DAATU VARISAI
The great composer Purandara Dasa, hailed as the Father of Carnatic music, created a set of fundamental exercises nearly 500 years ago, which are followed even today. There are 4 main types of varisais.
- melsthayi varisai
- dhatu varisai
It is important to first practice sarali varisai and Janta Varisai before the Daatu Varisai. Janta varisai are the second lessons, which involve double and triples of a single swara. Whereas, Daatu varisai are sequences in which the notes 'jump' up and down. These exercises help you hit notes no matter what their sequence. These zigzag sequences are more difficult but can be learned with practice. when you have command over them, learn to sing the notes in four speeds (with taaLam) and in akaaram, singing only aaa... Though there are several daatu swara vaisai's, we have selected only 2 prominent varisai's for the practice. It is also known as vakra varisai in Sanskrit.
Daatu Varisai - Lesson 3
Raagam : maayamaaLava gowLa
15th Melakartha
Aarohanam : S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
Avarohanam : S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
EXERCISE - 1
Swara : sr-sg-rg-rm and smgr-srgm
Laya : 12-13-23-24 and 1432 - 1234
s r s g | r g | r m ||
s m g r | s r | g m ||
r g r m | g m | g p ||
r p m g | r g | m p ||
g m g p | m p | m d ||
g d p m | g m | p d ||
m p m d | p d | p n ||
m n d p | m p | d n ||
p d p n | d n | d S ||
p S n d | p d | n S ||
S n S d | n d | n p ||
S p d n | S n | d p ||
n d n p | d p | d m ||
n m p d | n d | p m ||
d p d m | p m | p g ||
d g m p | d p | m g ||
p m p g | m g | m r ||
p r g m | p m | g r ||
m g m r | g r | g s ||
m s r g | m g | r s ||
EXERCISE - 2
Swara : sm - gm - rg - sr and sgrg - srgm
Laya : 14 - 34 -23 -12 and 1323 - 1234
s m g m | r g | s r ||
s g r g | s r | g m ||
r p m p | g m | r g ||
r m g m | r g | m p ||
g d p d | m p | g m ||
g p m p | g m | p d ||
m n d n | p d | m p ||
m d p d | m p | d n ||
p S n S | d n | p d ||
p n d n | p d | n s ||
s p d p | n d | s n ||
s d n d | S n | d p ||
n m p m | d p | n d ||
n p d p | n d | p m ||
d g m g | p m | d p ||
d m p m | d p | m g ||
p r g r | m g | p m ||
p g mg | p m | g r ||
m s r s | g r | m g ||
m r g r | m g | r s ||
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