PSEB Matric Music Instrumental case studies
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The PSEB Matric Music Instrumental examination is the Class 10 elective offered under the Punjab School Education Board for students who study a melodic or percussion instrument as a school subject. It suits candidates already learning an instrument privately or in school who want board certification for that work, and it is assessed in two parts: a written theory paper and a practical performance examination. The PSEB Matric Music Instrumental case studies are 5 cases and about 3,068 words.
1The 60-BPM Recording: Separating a Laya Fault from a Swara Fault in Raag Yaman
Six weeks before the practical, a Matric vocal candidate submits a four-minute home recording. Part A is the Yaman alankar S R G m P D N Ṡ sung to a metronome set at 60, one click per matra in Teentaal, sixteen clicks to a cycle.
618 words, about 3 min2Writing Out a Khamaj Bandish: Meend, Kan and a Syllable That Will Not Fit
A candidate is writing a Raag Khamaj bandish in Teentaal for the theory paper, and the draft has come back for correction. As taught, the composition has four features.
654 words, about 3 min3Same Five Swaras, Wrong Time Slot: Bhoopali or Deshkar at 6 p.m.?
A candidate's practical is fixed for the 6 p.m. slot by roll number.
588 words, about 3 min4A Tihai That Will Not Add Up: Jhaptal Vibhags, Khali and the Arithmetic of Resolution
A tabla candidate's theory script and his practical announcement contradict each other. In the script he writes: "Rupak - 7 matras, vibhag 3+2+2, sam with tali at matra 1, khali at matra 5" and "Jhaptal - 10 matras, vibhag 2+2+3+3, tali at matras 1 and 5, khali at matra 9".
640 words, about 3 min5One Week, One Drone: Deciding What to Tune and What to Fix in the School's Instrument Room
The school music room holds five instruments for the practical: a four-string tanpura with a cracked bridge and one frayed string; a harmonium whose reeds are stamped C sharp; a sitar with two broken sympathetic (taraf) strings and a slightly loose Ma fret; a tabla pair whose bayan head has gone slack; and a swarmandal. Three candidates must perform.
568 words, about 3 min