Activities 2014-2015

                Activities  and Achievements (2014-2015)

• Seminar On “Introduction of Sitar”, was organized by Department of Music, on  31st July, 2014. Dr. Sangeeta Sharma, (HOD, Department of Music) gave a warm welcome to the new comers. Later Manpreet Kaur student of class BA I  gave brief historical introduction of Sitar, its origin and its importance.In the end ,studentshave a question related to sitar to solve their doubts, whose answer is satisfactory given to them.

• Seminar On “Basics of Sitar”,was Organized by Department on 9th August, 2014. Parts of Sitar, Formation of Sitar, Sitting and Holding of Sitar and Various Playing techniques were taught to students.Student of class BA I, Simran kaur was the speaker.This seminar actually proved beneficial for B.A.first year students. 

•  A Seminar on  “Swar & Saptak”,   was organized by the Department on 20th August, 2014. Miss Parminder Kaur of  BA I shared her views on the topic.The aim of this seminar was to give detaied knowledgw of  She told that The swara concept is found in Chapter 28 of the ancient  Natya Shaster  a estimated to have been completed between 200 BCE to 200 CE. It calls the unit of tonal measurement or audible unit as Śhruti, with verse 28.21 introducing the musical scale as follows,

  तत्र स्वराः –
  षड्‍जश्‍च ऋषभश्‍चैव गान्धारो मध्यमस्तथा ।
  पञ्‍चमो धैवतश्‍चैव सप्तमोऽथ निषादवान् ॥ 

  These seven swaras are shared by both major raga systems of Indian classical music, that is the North Indian (Hindustani) and South Indian (Carnatic).
  In the general sense swara means tone, and applies to chanting and singing. The basic swaras of Vedic chanting are udatta, anudatta and svarita. The musical octave is said to have evolved from the elaborate and elongated chants of Sama Veda, based on these basic swaras..Siksha is the subject that deals with phonetics and pronunciation. Naradiya Siksha elaborately discusses the nature of swaras, both Vedic chants and the octave.

  Svara in North Indian system of raga^[16][17]

  Svara (Long)	Ṣhaḍja (षड्ज)	Ṛiṣhabha (ऋषभ)	Gāndhāra (गान्धार)	Madhyama (मध्यम)	Pañchama (पञ्चम)	Dhaivata (धैवत)	Niṣhāda (निषाद)
  Svara (Short)	Sa (सा)	Re (रे)	Ga (ग)	Ma (म)	Pa (प)	Dha (ध)	Ni (नि)
  12 Varieties (names)	C (shadja)	D♭ (komal re), D (shuddha re)	E♭ (komal ga), E (shuddha ga)	F (shuddha ma), F♯ (teevra ma)	G (panchama)	A♭ (komal dha), A (shuddha dha)	B♭ (komal ni), B (shuddha ni)

• Department organized a seminar on the topic “Jaties of Ragas” on dated 29^th, August 2014. Miss Shilpa class BA III was the speaker. The aim of this seminar was to give   detailed  knowledgw of  jaties of  raag.   She told  that Raag   is a melodic framework for improvisation akin to a melodic mode in Indian classical music. While the  raag is a remarkable and central feature of the classical music tradition, Each rāga has three jaties and raag  is an array of melodic structures with musical motifs, considered in the Indian tradition to have the ability to "colour the mind" and affect the emotions of the audience

• WORKSHOP - 10 days workshop (01 Sept, 2014 - 10 Sept, 2014) was organized by Department of Music for students to understand different types of Indian Classical Musical Instruments. Dr. Virender Kumar (Retd. HOD), Department of Music, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar was invited as subject expert who trained various students in playing different instruments. Students learned the playing techniques of instruments like Sitar, Santoor, Dilruba, Guitar, Banjo, Jal-Tarang, Patti-Tarang (XYLOPHONE), Harmonium and many other instruments.

•  WORKSHOP -Department organised a 10 day workshop on 'Folk Instruments of Punjab',  from 18th September, 2014 to 27th September, 2014. Mr Narinder Kumar (Shanty) was invited as expert. Starting from introduction of folk instruments of Punjab, Mr Narinder taught playing techniques of various folk instruments. 

