Music Higher Vocal- DGE exam: Useful information for the Students

Music Higher Vocal- DGE exam: Useful information for the Students

I hope the information below will be useful for the students who apply for the DGE- Vocational exams, Music Higher. I am not sure if this pattern will be same every year. But, I guess there may not be much change.

The Higher Music exam- vocal/ instrument is for 150 Marks. This is conducted as 2 sessions:

Session 1:(Morning)

For 30 Marks out of 150, the students will be given a paper and 5 questions will be asked for which students seated in their respective numbers  in the class room have to write the answers in the paper

1. Raga identification- The examiner sings a song and students have to identify the raga and write the Raga name
2. Thala Identification- The examiner sings a song and students have to identify the thala of the song and write the thala name
3. Eduppu Identification- The examiner sings a song and students have to identify the eduppu of the song and write the same (Sama or Visama (Atheetha or Anagatha))
4. Write the Arohanam & Avarohanam & Janya of Which Mela kartha- The examiner sings a song and students have to identify the raga of the song and write the Arohanam & Avarohanam along with the Kartha name
5. Thala & Gati- The examiner sings a song and students have to identify the raga of the song and write the thalam along with the gati

Session 2 :(Noon)

For  remaining 120 Marks, students will have to sing/ play using the instrument a composition under the headings below:

1. Ata thala Varnam
2. Pancharathnam (Only Gana raga pancharathnam)
3. Swarajathi (Only Swarajathi of Shyama Sasthri)
4. Raga Malika
5. Padam
6. Javali
7. Thillana
8. Daru
9. Krithis
10. Ashtapathi
11. Tharangam
12. Raga Alapanai & Karpanaswaram (Any Raga & Karpana swaram for krithi in same raga)

Each of the above carries 10 marks. In addition, the examiner will also give you a paper with a notation on it. The Raga and Thala will be mentioned. We need to sing the same in the raga mentioned and the thala specified.

All the best to all students appearing for Higher exam and I hope the above information is useful to you!