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Not logged in, cannot sync.Understanding Indian rhythm through simple algorithms - On demand
Taught by: Dom Aversano
South Indian Carnatic music is home to a huge array of fascinating rhythms, composed from algorithms. Rooted in maths and aesthetics, Carnatic music has many facets that can be applied to computer music.
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What you'll learn
- Be capable of reciting a simple rhythmic konnakol phrase
- Be capable of conceiving simple rhythmic algorithms
- Be capable of translating these concepts into simple Max patches
- Understand South Indian rhythmic concepts & terminology such as Tala, Jhati, and Nadai
Course content
- Patch and terminology
- Part 1 - Introduction
- Part 2 - Adi Tala - practing recitation in cycle of 8
- Part 3 - Notating rhythms for the Max patch
- Part 4 - Making rhythms that resolve on samam
- Part 5 - The rhythmic grammar of Carnatic phrases
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Add to cartRequirements
- A computer and internet connection
- A web cam and mic
- A Zoom account
- Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
Who is this course for
- In this workshop you will be given an introduction to this tradition, and provided with the opportunity to observe, create, and hack various patches that demonstrate some of these ideas.
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About the workshop leader
Dom Aversano is a Valencian and London based composer and percussionist with a particular interest in combining ideas from the South Indian classical and Western music traditions. He has performed internationally as a percussionist, and produced award-winning installation work that has been exhibited in Canada, Italy, Greece, Australia, and the UK. For a decade Dom has studied South Indian Carnatic music in London and in Chennai. He has studied with mridangam virtuoso Sri Balachandar, the resident percussionist of The Bhavan music centre in London, as well as shorter periods with Somashekar Jois and M N Hariharan.
