Schedule and Curriculum for 2012

Session Dates                (Click here for Ashok's Seattle dates in 2013)

    Ashok-classes, Tutor-classes, {Ne} = N week break with an exam

    Session 1: Five week {Jan 12-28 + Feb 2-11}  {2e}

    Session 2: Five week {Mar 1-17 + Mar 22-31}  {2e}

    Session 3: Eight week {Apr 19 - June 9}  {4e}

    Session 4:  Three week {July 12-28}

    Session 5:  Nine week {Aug 9 - Oct 6}  {2e}

    Session 6:  Six week {Oct 25 - Nov 17  +  Nov 29 - Dec 15}

Ashok's Schedule for Jan 12-28 Classes

    Thu:  6:30 Junior/Senior Cert **    7:30 Senior Compositions (Men)***

    Fri:    6:00 Junior Compositions + Cert**    7:30 Mastery Compositions + Cert**

    Sat:   9:00 Junior Compositions    10:00 Senior Compositions   11:00 Senior/Mastery Cert **

    ** Certification classes are offered by Ashok only, *** Back-up class for kids/women

Teachers for Feb 2-11 Classes

    Junior:   Fri 6:00 PM: Mimansa;      Sat 9:00 AM: Meera

    Senior:   Thu 7:30 PM: Sridharan;   Sat 10:00 AM: Sindhura

Curriculum Overview

Junior: Jan/Feb: SrI varnam Part-A two speeds; Feb-Exam: Sri varnam Part-A two speedsMar: nAnATi baduku (rEvati), SrI varnam Part-B two speeds until svara-3; Apr-Exam: Material covered in MarApr/May: vAtApi (hamsadhvani); June-Exam: vAtApiJuly: Sri varnam Part-B two speeds svaras 4-5; Aug: Basics of svara-kalpana; Aug-Exam: Sri varnam Part-B two speedsSep: SrI varalakshmi (SrI); Oct-Exam: SrI varalakshmiNov: Semi-classical compositions TBD; Dec: kuntalavarALi thillAna.

SeniorJan/Feb: endarO (SrI) until svara-4; Feb-Exam: endarO first one-thirdMar: smaravAram (tillang), endarO svaras 5-7; Apr-Exam: Material covered in Mar; Apr/May: vAtApi (hamsadhvani), hamsAnandi thillAna, endarO end part; June-Exam: vAtApi & thillAnaJuly: endarO svaras 8-9; Aug: Svara-kalpana; Aug-Exam: endarO whole songSep: chandana charchita (mOhana) & aThAna thillAna; Oct-Exam: chandana charchita & aThAna thillAnaNov: Semi-classical compositions TBD; Dec: gAnamAlinchi (kaLyANa vasantam).

MasteryJan: endarO mahAnubhAvulu (completion); Mar: tODi varnam & SrI subrahmaNyO (completion); Apr/May/Aug: duDukugala (gauLa), hamsAnandi thillAna, nindati chandana (darbArI kAnaDa); July: Song sharing - tamil & kannaDa; Aug/Sep: pAlinchu kAmAkshi (madhyamAvati), aThAna thillAna; Nov: Song sharing - tamil & kannaDa; Dec: mAmava sadA janani (kAnaDa) & okapari kokapari (kharaharapriya).