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SHORT TERM COURSES IN VOCALS, INSTRUMENTS AND DANCE AT AJIVASAN (SANTACRUZ, WEST)
VOCALS:
Learn One Bollywood Song:
Highlights:
- Course duration - 2 days
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 : Basic alankar and the main song.
- Day 2 : Notation and completion of main song and certification.
Learn To Sing One Western Pop Song
Highlights:
- Course duration - 2 days
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1- Warm ups and introduction to the song to be learnt.
- Day 2- Warm ups and completion of song.
16 Day Indian Classical Vocals:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two sessions a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each.
- Day 1 - 8: A brief but insightful introduction to the classical odyssey. Discuss role of breath while singing. Introduce the 7 swaras (notes) in aroha and avaroha format. Will address oral positioning and basic projection. Focus on the concept of Raag.
- Day 9 - 16: Will focus on Alaaps in Raag. Teach some light songs in that particular Raag. Individual assessment.
16 Day Western Vocals:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 4: Introduction to Solfege and it’s patterns, breathing and vocal techniques for better control of voice, 2 introductory songs.
- Day 5 - 10: Rhythm and tempo strengthening, introduction to passaggio training, range extending exercises, 2 advanced songs with understanding of Solfege.
- Day 11 - 16: Stage performance skills, focus on facial and vocal expressions, song presentation, karaoke training, 2 advanced songs with Karaoke.
16 Day Bollywood Vocals:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 8: We will address the role of breath breathing techniques and mouth position while singing. Will focus on vocal warm up exercises with chromatic notes. Discuss your strengths and we will advise you on how to work on your weakness.
- Day 9 - 16: We will address popular songs from films (old and new) , Ghazals and Bhajans. Also share basic details on Studio technique.
16 Day Kathak:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 8: Intro to dance & it's components. Intro to gharanas of kathak. Intro to Expressions & enactment. Footwork, spins, mudras and handwork
- Day 9 - 16: Learn Kathak choreography on a medley of 2 semi classical songs.
DANCE:
Learn Dance On One Song (Bolly-hop / Hip-hop):
Highlights:
- Course duration - 3 days
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1: Warm ups and basic techniques for the song
- Day 2: Warm ups and steps to song
- Day 3: Final performance of Song
16 Day Hip-hop:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 4 : Introduction to Hiphop Dance Style will include Top rocks, Cross outs, 2 steps, 3 steps & amp; Waves. 1 complete song of 1:30 minutes approx.
- Day 5 - 8: Understanding the Hiphop beats, Developing Hiphop postures, understanding centre warm up. 1 complete song of 1:30 minutes approx.
- Day 9 - 12: Learn basic Footworks, Introduction to Hiphop hands, Hiphop dance transitions, 1 complete song of 1:30 minutes approx.
- Day 13 - 16: Learn Slides/Glides/Ball change Twist/ Six step / Helicopter Moonwalk, side walk & amp; Modern Hiphop. 1 complete song of 1:30 minutes approx.
16 Day Bolly-Hop:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 4: Introduction to bollywood dance style, will include all basics of bollywood steps (with complete one song of 1:30mins)
- Day 5 - 8: Introduction to Swag dance style, understand the beats and swag body movements (With complete 1 song of 1:30mins )
- Day 9 - 12: Combination of both styles together Bollywood + Swag = Bollyswag with more of intermediate moves (With complete 1 song )
- Day 13 - 16: These sessions will be covered with advance training to the entire style. With more speed track songs to understand the dance on the next level.
16 Day Bharatanatyam:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 8 : Introduction to dance and it’s components. Introduction to various Adavus, Hand gestures, and Head movements
- Day 9 - 16 : Learn pure Bharatnatayam choreography on various Rasa (conditions apply)
INSTRUMENTS:
16 Day Keyboard:
Highlights:
- Course duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1- 4: Major scales upto 2 sharps and flats with chords and songs in the particular scale.
- Session 5 - 8: Time sign concepts and accidentals and songs in the above mentioned scales
- Session 9 - 12: Minor scales upto 2 sharps and flats with chords and songs in the particular scale
- Session 13 - 16: More on time signs and beat, offbeat concepts
Learn To Sing One Western Pop Song
Highlights:
- Course duration - 2 days
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1- Warm ups and introduction to the song to be learnt.
- Day 2- Warm ups and completion of song.
16 Day Guitar:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two sessions a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each.
- Day 1 - 4: Physical parts of the guitar, Holding a guitar properly (sitting/standing), holding a pick properly, basics of stringing and tuning a guitar. Alternate, back and forth strumming of open strings, Picking of open strings and single notes and some basic chords. Open notes of each string in standard tuning. Notes of the fretboard (first 12 frets) for all six strings, Identifying notes as you play.
- Day 5 - 10: Basic open chords, basic power chords, chord polishing tactics and proper chord finger positioning. Work on chords that are problematic, particularly if there are buzzing or mutednotes that aren’t ringing clearly. Start on very simple and slow chord progressions. Major chords, Minor chords, Major and minor third intervals and Barre chord shapes.
- Day 10 - 16: Work on songs and perhaps try strumming chords with a metronome. Root notes and basic scales. Memorize short, basic scale shapes Work on simple lead segments and melodies from familiar songs.
16 Day Sitar:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
16 Day Flute:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 8 : Understanding of the instrument . Sound production. Blowing techniques and learning to play alankars with a flute.
- Day 9 - 16 : Learn melody and fine tuning of Sa. Also know the tonguing of the flute. And learn to play Raag.
16 Day Tabla:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 8 : Introduction to the instrument and it's Parts . Understanding the various components of it. Introduction to the Bass sound. Learn new patterns.
- Day 9 - 16 : Learn basic taals and it's variations. Laaykari. Also know the Western Patterns. Padhant of all the Taals and it's information.
16 Day Djembe:
Highlights:
- Course Duration - 2 months
- Session - 16 session (Two session a week)
- Class Duration - 1 hour each
- Day 1 - 4: Basic Introduction to the world of percussion, introduction to percussions and practical theory behind it, sense of knowing sounds of different percussion instruments, detailed introduction to rhythm.
- Day 5 - 8: Power of timing, pulse and feel, metronome sync activity, clapping and understanding the counts, movement of beat with the hand, techniques to understand
- Day 9 - 12: Hand sync, welcoming to the world of speed/tempo, playing with tunes with accent and Jamming session, defining beats and off-beat
- Day 13 - 16: How percussion is accepted world-wide, different percussion substitutes, playing and enjoying what’s been learnt