 05 - Musical Material – A Hard Look](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/ba186012a4a6) (YouTube)
6. [Lec 06 - Musical material Mo2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/caa7f02842f1) (YouTube)
7. [Lec 07 - Carnatic Music as Raga Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f8bfd03288b2) (YouTube)
8. [Lec 08 - Understanding Raga - Part I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/e27cadfac0a6) (YouTube)
9. [Lec 09 - Understanding Raga - Part II (Raga and Swara)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/db670d4923f5) (YouTube)
10. [Lec 10 - Understanding Raga - Part III A Glimpse into Gamaka (Ornamentation) and Phraseology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/bbfdf1038544) (YouTube)
11. [Lec 11 - "Swara" in the Sanskrit Textual Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b202bdc5aa2e) (YouTube)
12. [Lec 12 - "Sruti" in Sanskrit Textual Tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/653c0677a991) (YouTube)
13. [Lec 13 - Tambura](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b5a387ba83d7) (YouTube)
14. [Lec 14 - Gamaka I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f2839a783996) (YouTube)
15. [Lec 15 - Gamaka II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/bcdf6feab33d) (YouTube)
16. [Lec 16 - Gamaka III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/53e2e826df42) (YouTube)
17. [Lec 17 - Gamakas IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/88bad0cd0f6d) (YouTube)
18. [Lec 18 - Raga and Phraseology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/64f380596385) (YouTube)
19. [Lec 19 - Raga - some basic expectations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b174af6200f0) (YouTube)
20. [Lec 20 - A string of Ragas and a teaser](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/c47900e8fdc0) (YouTube)
21. [Lec 21 - Raga in the textual tradition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/a283b32fb3a6) (YouTube)
22. [Lec 22 - Classification of Ragas I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b7124033f2d5) (YouTube)
23. [Lec 23 - Classification of Ragas II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/6e39a581ca36) (YouTube)
24. [Lec 24 - Mela system of classifying raga-s](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/fe7c68b9c0d7) (YouTube)
25. [Lec 25 - Generating the 72 mela-s](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/14987d2eed0d) (YouTube)
26. [Lec 26 - Application of 72 mela](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/2399111c1164) (YouTube)
27. [Lec 27 - Katapayadi – Naming the 72 melas](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/d4b504eeced7) (YouTube)
28. [Lec 28 - Vivadi – I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/0e0c10a8b091) (YouTube)
29. [Lec 29 - Vivadi – II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/078cb2b07764) (YouTube)
30. [Lec 30 - Raga - Circles and Triangles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/6dabd8080753) (YouTube)
31. [Lec 31 - Laya: temporal discipline in music.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b535e67cb4db) (YouTube)
32. [Lec 32 - Tala – an Introduction to the Concept](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/669b5a92a950) (YouTube)
33. [Lec 33 - More on Tala and laya](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/4395f64617d7) (YouTube)
34. [Lec 34 - Aspects of Tala - I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f3b5b4239c06) (YouTube)
35. [Lec 35 - Aspects of Tala - II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b24d993afb9b) (YouTube)
36. [Lec 36 - Aspects of Tala - III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/8cac40afaba4) (YouTube)
37. [Lec 37 - Aspects of tala – IV](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f4b8c03f9997) (YouTube)
38. [Lec 38 - Composition in Carnatic Music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/6c097710daa5) (YouTube)
39. [Lec 39 - Varnam – an Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/224960443b9e) (YouTube)
40. [Lec 40 - Varnam and laya intricacies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/80d1cea34f57) (YouTube)
41. [Lec 41 - Kriti – the premier compositional form in Carnatic music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f0163f281c7e) (YouTube)
42. [Lec 42 -Kriti – some basic features](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/3ef713115e7a) (YouTube)
43. [Lec 43 - Precursors to the Kriti](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/8a2f9f319854) (YouTube)
44. [Lec 44 - Bhakti and Carnatic Music: Metaphor, World view and Yearning in Carnatic compositions.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/9a23249105a3) (YouTube)
45. [Lec 45 - Tanjavur and the Carnatic Trinity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f56e7d1aebd5) (YouTube)
46. [Lec 46 - Tyagaraja, the Vaggeyakara](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/1cf1693951f2) (YouTube)
47. [Lec 47 - Tyagaraja and His Many Moods -I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/3da0bf52f3d0) (YouTube)
48. [Lec 48 - Tyagaraja and His Many Moods – II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/7581a65f418f) (YouTube)
49. [Lec 49 - Muthuswami Dikshitar – an overview](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/6bc2152f20bb) (YouTube)
50. [Lec 50 - Muthuswami Dikshitar – the Sanskirt Scholar and Advaitin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/3c4f634835bb) (YouTube)
51. [Lec 51 - Muthuswami Dikshitar – Some Other Aspects of his Work.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/9e16c4c8237f) (YouTube)
52. [Lec 52 - Syama Sastri](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/41b4595006ff) (YouTube)
53. [Lec 53 - Tamil Composers before the trinity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/af50041caf06) (YouTube)
54. [Lec 54 - Post trinity Composers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/a877500d5a14) (YouTube)
55. [Lec 55 - Swathi Tirunal - the Versatile Royal Composer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/a6186a8e0fc3) (YouTube)
56. [Lec 56 - The Romance of Padam and Javali](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/bff7a9bc6a5d) (YouTube)
57. [Lec 57 - Tillana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/c1bd1e7c9681) (YouTube)
58. [Lec 58 - Improvisation in Carnatic Music - Alapana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/b0d84ad03927) (YouTube)
59. [Lec 59 - ALAPANA : Style and Aesthetics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/ddf27367c8e8) (YouTube)
60. [Lec 60 - Neraval and Swaraprastara](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/a61a681af103) (YouTube)
61. [Lec 61 - TANAM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/dd8079f003fe) (YouTube)
62. [Lec 62 - An expostion of Balagopala,a kriti in the rega Bhairavi with alapana, neraval and swaraprastara followed by tani Avartanam](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/bebe862a545a) (YouTube)
63. [Lec 63 - Accompaniment in Carnatic Music - The Violin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/817ec9cdeba6) (YouTube)
64. [Lec 64 - Percussive Accompaniment - the Mridangam](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/2b5ad6669f32) (YouTube)
65. [Lec 65 -Subsidiary Accompaniment - Interaction Among Accompanists](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/e74f218aff8c) (YouTube)
66. [Lec 66 - Perscussion MRIDANGAM](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/4e266007b6f7) (YouTube)
67. [Lec 67 - Percussion KANJIRA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/4eff159f331f) (YouTube)
68. [Lec 68 - Percussion Ghatam](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/977f3330f182) (YouTube)
69. [Lec 69 - Percussion Morsing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/f8fc327f03a1) (YouTube)
70. [Lec 70 - Percussion Korvai and Thani avartanam](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/60be138cb567) (YouTube)
71. [Lec 71 - The Typical carnatic Concert And Ragam Tanam Pallavi - RTP](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109106087/9e90bbc591d3) (YouTube)