Maharashtra HSC Instrumental Music case studies
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The Maharashtra HSC Instrumental Music examination is the Standard XII arts-stream subject examination set by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE). It suits students who have studied instrumental music through the State Board pattern - usually Hindustani (North Indian) tradition on sitar, sarod, violin, flute, harmonium or tabla - and who want a board-certified school-leaving qualification in the subject, whether as a step toward a university degree in music, a performing career, or simply documented proficiency. The Maharashtra HSC Instrumental Music case studies are 5 cases and about 4,674 words.
1Same Five Swaras, Two Ragas: Marking Raga Chhaya in a 12-Minute Practical
Two Class XII candidates, Meera and Aditya, both play the same five shuddha swaras - Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, Dha - in a 12-minute instrumental practical. Meera's alap settles repeatedly on Ga, and Dha appears mostly in passing; her ascents move S R G P D S'.
793 words, about 4 min2A Jhaptal Tihai That Lands Two Matras Late
Rohan, a sitar candidate, has prepared an eight-minute Jhaptal item. His teacher sets a five-matra tihai phrase to be played three times and to finish on sam.
916 words, about 5 min3Converting a Yaman Swaralipi into Paluskar Notation and Staff Notation
A candidate submits a Yaman bandish written in Bhatkhande notation. The opening phrase is: S R G M^ P - M^ D N S' - D N S' R' S' N D P, with M^ marking tivra Ma and the dash indicating an elongated matra.
986 words, about 5 min4A Sitar with a Buzzing Pa Six Days Before the Practical
A candidate's sitar has six main strings and thirteen sympathetic strings. It is tuned with Sa = C#, although the accompanying tanpura is tuned to C.
996 words, about 5 min5Planning a 20-Minute Evening Programme: Rasa, Time Theory and Form Contrast
A candidate has a 20-minute practical at 7:30 pm. She has prepared four items: a vilambit khayal in Yaman, a madhya-laya tarana in Yaman, a Bhairavi bhajan, and a dhrupad in Bhairav.
983 words, about 5 min