•  A Seminar on topic “Sitar Ki Vadan Shelliyan” was organised by Music department  on 12^th September, 2014. Miss Harpreet Kaur student of class BA III was  the speaker. She told the studemts about diffenent  vadan shallies of sitar.  Mr. Sarasvatas also shared his views about the topic and cleared the doubt of students.

•   To tell the importance of  Laya and Taal  In Indian music  a  seminar  on “Laya and Taal” was organized in the department on 26^th November, 2014. Miss Navjot Kaur student of class BA I delivered lecture on this topic.She told the student about  three laya and  imprtance of taal in music

• Seminar on Topic “Swarlipi Paddati”, organized on 5^th march, 2015.Miss Jaspreet kaur  of  BA I and Miss Shilpa BA III spoke on the topic. There are a few notation systems in India but the most famous one in northern music is the one invented by music Pundit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. This is simply called the 'Bhatkhande notation system'. ... This is the only system used by Northern Indian classical and pop musician all around India and the world.

 

 .A  Seminar on  “Sitar ki Vibhin Vaadan Taknikon Ka Kriyatmak Prayog”,was organized in department on 26^th February, 2015. Students of class B.A.III participated in this seminar.In this seminar student learnt how to use kan, krintan, jamjama, gamak, meed while playing sitar.  

• One day seminar on topic “Thaat Paddati of V. N. Bhatkhande” was organised on  7^th February, 2015 The aim of the seminar was .to tell the students  that The modern thaat system was created by Vishnu  narayan bhatkhande, an influential musicologist in the field of classical music .The speaker of the topic was Sukhbeer kaur student of BA II  told the students that .in the early decades of the twentieth century. Bhatkhande modelled his system after the Carnatic melakarta classification .According to Bhatkhande, each one of the several traditional ragas is based on  THAAT or is a variation of, ten basic thaats, or musical scales or frameworks. The ten thaats are Bilawal, Kalyan, Khamaj, Bhairav, Poorvi, Marwa, Kafi, Asavari, Bhairavi and Todi; 

Mr. Sarasvatsa also gave knowledge on this topic to students and told about the chart of bhatkhande thaat paddati.

Thaat	Eponymous raga[	Notes	Western	Carnatic mela
Bilaval	Bilaval	S R G M P D N Ś	Ionian	29th, Dheerashankarabharanam
Kafi	Kafi	S R g M P D n Ś	Dorian	22nd, Kharaharapriya
Bhairavi	Bhairavi	S r g M P d n Ś	Phrygian	8th, Hanumatodi
Kalyan	Yaman (earlier known as Kalyan)	S R G m P D N Ś	Lydian	65th, (Mecha) Kalyani
Khamaj	Khamaj	S R G M P D n Ś	Mixolydian	28th, Harikambhoji
Asavari	Asavari	S R g M P d n Ś	Aeolian	20th, Natabhairavi
Bhairav	Bhairav	S r G M P d N Ś	Double Harmonic	15th, Mayamalavagowla
Marva	Marva	S r G m P D N Ś	-	53rd, Gamanashrama
Poorvi	Poorvi	S r G m P d N Ś	Hungarian Minor	51st, Kamavardhani
Todi	Miyan ki Todi	S r g m P d N Ś	-	45th, Shubhapantuvar

•  A Seminar on topic “Avirbhav & Tirobhav” was organized on 29^th January,2015. This seminar was organised to tell the students that  to create and reinforce in  the Raga the trem  Airbhav & Tirobhav  is used.Miss Kulwinder Kaur student of class BA III was the speaker She said that While the Raga has some specific rules one have to follow so that the process of creation and expansion within that structure will give rise to the proper emotions and moods.   The expert performer, or composer adds certain shades of other Raga melodies with great skill, taking it to the limit, expertly maneuvering in ascending and descending movements, until finally bringing the melodic shape of the Raga back to its original form. This process of camouflaging a Raga temporarily is termed Tirobhav or deviation. Coming back to the original Raga form after the deviation is called Avirbhav. Miss Kulwinder Kaur spoke on the theatrical part of the topic and Prof. Pooja Kundra trained the students with pratical session. 

