Carnatic Flute – The Beginners Guide
Learn the ancient art of playing the Carnatic flute, a traditional South Indian instrument. This course is suitable for anyone aged 8 to 60 years. Improve your grip, blowing technique, and breath control through regular practice. Watch videos to understand the nuances of this unique eight-hole flute. Discover the history and significance of the Venu, an iconic instrument associated with Hindu God Srikrishna. Join this course to explore the rich tradition of Carnatic music and master the art of playing the flute. Start your musical journey today!
What you’ll learn
- Students have to do practice daily, and they have to listen Carnatic Music songs. try to understand the grip, blowing etc. to watch my videos.
- It is very difficult to time period because depends on their observation and regular practice.
- Students need proper practice in gripping, blowing and maintaining breath etc.
- The Students can know about the Carnatic Style Flute
THE FLUTE OF SOUTH INDIA
The VENU (Sanskrit) is one of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian Classical Music. A Venu is a part of the Iconography of Hindu God Srikrishna. It is an aero phone typically made from bamboo, that is a side blown wind instrument. It continues to be in use in the South Indian Carnatic Music Tradition. In North Indian Music, a similar flute is called Bansuri. In the South , it is also called by various other names such as Pulangoil , Venu, Karnatic Flute, Pullanguzhal and Pillana Grovi (in Telugu), it is also called as Carnatic Flute. are the many names given to this unique eight-hole South Indian Flute. It is commonly referred to as Carnatic or Karnatik or Karnatic Flute based upon the earlier name for a large region of South India.
Though an ancient instrument, most prevalent design of Carnatic Flute is the one which is said to have been invented by Sharaba Shastri (1872-1904) of the Palladam School, in the beginning of the 20th Century.
It was through untiring efforts of Palladam Sanjeeva Rao disciple of Sarabha Shastri that flute started to be recognized as a concert instrument. This design was subsequently adopted, improved and vastly popularized by Sri T.R. Mahalingam a.k.a Mali. Later Padmasri Dr.N. Ramani, (Disciple of T.R. Mahalingam) was found playing the flute melody. It is now considered to be the traditional style flute of South Indian.
Who this course is for:
- Anybody up to 8 years age and up to 60 years persons can learn this course.
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