Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2009 Diploma Music – Applied Theory of. - Question Paper

DIPLOMA exam –
JANUARY 2009.
Applied Music
THEORY OF MUSIC
Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75
PART A — (20 ´ one = 20 marks)
ans ALL ques..
Objective kind ques..
1. The basis of all systems of music is the
———————— notes.
(Seven, Eight)
2. The notes ‘Sa’ and ‘Pa’ ———————— admit
varieties.
(Do, Do not)
3. Natural basic pitch for male and female
————————.
(Do not differ, Differ)
4. The exercises are initially taught in the ragam
————————.
(Mayamalavagaula, Kalyani)
5. Adi tala has ———————— counts.
(Ten, Eight)
6. Bhashanga ragas are those which take
———————— notes.
(Foreign, Neighbouring)
7. The word khandam means ————————
(Nine, Five)
8. Purandara Dasa is known as the dad of
————————.
(Carnatic music, Hindustani Music)
9. Sarali varisai is sung in 3 speeds namely
————————, ————————, ————————.
((Fast, Faster, Fastest) (Slow, Medium, Fast))
10. In Jantai varisai the number of notes sung per beat
in the fast pace is ————————.
(8, 16)
11. Dhatu means ————————.
(Jump, Walk)
12. The svara arrangement in dhatu varisai is in
———————— manner.
(Straight, Zigzag)
13. In Tara sthayi varisai we obtain the svaras are
rendered in ————————.
(Higher octave, Lower octave)
14. Misram has ———————— number of counts.
(7, 3)
15. Avarohana of Malahari raga is ————————.
(SDPMGRS, SDPMRS)
16. The Svarajati ‘Sambasivayanave’ is in the raga
————————.
(Kamas, Bilahari)
17. A composition sung with only svara syllables is
————————.
(Jatisvaram, Varnam)
18. Varnams are taught after ————————.
(Svarajati, Gitam)
19. Jantai svara means ————————.
(The identical note repeated twice or more, Single note)
20. SR2G2PD2S is the arohana of the raga
————————.
(Mohanam, Sivaranjani)
PART B — (5 ´ five = 25 marks)
Short ques..
ans 5 out of 8 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
21. Is melakarta ragam a sampurna ragam? provide
examples.
22. Name any 2 pentatonic scales and point out the
variety of the notes that occur in those respective scales.
23. Write a note on Improvisation.
24. What is arohanam and avarohanam? provide examples.
25. describe alankaram. Write the notation of the
alankaram in thisram (three counts).
26. What does the time signature mean? Write down
few examples of time signatures.
27. Write a list of electronic gadgets used in the voice
booth of a recoding studio.
28. provide a list of 5 signs used in writing notation.
PART C — (3 ´ 10 = 30 marks)
Essay kind ques..
ans 3 out of 5 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
29. Write a note on classification of ragas, vakra raga
and varja raga giving examples.
30. Write short notes on Indian musicography and
notation in light music.
31. describe sruthi and Tempo.
32. elaborate the 3 kinds of eduppu? Illustrate.
33. elaborate the common points and differences
observed in reproducing a song in the studio and on
stage?
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Earning:   Approval pending.