STAGE PERFORMANCE

Stage performances are helpful in developing the creativity of the students. stage performance is helpful in  reducing  the stage fear and makes a student move towards  becoming a performer . Keeping in view, the department organised a stage performance on the famous raag "BIHAG".The students who performed was Sonia  (B.A.II) on 12^th November, 2014.

• Department of Music organised one more stage performance on the famouse Raag "Miyan Ki Todi ''on 20^th January, 2015. Harpreet Kaur, student of B.A. final, playing Raag on Sitar. She started  the Raag with Alapchari, then she played  Maseetkhani Gat with Toras .After that she played Razakhani gat with toras and Jhalas.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Madhu prashar is  one of the exemplary figure of community and education.To imbibe this quality of our Principal Mam into our students, various visits are organised.

A VISIT TO BLIND HOME 

      A Visit to the Blind Home was arranged on 4^th February, 2015. Around 50 students  along with their teachers took rice, biscuits, and chips, washing powder and bathing soap with them. The inmates of the home felt thankful towards the visitors for showing so much concern. The main motive of this visit was to create awareness among the students about the life and problems of blind people. It is of great importance to apprise the students about the hardships and problems of the challenged ones.

  

A VISIT TO D.A.V  ORPHANAGE HOME


A visit to the D.A.V. Orphanage home was arranged  by the Department of music . The motivation of the visit was to create  an awareness among the students about the hardship and problems of the orphanage children .Such visits help the students to become sensitive and helpful towards  such people.The students of music distributed  clothes  and eatables.

Visit to Mother Teresa Home

•  Department of  Music organised extension activities on 4th  February, 2015.Extension activity provides a link between the college and society. These activities are basically organised to make the students aware about their responsibility towards the society. Students were taken to  mother Teresa home . Students actively participated in this activity,The students of music distributed  clothes  and eatables.They were very enthusiastic and service minded.

EDUCATION TRIP
    Department of music organised one day trip to Gurudawara Gurusar Jamni Sahib,Bajidpur  on 14th febuary 2015 with 45 students.This trip was organised for students to enhance the knowledge of religions and aware them with their important values .

     AWARD AND  ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH FESTIVALS

 STUDENTS IN ACTION 

First Position in Zonal Youth festival 2014 -2015

      Folk Orchestra.
      Indian Orchestra.
      Folk Instrument.
      Percussion (Tabla).
      Non-Percussion (Santoor)  
    Kulwinder Kaur, declared as Best Instrumentalist in Folk    Orchestra
     Shilpa , declared as best instrumentalist in Indian Orchestra    
    Priya, declared as second best instrumentalist in folk   Orchestra
    Harpreet Kaur declared as second best instrumentalist in  Indian Orchestra

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Achievements in  Inter Zonal youth festival (2014-15)

• Folk Orchestra First
•    Indian  orchestra Second 
•  Kulwinder Kaur declared as Best Instrumentalist in Folk Orchestra
• Shilpa, declared as second best instrumentalist in Indian Orchestra

CELEBRATION OF WOMEN'S DAY

ACHIEVEMENTS IN  INTER -UNIVERSITY YOUTH FESTIVAL

It is matter of great pride and honour  that our college Folk Orchestra team participated in Punjab State Inter University Heritage Youth Festival, won the first prize and has become a Colour Holder team. 

CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTHDAY OF BHAGWAN DEV ATMA

  In every year ,we celabtate the Birthday of Bhagwan Dev Atma, with  whole heartily .Because  Bhagwan Dev Atma contributed a lot to Dev Samaj .

सत्य शिव सुंदर हि मेरा, परम लक्ष्य होवे ; जग के उपकार हि में, जीवन यह जावे | Life Vow of Dev Atma the founder of Dev Samaj

This year  the  Students  of music  department performed  Folk Orchestra at Mahotsav . Team of Folk orchestra played various tunes of Dev Samaj Bhajans on various folk instruments.