TRA 114/514 - Indian Devotional and Raga Singing

Institution:

Naropa University

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Description:

Singing, first of sixty-four traditional Indian arts, is an ancient system of yoga. Students learn to sing OM; chants that consist of naming and manifesting god; svaras-seven goddess tones, the notes from which all traditional scales are derived; ragas-crystals of pure sound. We study sonic transformation, or the means of transforming consciousness and awareness using sound, such a s Shabda Brahma [word is god] , Nada Brahma [sound is god], etc. All students play the tambura, a stringed drone instrument.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.naropa.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 444-0202

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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