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 speeds; Mar: nAnATi baduku (rEvati), SrI varnam Part-B two speeds until svara-3; Apr-Exam: Material covered in Mar; Apr/May: vAtApi (hamsadhvani); June-Exam: vAtApi; July: Sri varnam Part-B two speeds svaras 4-5; Aug: Basics of svara-kalpana; Aug-Exam: Sri varnam Part-B two speeds; Sep: SrI varalakshmi (SrI); Oct-Exam: SrI varalakshmi; Nov: Semi-classical compositions TBD; Dec: kuntalavarALi thillAna.
Senior: Jan/Feb: endarO (SrI) until svara-4; Feb-Exam: endarO first one-third; Mar: smaravAram (tillang), endarO svaras 5-7; Apr-Exam: Material covered in Mar; Apr/May: vAtApi (hamsadhvani), hamsAnandi thillAna, endarO end part; June-Exam: vAtApi & thillAna; July: endarO svaras 8-9; Aug: Svara-kalpana; Aug-Exam: endarO whole song; Sep: chandana charchita (mOhana) & aThAna thillAna; Oct-Exam: chandana charchita & aThAna thillAna; Nov: Semi-classical compositions TBD; Dec: gAnamAlinchi (kaLyANa vasantam).
Mastery: Jan: 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).