PSEB Matric Music Vocal study guide
PSEB Matric Music Vocal · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The PSEB Matric Music Vocal examination is the Class 10 music qualification offered under the Punjab School Education Board for students who choose vocal music as an elective subject. It is intended for school candidates in Punjab who want a board-recognised school-leaving qualification that includes a formal music component, and it suits students preparing either for further music study or for a life of amateur and semi-professional performance. The PSEB Matric Music Vocal study guide has 8 sections and about 1,967 words.
01Hindustani Vocal Practical Performance: Raga Presentation, Alankars, Vistaar and Bandish
Domain 1 examines the practical sequence of presenting a Hindustani raga: tuning, swar sadhana, vistaar and a bandish set to a prescribed tala. Begin with aroha-avaroha and simple palte in the raga's own scale, then alankars that use only that raga's allowed swaras.
280 words, about 1 min02Swar and Laya: Swar Malika, Lakshan Geet and Rhythmic Exercises
Domain 2 tests two composition types and your ability to keep swar and laya together. Swar malika: a sargam-based composition, often covering all seven swaras, used to practise pitch and pattern; it may stay in one raga or move through several.
278 words, about 1 min03Raga Theory: Lakshan, Aroha-Avaroha, Jati, Vadi-Samvadi and Time
Domain 3 is the written raga paper: you must define a raga and identify it from its lakshan. For the prescribed set, learn each raga's aroha, avaroha, vadi, samvadi, jati, time and one bandish; ragas such as Bilawal, Khamaj, Bhairavi and Asavari are commonly paired for comparison.
254 words, about 1 min04Tala Theory: Theka, Matra, Vibhag, Sam, Tali and Khali
Domain 4 tests tala vocabulary and your ability to count a cycle. Matra: one beat of the cycle.
241 words, about 1 min05Notation Systems: Bhatkhande and Vishnu Digambar Paluskar
Domain 5 compares the two notation systems used in Punjab board theory. Uses Roman sargam: S R G m P D N for shuddha; komal Re, Ga, Dha, Ni are r, g, d, n; tivra Ma is M.
239 words, about 1 min06Biographies and Contributions of Prescribed Musicians and Musicologists
Domain 6 asks for contributions, not just dates. Amir Khusrau (1253–1325): court poet of the Delhi Sultanate, traditionally credited with qawwali, tarana and early khayal.
217 words, about 1 min07History and Evolution of Indian Music, Punjab Folk Traditions and the Gharana System
Domain 7 covers the long history of Indian music and the regional/gharana layer. Vedic chant and Natyashastra provide early theoretical roots; prabandha gave way to dhrupad, then khayal, thumri and lighter forms.
229 words, about 1 min08Musical Instruments: Classification, Structure and Role of Accompanying Instruments
Domain 8 tests classification and the practical role of instruments in vocal accompaniment. Tat vadya (string): tanpura, sitar, sarangi.
229 words, about 1 min