BAM 3 MLS5 AURAL
Apple iTunes
Subject Guide
Schedule for 2nd Viva Voce examination
Third Stream Chord Chart
Guidelines for Learning Melodies
Melody List for Arpeggios
Third Stream Ear Training Pyramid
Aural Worksheet for triad progressions tests
Metronome online
Where to buy iTunes gift cards (if you don't have a credit card)
DownloadHelper Firefox extension
Third Stream and the Importance of the Ear (Blake)

The Good Ear online ear training
Practica Musica - aural training software by Ars Nova
Instructions for students - starting Practica Musica


Repertoire:

Tune Title

Link

Vanguard (excerpt)
MP3
B.L.2
MP3
B.L.2 and Vanguard
MP3
Chega de Saudade Joao Gilberto - Joćo Voz E Violao - Chega De Saudade
Isfahan Joe Henderson - Lush Life - The Music of Billy Strayhorn - Isfahan
Una Matica de Ruda
(only available from USA store or from Library)
Ars Musicae de Barcelona & Victoria De Los Angeles - Victoria De Los Angeles:  Songs Of Spain - Una Matica De Ruda
C# Minor Nocturne Mikhail Pletnev - 100 Best Piano Classics - Nocturne In C Sharp Minor, Op.Posth.
Django Wynton Marsalis - Hot House Flowers - Django

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BAM 3 & 2 PERFORMANCE SEMINAR - Sem 1
Subject Guide
Introduction to Alexander Technique
Playing for Life – Berklee Today Magazine
Talking to Audiences
Guide to Sound Pressure Levels

Some resources on Performance Anxiety
Performance Preparation guide - Rachael Martin
Effective Practicing
How to Practice - preview from "Bass Riyaz"
Kristin Berardi – voice
James Sherlock - guitar
Paul Grabowsky - piano
Student Presentation Schedule
Performance Seminar Presentation Assessment Criteria

BAM 3 & 2 PERFORMANCE SEMINAR - Sem 2
Subject Guide
Podcast Recording Tips
How to Podcast Tutorial

Do's and Don'ts of Effective Presentations

Special Guest Artists:
The Boat People
Robert Davidson
Sugato Nag
Doug de Vries
Adrian Sherriff
David Jones

Article on Flow - Bass Riyaz
Practising in Flow


BAM 3 IMPROVISATION
[SEM 1]
Assessment Guide
Subject Guide
Modal Jazz
Up Jumped Spring - Jonathan's solo transcribed
Up Jumped Spring - play-a-long (MP3)
Very Early - play-a-long (MP3)
Jazz Standards Index
Jazz Video Cafe

[SEM 2]
Subject Guide
Assessment Guide
Blue in Green pitch axes (Sibelius)
Falling Grace (Sibelius) (This will open and play in Scorch if you have the plug-in, and you can save from there.)
Falling Grace
Falling Grace - example of a 1st chorus solo
A Night in Tunisia - score
A Night in Tunisia - score (Sibelius)
A Night in Tunisia - voice
A Night in Tunisia - bass
A Night in Tunisia - guitar
A Night in Tunisia - drums

A Night in Tunisia - alto
A Night in Tunisia - tenor
A Night in Tunisia - MIDI file for score
A Night in Tunisia - student play-a-long (MP3)
A Night in Tunisia - live trio performance (a bit rough!) (MP3) [8.8MB]
Falling Grace - student play-a-long (MP3)
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BAM 3 MLS6 HISTORY

Subject Guide
Assignment - essay topics
About Sargam and the Swaras
DrumPro Magazine issue on Tabla
Toronto Gharana - informative web site on Indian music
Sitar diagram by Paul Livingstone
Sitar photo (zoomable)
Jawari on sitar (and info on other Indian instruments)
The Saraswati Veena by Sreevidhya Chandramouli
About the Veena - Wikipedia
Musical Nirvana - informative web site on Indian music
Guide to Harvard Referencing (Curtin University of Technology)
Santoor information - Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Santoor information - Arshad Syed
Shenai information - Chandrakantha dot com
Sarangi information - Chandrakantha dot com
Tabla information - Tabla dot com
Tabla solo recital by Anindo Chatterjee
Bansuri information - Chandrakantha dot com
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan - sarod
History of Tabla
Music India Online
Sounds of India by Lucas Pickford - a short intro, and some good quotes and links too
Glossary from Ali Akbar Khan college
The Future of the Guru System: An Interview with Zakir Hussain
Light Classical Forms of North Indian Music

Philosophy of Kirtan - Dave Stringer
Progress Test (password needed!)
Topic overview for Progress Test
Dhrupad - origin and development
Non-Western Music for 3rd year students - TAFE Library Guide for researching Indian Music
State Library of Victoria online registration
British Library world music recordings - Dr James Kippen and Gujarati recordings
BHI Online Resources document
Alexander Street - Music Online
Classical Concert - Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and Vijay Ghate - Box Hill, August 2010

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BAM 3 MLS6 AURAL
Subject Guide
Guidelines for learning Raga and Indian melodies

Tampura drone in C (SA-PA) mp3
Tampura drone in D (SA-PA) mp3

About Sargam and the Swaras
Introduction to Hindusthani music - Flindell
Harriotte Hurie remembering Chhota Khyal in Rag Jog - composition and translation (MP3's)
Lyrics for Saajana more ghara
Latafat Hussain Khan - Raga Jog (Real Audio)
Amir Khan - Raga Jog
(Real Audio)
Information on Rag Jog by Rajan P. Parrikar
Composition in rag Jog by Deepak Ram (bansuri) and Pt. Anindo Chaterjee (tabla) (Youtube movie)
Riyaz Studio practice software
Taal Pulse lehara and drone software
ITCS Research Academy
Alexander Street - Music Online
Jonathan demonstrating aroha and avaroha for Rag Jog in class (MP3)
About raga structure (especially alap)

Tintal theka - David Courtney (MP3)
Rupak tal theka - David Courtney (MP3)
Tans in Rag Jog (Rabinovitz & Dimond)
Gharanas of Tabla
Final written exam overview
Schedule for Viva Voce exams

Classical Concert - Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and Vijay Ghate - Box Hill, August 2010

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BAM 1, 2, 3 BAND WORKSHOP
Subject Guide- BAM 2 / 3
Subject Guide - non-degree
Subject Guide - BAM 1

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