Raga Alapana
sung before an item
What are the 3 parts of Ragalapana?
Aksipthika (intro)
Ragavardhani (improv)
-Prathama (mandra)
-Dwitiya (madhya + slow)
-Tritiya (madhya+fast)
-Chaturti (taraka, conclude)
Makarini (coming back to S)
Tanam
Tempo/rhythm based
anam tanam
Swara Kalpana
Combinations of swara patterns
ending note should be above/below sahitya
1st and 2nd speed
Neraval
when singer takes specific line from anu/charanam and sings it with different melodies
must fit avartanam
Gopuchayathi
long to short words
Srotovohayathi
short to long words