ASSEB HSLC Class 10 Elective Music study guide
ASSEB HSLC Class 10 Elective Music · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
Elective Music at the HSLC level under the Assam State School Education Board is a two-part subject: a written theory paper and a practical examination with performance and viva voce. It suits students who already sing or play - particularly those trained in Hindustani or Assamese traditional repertoire - and who want the subject to count towards their HSLC result rather than keeping music as a hobby outside school. The ASSEB HSLC Class 10 Elective Music study guide has 7 sections and about 2,146 words.
01Swara, Raga and Tala Fundamentals
This domain tests your command of the grammar behind Hindustani music: nada and shruti, the seven swaras and their variants, how a raga is defined, and how a tala is counted. Expect objective questions plus short analysis of a raga or tala.
336 words, about 2 min02Assamese and North-East Traditional Music: Borgeet, Ojapali, Bihu Geet, Lokageet
Assam and the North-East have several distinct song traditions; the exam tests whether you can separate them by language, context, composer and accompanying instruments. Borgeet ('noble song') was composed by Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Madhavdeva in Brajavali, a literary language mixing Maithili and Assamese.
318 words, about 2 min03Notation Systems and Writing Swara and Tala Notation
Notation questions test whether you can write swaras and talas so that another musician can reproduce them, and whether you know the two systems used in Indian syllabi. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar system uses Roman or Devanagari S R G M P D N and is associated with the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya tradition.
372 words, about 2 min04Life and Contributions of Key Indian and Assamese Music Personalities
Questions here are usually matching or short-answer: title, period, region, genre and one or two named contributions. Srimanta Sankardeva (1449–1568): founder of Ekasarana Dharma; credited with Borgeet, Ankiya Bhaona and the Sattriya tradition.
270 words, about 1 min05Musical Instruments: Classification, Structure and Role
Instrument questions ask you to classify by sound production, describe structure, and explain the instrument's role in a genre. Tata (string): sound from a stretched string - sitar, sarod, tanpura, violin.
278 words, about 1 min06Practical Performance: Raga Presentation and Compositions
The practical paper tests a complete, short raga presentation and a composition in tala, with correct intonation and tala placement. Announce the raga; give aroha, avaroha, jati, vadi, samvadi and time.
279 words, about 1 min07Practical Viva Voce: Recognition, Demonstration and Oral Explanation
The viva is oral and practical: recognise, demonstrate, explain. Examiners test whether you can identify a raga, tala or instrument from a short cue and justify the identification with terminology.
293 words, about 1 min