UPMSP Class 12 Vocal Music case studies
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UPMSP Class 12 Vocal Music - the Intermediate (Class 12) Hindustani vocal music subject of the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education - is a two-part school-leaving qualification: a written theory paper answered in descriptive form, and a practical examination before an examiner panel, with internal assessment as the Board prescribes. It suits students who have carried vocal music through Class 11 and intend to study music at degree level, pursue performance or teaching, or simply want a Board-recognised arts subject with a strong performance core. The UPMSP Class 12 Vocal Music case studies are 5 cases and about 3,577 words.
1The Phrase That Turns Bageshri into Bhimpalasi
At a monthly baithak in a Kanpur school hall, a Class 12 candidate sings a vilambit khayal in Raag Bageshri with the tanpura tuned to C sharp. The examiner follows her notation sheet: the sthai sits in the middle octave, the tempo is 45 matras per minute in Teentaal, and she plans eight avartans of alaap before the madhya-laya taans.
708 words, about 4 min2Jhaptaal Khali, Dugun and aad: When the Count Itself Is Wrong
An inter-school competition requires every team to present one nirgun bhajan in Jhaptaal and one khayal composition in Ektaal. The tabla player sets Jhaptaal at 120 matras per minute, so one matra lasts half a second.
771 words, about 4 min3One Day to Fix a Notation Page for the Magazine
A Class 12 student submits a handwritten notation of a Teentaal bandish in Raag Alhaiya Bilawal for the school magazine. The page is headed only 'Teentaal - 16 matras'.
738 words, about 4 min4Programming a 75-Minute Sangeet Sandhya
The cultural committee of a senior secondary school has 75 minutes for its annual Sangeet Sandhya and six approved items: a dhrupad in Chautaal, a dhamar in Dhamar taal, a thumri, a tappa, a ghazal and a bhajan. The pakhawaj player is available only for the first 20 minutes.
746 words, about 4 min5Two Candidates, Two Gharanas, One Mislabel
At a practical examination, a candidate sings a 25-minute vilambit khayal in Raag Darbari at about 40 matras per minute. Her alaap is entirely in aakar, with long-held notes, very few bol-patterns, almost no gamak, and taans that move in smooth, evenly spaced clusters of four notes; the raag is correct and the intonation is secure.
614 words, about 3 min