Classes – TSNPAC

Kanjira

tsnacademy22 — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:37:26 +0000

An Instrument that looks like a Tambourine. It is played with one hand play and other hand hold, controls the tones – gives a nice bass sound. It also has a few copper coins fixed to the edge which give the sound some treble.

Ghatam

tsnacademy22 — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:36:51 +0000

An Instrument that is shaped like a pot. A ghatam is made of special clay and is used as an accompanying instrument in concerts. The ghatam produces a crisp metallic sound.

Morsing

tsnacademy22 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:31:06 +0000

A jaw-harp like instrument made of horse-shoe shaped metal body with a vibrating metal tongue and a trigger. It is placed close to the couth and played by plucking the trigger with the index finger. Fast patterns of sound can be produced from the vibration of the metal tongue and the movement of air pocket int he mouth.

Thavil

tsnacademy22 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:29:51 +0000

A Thavil is a barrel-shaped percussion instrument from Tamil Nadu. It is also widely used in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana States of South India. It is used in temple, folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. The thavil and the nadaswaram are essential components of traditional festivals and ceremonies in South India.

Konnakol

tsnacademy22 — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 20:27:56 +0000

Konnakol (also spelled Konokol, Konakkol, Konnakkol) is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian Carnatic music. Konnakol is the spoken component of solkattu, which refers to a combination of konnakol syllables spoken while simultaneously counting the tala (meter) with the hand. It is comparable in some respects to Bol in Hindustani music, but allows the composition, performance or communication of rhythms. A similar concept in Hindustani classical music is called padhant.

Mridangam

tsnacademy22 — Sat, 14 May 2022 19:35:53 +0000

A Percussion instrument of ancient South Indian origin and the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. During a percussion ensemble, the mridangam is often accompanied by the ghatam, kanjira, and morsing. It is a two-sided drum made out of wood from the root of jack fruit tree.