BSEH Secondary Music Vocal case studies
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The BSEH Secondary Music (Vocal) examination is the Class 10 music elective offered under the Board of School Education Haryana. It is intended for school candidates who have studied Hindustani vocal music as an elective subject and for private candidates preparing the same syllabus, and it suits students who intend to continue music at the senior secondary level or to build a foundation for further training. The BSEH Secondary Music Vocal case studies are 5 cases and about 2,631 words.
1The Shuddha Ma That Will Not Stay Tivra
At a BSEH Secondary Music Vocal mock practical, a 16-year-old candidate sings a drut bandish in Raag Yaman set to Teentaal. The tanpura is tuned to C sharp.
589 words, about 3 min2Yaman or Yaman Kalyan in a Handwritten Swaralipi
A Class 12 student submits a handwritten swaralipi for an internal assessment. The title says “Raag Yaman, drut Teentaal.” The aroha is notated S Re Ga M(tivra) Pa Dha Ni Sa.
518 words, about 3 min3The Jhaptaal Tihai That Lands on Matra Three
During a practical tala recitation, a candidate announces a tihai in Jhaptaal (10 matras) that will “end on sam.” The candidate recites a four-matras phrase-dha ge na ti-three times without a gap, starting on matra 2. The teacher counts: the third repetition finishes on matra 3 of the next cycle.
528 words, about 3 min4Alankar, Palta and Tan in Viva Voce
During a viva, the examiner asks a candidate to distinguish alankar, palta and tan. The candidate says: “Alankar is an ornament; palta is a swara exercise; tan is a fast alankar.” The examiner then asks the candidate to sing an alankar in Raag Bageshri.
518 words, about 3 min5Who Composed “Vaishnav Jan To”?
A student chooses the bhajan “Vaishnav Jan To” for a school programme and writes in the printed programme: “Composed by Surdas.” The student found this on a social-media post. Another teacher supports the claim because “Surdas wrote all the famous bhajans.” The music teacher knows the bhajan is traditionally attributed to Narsinh Mehta, a 15th-century Gujarati poet, and that its language is Gujarati rather than Braj.
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