Singing Manodharma Swaras is one of the important branches of Carnatic Music. Except a few students who have musical lineage and tradition, and who are consequently able to sing Manodharma Swaras by intuition, almost all others need some tips or guidance to develop this aspect. This book is intended to help them in this direction. For real benefits, this book is not to be read in one sitting. If you go through each lesson carefully and do the exercises recommended with dedication, will and application, I am confident that these pages will considerably improve your Manodharma Swara singing talent.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N.P. Ramaswamy
Sri N.P. Ramaswamy belongs to an illustrious family of great musicians. His great grandfather Palghat Parameswara Bhagavathar was a senior and chief Asthana Vidwan in the Courts of Swathi Thirunal Maharaja. His grandfather Nurani Parameswara Bhagavathar was equally adept in singing and in playing violin and was a well known Harikatha exponent. His father was a popular musician of the previous generation. Sri Ramaswamy is blessed with abundant musical talent. Over the years the musical fraternity has vastly admired his grip over raga and laya. In mor than forty years of concert rendering Sri Ramaswamy has been acclaimed as a "Scientific Singer", one who has always aimed at purity, precision perfection and tradition. Titles conferred on him are: "Sangeetha Rathna" and "Sangeetha Poornasree". Sri Ramaswamy has set to tune many songs of prominent composers like Purandaradas, Bhadrachalam Ramadas, and Narayanatheerthar. Recently on the persuation of his disciples he has ventured into giving shape to his imagination and jnana by composing Varnams and Kritis. In a very short period of time, these have attained a great deal of popularity for their musical appeal and their crisp laya prayogas. On the request of many students of music to bring out a brief and instructive book on the basic techniques of Manodharma Swara Singing, Ramaswamy has published a book entitled "Techniques of Manodharma Swara Singhing Made Easy" which explains the intricacies of Swara singing in a step by step approach easily understandable for music students and teachers.
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