Carnatic Fun Task Tic! : Learning Carnatic is Fun: A Practical Guide to the Fundamentals of Carnatic Music for Beginners, Advanced Level Students, Performers and Teachers, Vol. I (With CD)/K.N. Shashikiran. Chennai, Shristi's Carnatica Pvt. Ltd., 2007, xvi, 268 p., (pbk). 

    Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Basic concepts in Carnatic Music. 3. Voice warm-up and voice culture exercises (Section I). 4. Sarali varisai. 5. Madhya sthayi varisai. 6. Voice warm-up and voice culture exercises (Section II). 7. Mandra sthayi varisai. 8. Voice warm-up and voice culture exercises (Section III). 9. Tara sthayi varisai. 10. Jhanta varisai. 11. Voice warm-up and voice culture exercises (Section IV). 12. Dhattu varisai. 13. Gamakas. 14. Alankaras. 15. Voice culture and management exercises. 16. Voice culture and singing techniques. 17. Ten most common problems of singers. 18. Frequently asked questions. 19. Practice planners. 20. Conclusion. 21. Appendix.  

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