Category Archives: Class session

Thursday April 9, 2020 During the first meeting of the class we will review the course objectives, syllabus, and class format. We will also [...]

Tuesday April 14, 2020 In this session we will learn about some of the basic concepts and terms associated with music in northern India and [...]

Thursday April 16, 2020 In this session we will learn about the musical genre of dhrupad (ध्रुपद). Dhrupad was a ‘courtly& [...]

Tuesday April 21, 2020 In this session we will listen to and discuss the musical genres of khyāl and ṭhumrī (ख्याल और ठ� [...]

April 23, 2020 In this session we will be listening to and learning about bhajan (भजन) and kirtan (किर्तन), two types of [...]

April 30, 2020 In this session we will continue to explore the musical genre of the bhajan (भजन) and the poetic genre of the pad (प� [...]

April 23, 2020 In this session we will listen to and learn about the musical genre of qawwali (क़व्वाली) and the practice of [...]

May 7, 2020 In this session we will learn about the ghazal (ग़ज़ल), a lyrical form adapted from Persian literature. The ghazal i [...]

May 14, 2020 In this session we will listen closely to some early Bollywood lyrics. All three lyrics were composed by Sahir Ludhianvi, an ac [...]

May 26 and 28, 2020 In these sessions we will continue our exploration of music in Hindi films by listening to and reading lyrics from films [...]