ASSEB HS Skill Sattriya Vocal Music (Borgeet) case studies
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The ASSEB HS Skill Sattriya Vocal Music (Borgeet) examination is a higher-secondary skill credential for students who want formal recognition of their training in the devotional vocal tradition of Assam's Sattras. It suits school candidates who have learned Borgeet under a guru or in a Namghar setting and now need an assessed qualification, as well as private learners preparing for further study in Sattriya music. The ASSEB HS Skill Sattriya Vocal Music (Borgeet) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,755 words.
1The 'Classical Vocal' Slot: Borgeet at a National Showcase
A Sattra-trained vocalist is invited by a state cultural directorate to represent Borgeet at a national 'Indian classical vocal' showcase in New Delhi. The organisers' brief specifies a nine-minute solo slot, a venue-supplied tanpura drone, no percussion because the hall's amplified-music licence ends at 6 p.m., and a printed programme note describing Borgeet as 'a form of Hindustani classical music from Assam'.
799 words, about 4 min2The Souvenir Booklet: Borgeet, Namghosa and Ankiya Geet
A Guwahati publisher is producing a souvenir booklet for a Sattra centenary. The editor, a former Borgeet student, is given ten texts by the organising committee: four are Borgeets attributed to Sankardeva, two are Borgeets attributed to Madhavdeva, two are verses from Madhavdeva's Namghosa, and two are songs that appear in Ankiya Bhaona plays.
735 words, about 4 min3The Khayal-Trained Student in the Namghar Class
A 17-year-old student who has studied Hindustani khayal for four years joins a Sattra Borgeet class. She has six weeks to prepare four Borgeets for a Namghar event.
748 words, about 4 min4The Contested Raga and the Printed Programme
A singer is booked to present five Borgeets in a 25-minute set at a Borgeet festival. She learned four items from a popular commercial recording and one from her Sattra teacher.
729 words, about 4 min5One Matra Early: The Refrain That Will Not Land
A group of six singers and two percussionists - one Khol, one Taal - is rehearsing for a Namghar anniversary. In the third item, the singers' refrain ends one matra before the Khol's cycle.
744 words, about 4 min