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In this video, part 2 - I continue to explain about the technique of playing Carnatic Music Gamakas on the violin in the AMS style.

Here we talk about the 3 important and easily reachable positions for the Thumb and then relying on muscle memory for the fingers to reach the notes precisely. Muscle memory of course is built by solid practice following the principles of your technique.

While we are in the early stages of LEARNING to play Gamakas, we do not use the bow to make sound - this lets us focus on the nuances of the left hand's intricate work and get a hang of the movements. Once we get comfortable and grasp the handling, we introduce bowing to produce the sound of the Gamaka. Trying to use the bow before you get that grasp will make you and others around you feel uncomfortable with the sounds you make :-)

My name is Prasad Mantraratnam. My guruji is Sri Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma ji, very well known violinist, often referred to as AMS.