Winter sessions: mAyAmALavagauLa gamaka exercises, SrIman nArAyaNa, dEvAdi dEva
Spring sessions: SivAshTakam, bhAvayAmi raghurAmam (for audio, see under Exam 5 below)
Summer sessions: rItigauLa varnam, kuntalavarALi thillAnA
Fall sessions: janani (rItigauLa), brOva bhAramA (bahudAri), kAmbhOji varnam (aTa tALa)
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Primary Focus: Complex kritis and varnams, improvisation, private solo performance, public duet/trio performances; Duration: 2+ years.
Material links: Advanced NKY RHYTHMS VARNAMS KRITI LYRICS
Exam 5: Complex compositions (35 min): jagadAnanda (text audio1 audio2), bhAvayAmi raghurAmam (audio: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06), and a third kriti of student's choice: bhajarE mAnasa (karnATaka dEvagAndhAri), dinamaNi (harikAmbhOji), dorakunA (biLahari), EtAvunarA (kaLyANi), marakatavallIm (kAmbhOji), mAyUranAtham (dhanyAsi), mInAkshi (pUrvikaLyANi), nanupAlimpa (mOhana), pAlinchu kAmAkshi (madhyamAvati), prakkala nilabaDi (kharaharapriya), rAma rAma (simhEndramadhyamam), SrI mahA gaNapati (gauLa)
Exam 6: Private SOLO performance (90-min) in presence of Ashok or a tutor.
Exam 7: Public DUET/TRIO performance (100-120 min).
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brOva bhAramA, jagadAnanda (text audio1 audio2), bhajarE mAnasa, rAma nAmamu, nanupAlimpa, bhAvayAmi raghurAmam (audio: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06), dEvadEvam bhajE