WBCHSE HS Music study plan

Build a dated timeline from Vedic chanting through the Natyashastra, Brihaddeshi and Sangita Ratnakara to the modern period, writing two sentences per era in your own words

Define swara, shruti, raga, tala, laya and saptak from memory, then check each definition against a standard Bengali or English music text and correct errors in red

List the twenty-two shruti positions and the seven shuddha swaras with their relative placement, reciting them aloud daily

Explain in writing how the grama-murchhana system gave rise to modern that-s, using one worked example of a murchhana on Sa and on Pa

Classify ten prescribed ragas by that, aroha-avaroha type (sampurna, shadav, audav) and time of day, tabulating each in a comparison grid

Identify the vadi, samvadi, anuvadi and vivadi for each of those ten ragas and justify each choice from the aroha-avaroha

Distinguish janak that from janya raga and place each of the ten ragas correctly under its parent that

Compare three pairs of similar ragas (for example Bhairav-Bhairavi, Bageshri-Bhimpalasi, Desh-Khamaj) by writing the distinguishing phrases that separate them

Write out full aroha and avaroha in swaralipi for six ragas, marking komal and tivra swaras with the correct notation signs

Trace the medieval shift from prabandha to dhrupad and khyal, summarising the role of Amir Khusrau, Raja Man Singh Tomar and the Gwalior gharana in one paragraph each

Analyse how the ten thats of Bhatkhande cover the raga repertoire, naming two janya ragas under each that

Sing or play the pakad of each studied raga and write it down from memory without consulting notes

Draw the theka of Teentala, Jhaptala, Rupak and Dadra in bol notation, marking sam, tali, khali and vibhag correctly

Compute the matra count, vibhag division and tali-khali pattern for eight talas and tabulate them for quick comparison

Notate one bandish in Teentala with the sthayi and antara aligned to the correct matras, showing sam on the first matra

Practise theka recitation with hand claps for each tala until you can keep a steady laya for two minutes without a break

Write complete swaralipi for one vilambit khyal and one drut bandish, including sthayi, antara and at least two tans or palte

Compare dhrupad, khyal, thumri, tarana and bhajan by structure, language, tempo and ornamentation in a five-column table

Notate a simple lakshan geet or sargam geet for a studied raga, keeping matra alignment exact

Set one composition to a different tala and rewrite the notation so the sam falls correctly in the new cycle

Render one raga in full for ten minutes covering alap, a bandish with vistar and tans, and a closing drut piece, recording it for self-review

Perform a tala cycle on tabla or by hand claps while reciting the theka in three layas (vilambit, madhya, drut)

Demonstrate at least four types of tan and two types of gamak in a studied raga, naming each as you perform

Sing or play a thumri or dadra with correct bol-based expression and note where you depart from strict raga grammar

Write life sketches of six musicians or musicologists (for example Bhatkhande, Paluskar, Amir Khusrau, Tansen, Allauddin Khan, one Bengal figure) of about 100 words each, covering period, gharana or school and key contribution

Match each of ten instruments to its classification under the fourfold string, wind, percussion and solid (tata, sushira, avanaddha, ghana) scheme

Describe the structure and tuning of tanpura, sitar and tabla, explaining how the tanpura is tuned to the chosen raga's Sa and Pa or Ma

Explain the role of the tanpura drone and the correct tuning sequence for a concert setup in writing

Revise the full syllabus by answering twenty self-written short questions across all nine domains and scoring yourself honestly

Re-test weak areas identified in the score by rewriting the relevant glossary, raga table or tala chart from memory

Complete two timed mock papers under exam conditions and mark them against your notes

Consolidate a one-page final revision sheet of ragas, talas, dates and names for last-minute review