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    The document provides 14 examples of laya patterns focusing on different notes or combinations of notes in Carnatic music. It then demonstrates increasing speeds of a basic sarali varisai composition from one note per unit up to eight notes per unit.

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    The document provides 14 examples of laya patterns focusing on different notes or combinations of notes in Carnatic music. It then demonstrates increasing speeds of a basic sarali varisai composition from one note per unit up to eight notes per unit.

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    Sarali Varisai Notes

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    nandini1983
    The document provides 14 examples of laya patterns focusing on different notes or combinations of notes in Carnatic music. It then demonstrates increasing speeds of a basic sarali varisai composition from one note per unit up to eight notes per unit.

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    1.

    Simple ascent/descent
    Laya pattern: 1234 5678
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    2. Focus on R and N
    Laya pattern: 12-12-1234 and 1234 5678
    s r - s r - | s r | g m ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n - S n - | S n | d p ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    3. Focus on G and D.
    Laya pattern: 123-123-12 and 1234 5678
    s r g - s | r g - | s r ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d - s | n d - | s n ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    4. Focus on M and P
    Laya pattern: 1234-1234 and 1234 5678
    s r g m - | s r | g m - ||
    s r g m | p d | n s ||
    S n d p - | S n | d p - ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    5. Focus on P and M (dheergam); and R, N


    Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p , - | s r ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m , - | S n ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    6. Focus on G and D
    Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p d - | s r ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m g - | S n ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    7. Focus on N and R (dheergam)


    Laya pattern: 1234 56-7, and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p d | n , ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m g | r , ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||
    8. Zig Zag with Focus on "pmgr" and "mpdn"
    Laya pattern: 1234 -4321 and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p m | g r ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m p | d n ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    9. Zig Zag with Focus on "pmdp" and "mpgm"


    Laya pattern: 1234 -4321 and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p m | d p ||
    s r g m | p d | n S ||
    S n d p | m p | g m ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

    10. Focus on P (dheergam) and the region between G and N;


    and practicing resting on G (nyaasa swaram)
    Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1 , , , 1 , , , and
    1234 - 4321 and 1234 5678
    s r g m | p , | g m ||
    p , , , | p , | , , ||
    g m p d | n d | p m ||
    g m p - g | m g | r s ||

    11. Focus on dheergams at S, N, D, P.


    Simple patterns: "Snd", "Ndp", "Dpm"
    and the region between G and N (finishing phrases)
    Janta at p, p,
    S , n d | n , | d p ||
    d , p m | p , | p , ||
    g m p d | n d | p m ||
    g m p - g | m g | r s ||

    12. Preview of Janta (sphuritam) concept: "SS", "nn", "dd", "pp".


    Simple patterns: "SSnd", "nndp", "ddpm"
    Dheergam at "paa"
    and the region between G and N (finishing phrases)
    S S n d | n n | d p ||
    d d p m | p , | p , ||
    g m p d | n d | p m ||
    g m p - g | m g | r s ||

    13. ZigZag Patterns: "srgr G", "gmpmP",


    Dheergam Focus: G, P, D
    and the region between M and N (with a lot of emphasis on zigzag and D-notes)
    s r g r | g , - | g m ||
    p m p , - | d p | d , ||
    m p d p | d n | d p ||
    m p d p | m g | r s ||

    14. Dheergam at P and S.


    Jantas at D and M
    s r g m | p , | p , ||
    d d p , | m m | p , ||
    d n S , | S n | d p ||
    S n d p | m g | r s ||

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    Sarali Varishai in four speeds:


    First speed - one note per unit

    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
    s r g m p d n S

    Second speed - two notes per unit


    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
    sr gm pd nS Sn dp mg rs

    Third speed - four notes per unit


    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
    srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs

    Fourth speed - eight notes per unit listen


    1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
    srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs

    5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
    srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs

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