Sarali Varisai | Saralevarase 1-4 | All 4 speeds, 20 min Sing-along Practice Series | Learn Carnatic

Anaahatha presents the first of its sing-along practice sessions for music lovers who wish to follow a routine practice session at home.

Each Video lasts 15-20 mins and is recommended for Carnatic music beginners (kids and adults alike), who can listen, sing-along and practice for 15-20 mins a day. Each lesson is split into two parts “Practice version” and “Continuous version”.

Practice version provides a gap after each line, for the listener to sing and practice in the gap provided.
Continuous version provides an opportunity to sing along once you have practised the lesson well.

00:00 - Intro
00-09 - Saralivarse 1 - Practice version
01:45 - Saralivarse 1 - Continuous version - all 4 speeds
02:49 - Saralivarse 2 - Practice version
06:04 - Saralivarse 2 - Continuous version - all 4 speeds
07:56 - Saralivarse 3 - Practice version
11:11 - Saralivarse 3 - Continuous version - all 4 speeds
13:05 - Saralivarse 4 - Practice version
16:20 - Saralivarse 4 - Continuous version - all 4 speeds

This sing-along learning video of Saralevarase Lessons 1 to 4 carries the following unique features:

Highlighted notes where it is your turn to sing.
Purpose: To assist following the notes in order.
Lessons given in 4 different speeds.
Purpose: To understand relative speed and be able to sing well within the beats and Shruthi when speed is increased by 2, 3 and 4 fold.
Instrumental support in the practice version.
Purpose: To provide a base for signing the notes at the right position.
Tanpura A playing constantly in the background.
Purpose: Learning to stay aligned with the Shruthi.
Metronome clicks at 80 bpm playing throughout.
Purpose: Getting a hold over the tempo and the Taala.

Recommended practice pattern:

Spend 20 min each day following the video, for four days until you are able to render all the four lessons along with the continuous session of the lesson in the video. Listening is key. Try to passively listen to the lesson whenever you get a chance.

Acknowledgement:

Tanpura Droid
Jalra percussion app