mastering brihas

carnaticpriya · Post by **carnaticpriya** » 11 Nov 2008, 11:05

Any advice on how to master phrases with brihas ?

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 11 Nov 2008, 17:44

There is something called brika sadhaka varisai (i.e brika practice verses) which are essentially swaras that are set in various weighty ragas to be sung (practised) in aakara mode.

carnaticpriya · Post by **carnaticpriya** » 11 Nov 2008, 21:59

Thank you srikris

uday_shankar · Post by **uday_shankar** » 12 Nov 2008, 11:00

You can improve your "brihas" by practising "yoha"

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girish_a · Post by **girish_a** » 12 Nov 2008, 12:51

srkris, can you please point to resources for the "brika sadhaka varasais"? Can I download them from somewhere? Or are there books where I can find them?

carnaticpriya · Post by **carnaticpriya** » 12 Nov 2008, 19:59

srikris,

Will akara saadagam in 3rd speed help ? singing in 3rd speed and brihas sound similar to me. Is there a difference between the two?

srkris · Post by **srkris** » 12 Nov 2008, 21:51

girish_a wrote:srkris, can you please point to resources for the "brika sadhaka varasais"? Can I download them from somewhere? Or are there books where I can find them?

I am aware that it is there in one of those books published by A.S.Panchapakesa Iyer

carnaticpriya wrote:srikris,

Will akara saadagam in 3rd speed help ? singing in 3rd speed and brihas sound similar to me. Is there a difference between the two?

I am sr-kris and not sri-kris

As far as I know that is what is done (practising swaras of particular ragas in akara mode in various speeds), maybe there is more to it.

vijay · Post by **vijay** » 12 Nov 2008, 22:29

Girish you can try Carnatic Music Book Centre at Sri Puram in Royapettah. If the book is still in print, chances are they will have it.

bilahari · Post by **bilahari** » 13 Nov 2008, 06:07

Ganamrutha Bodhini by AS Panchapakesa Iyer has these sequences at the very end of the book, IIRC.

carnaticpriya · Post by **carnaticpriya** » 13 Nov 2008, 10:02

I am sr-kris and not sri-kris

sorry about that srkris. i will be careful