CARNATIC VOCAL REVIEW LEVEL 2
SAMPADA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
PurvangaI&IUttarangaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-FIRSTIPARTI&ILATERIPART
1.IInIaIscaleIofIascendingInotes,ItheIfirstIportionIofItheIswarasIareItheIpurvangam;ItheInextIportionIisI
theIuttarangam
2.IInItheIstructureIofIaIvarnam,ItheIpallavi,Ianupallavi,IandImukthayiIswarasIareIknownIasItheIpurvan
gam;ItheIcaranamIandItheIettugadaswaras/caranaIswarasIareIknownIasItheIuttarangam
3.IPallaviIsingingIisIimprovisationalIsingingIwithIaIsetItalamIandIragam.ITheIfirstIpartIofIthisIsingingIisIt
heIpurvangam,IthenItheIpadagarbaIwhichIservesIasIaIpause/break,IandItheIsecondIpartIisItheIuttara
ngam.
GrahaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-COMMENCEMENT/BEGINNING/STARTING
1.IGrahaIswaraIisItheIbeginningInoteIofIaIswaraIphrase.IEachIragaIhasIaIgrahaIswara.IThereIcanIbeImul
tipleIgrahaIswarasIinIaIragaIorIcomposition.
2.IGrahaIinItalamIisItheIcommencementIofItheItalamIwithItheIcompositionIitself.IThereIareI3Itypes:
I 1.ISamaIgrahaI-ItalaIandIcompositionIstart
I together
I 2.IAnagatagrahaI-ItalaIbeginsIfirstIandIsong
I follows
I 3.IAteetagrahaI-IsongIbeginsIfirstIandItalaIjoins
I later
,Amsa/Vadi/JivaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-MOSTIUSED/SIGNIFICANTISWARAIOFICOMPOSITION/RAGA
I
LifegivingIswaraItoItheIcomposition/raga
NyasaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-ENDINGINOTEIOFIRAGA/ISWARAIPHRASE/COMPOSITION
1.IVinyasaI-IendingInoteIofIswara/ragaIphrase/composition
2.IApanyasaI-IoccasionalIendingInoteIofIswara/ragaIphrase/composition
3.ISanyasaI-IendingInoteIofItheIwholeIcomposition/lastInoteIofItheIlastIraga/swaraIphrase
SamvadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
SWARAIMUTUALLYIINICONSONANCEITOIANOTHERISWARAIBETWEENI9/13IINTERVALS
SoundIpleasingItogether
Ex:
SI P
R1IM1
R2IM2
G1IN1
G2IN2
VivadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-SWARASICREATEIAIDISCORDANTIEFFECTIINICOMPOSITION/RAGA
, ShatshruthiIRishabam
SudhaIGandaram
ShatshruthiIDaivatam
SudhaINishadam
AnuvadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
SWARAIWHICHIHASINOIDISCORDANTINORICONCORDANTIEFFECTIONICOMPOSITION/RAGA
FollowsItheIvadiIswara;Idoesn'tIfitIintoIcertainIcategory
GatiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-WAY/NUMBERIOFIKRIYASIINIEACHIBEATIOFITHEITALAM
HowItheItalamIgoesIaccordingItoItheIkriya
LikeIjati,I5Itypes:
TisraIGatiI-I3I-ITakita
ChaturasraIGatiI-I4I-IThakadhimi
KhandaIGatiI-I5I-IThakathakita
MisraI-I7I-IThakadhimithakita
SankeernaI-IThakadhimithakathakita
fromIjatiIandIgati,IthereIareIaboutI175IpossibleItalas
ChittaswaramI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
MELODIOUSIVARIETYISWARAIPHRASESIMADEITOIENHANCEITHEICOMPOSITION/RAGA
ComposeIyourIownIchittaswaramIorIuseIoneIthatIwasIalreadyIcomposed/made
SAMPADA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
PurvangaI&IUttarangaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-FIRSTIPARTI&ILATERIPART
1.IInIaIscaleIofIascendingInotes,ItheIfirstIportionIofItheIswarasIareItheIpurvangam;ItheInextIportionIisI
theIuttarangam
2.IInItheIstructureIofIaIvarnam,ItheIpallavi,Ianupallavi,IandImukthayiIswarasIareIknownIasItheIpurvan
gam;ItheIcaranamIandItheIettugadaswaras/caranaIswarasIareIknownIasItheIuttarangam
3.IPallaviIsingingIisIimprovisationalIsingingIwithIaIsetItalamIandIragam.ITheIfirstIpartIofIthisIsingingIisIt
heIpurvangam,IthenItheIpadagarbaIwhichIservesIasIaIpause/break,IandItheIsecondIpartIisItheIuttara
ngam.
GrahaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-COMMENCEMENT/BEGINNING/STARTING
1.IGrahaIswaraIisItheIbeginningInoteIofIaIswaraIphrase.IEachIragaIhasIaIgrahaIswara.IThereIcanIbeImul
tipleIgrahaIswarasIinIaIragaIorIcomposition.
2.IGrahaIinItalamIisItheIcommencementIofItheItalamIwithItheIcompositionIitself.IThereIareI3Itypes:
I 1.ISamaIgrahaI-ItalaIandIcompositionIstart
I together
I 2.IAnagatagrahaI-ItalaIbeginsIfirstIandIsong
I follows
I 3.IAteetagrahaI-IsongIbeginsIfirstIandItalaIjoins
I later
,Amsa/Vadi/JivaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-MOSTIUSED/SIGNIFICANTISWARAIOFICOMPOSITION/RAGA
I
LifegivingIswaraItoItheIcomposition/raga
NyasaI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-ENDINGINOTEIOFIRAGA/ISWARAIPHRASE/COMPOSITION
1.IVinyasaI-IendingInoteIofIswara/ragaIphrase/composition
2.IApanyasaI-IoccasionalIendingInoteIofIswara/ragaIphrase/composition
3.ISanyasaI-IendingInoteIofItheIwholeIcomposition/lastInoteIofItheIlastIraga/swaraIphrase
SamvadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
SWARAIMUTUALLYIINICONSONANCEITOIANOTHERISWARAIBETWEENI9/13IINTERVALS
SoundIpleasingItogether
Ex:
SI P
R1IM1
R2IM2
G1IN1
G2IN2
VivadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-SWARASICREATEIAIDISCORDANTIEFFECTIINICOMPOSITION/RAGA
, ShatshruthiIRishabam
SudhaIGandaram
ShatshruthiIDaivatam
SudhaINishadam
AnuvadiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
SWARAIWHICHIHASINOIDISCORDANTINORICONCORDANTIEFFECTIONICOMPOSITION/RAGA
FollowsItheIvadiIswara;Idoesn'tIfitIintoIcertainIcategory
GatiI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-WAY/NUMBERIOFIKRIYASIINIEACHIBEATIOFITHEITALAM
HowItheItalamIgoesIaccordingItoItheIkriya
LikeIjati,I5Itypes:
TisraIGatiI-I3I-ITakita
ChaturasraIGatiI-I4I-IThakadhimi
KhandaIGatiI-I5I-IThakathakita
MisraI-I7I-IThakadhimithakita
SankeernaI-IThakadhimithakathakita
fromIjatiIandIgati,IthereIareIaboutI175IpossibleItalas
ChittaswaramI-ICORRECTIANSWERS-
MELODIOUSIVARIETYISWARAIPHRASESIMADEITOIENHANCEITHEICOMPOSITION/RAGA
ComposeIyourIownIchittaswaramIorIuseIoneIthatIwasIalreadyIcomposed/made