In the weeds of Carnatic Music

Ragam: chakravakam Talam: Aadi sa ri ga2 ma pa dha2 ni sa. sa. ni dha2 pa ma ga2 ri sa Pallavi plain Gajananayutham ganeshwaram.. plain pallavi - sangathi one Gajananayutham ganeshwaram, mmmm (2)  pallavi - sangathi two Gajananayutham ganeshwaram, mmmm (2) pallavi - sangathi three bajami sathatham sureshwaram shree Gajananayutham ganeshwaram, mmmm  landing bajami sathatham sureshwaram shree Gajananayutham ganeshwaram.. plain Samashti charanam  plain ajendra poojitha  sangathi one ajendra poojitha vigneshwaram (2) sangathi two (ajendra poojitha vigneshwaram ganadhisannutha padhapathmakaram )(2) (kunjarabanjara chathuratharakharam guruguhagrajam pranavakaram) (2)  pallavi - sangathi two Gajananayutham ganeshwaram, mmmm  landing bajami sathatham sureshwaram shree Gajananayutham ganeshwaram.. plain

Ragam: kalyani Talam: roopakam sa ri2 ga2 ma2 pa dha2 ni2 sa. sa. ni2 dha2 pa ma2 ga2 ri2 sa Pallavi himadrisuthe pahimaa.. m (plain) pallavi - sangathi one (himadrisuthe pahimaam varade paradevathe) (2 times)  pallavi - sangathi two (himadrisuthe pahimaam varade paradevathe) (2 times)  pallavi - sangathi three (himadrisuthe pahimaam varade paradevathe) (2 times) landing style himadrisuthe pahi....maam (plain) Anupallavi sumerumadhyavasinee.... (plain) sangathi - one (sumerumadhyavasinee.. amba sumerumadhyavasineee.. amba   sangathi - two sumerumadhyavasinee.. amba (sumerumadhyavasinee.. sreekamakshi)                                                   (2 times) pallavi - sangathi three (himadrisuthe pahimaam varade paradevathe)  landing style himadrisuthe pahimaa.. m (plain) Charanam shyamakrishnasodhari gauri.... (plain) sangathi one (shya...

Ragam : Shudhasaveri Talam : Roopakam Arohanam Sa Ri2 Ma1 Pa Dha2 Sa. (Dot indicates higher octave) Sa. Dha2 Pa Ma1 Ri2 Sa Pallavi kalaharana pallavi  plain.. Kaalaharana Melaraa Hareeee..   kalaharana pallavi  1st sangathi (Kaala harana Mela ra hare... eeeeee Sitaraama) (2) kalaharana pallavi  2nd sangathi (Kaala harana Mela ra hare... eeeeee Sitaraama) (2) kalaharana pallavi  3rd sangathi (Kaala harana Mela ra hare... eeeeee Sitaraama) (2) kalaharana pallavi landing.. Kaalaharana Melaraa Hareeee..   - Thalam starts at Samam, meaning when the first adi hits the lap, Ka starts     Anupallavi 1st sangathi 2 times   kaalaharana melasuguna.. 2nd sangathi 2 times kaalaharana melasuguna.. 3rd sangathi 2 times  kaalaharana melasuguna jaala karunaalavaala  kalaharana pallavi  3rd sangathi (Kaala harana Mela ra hare... eeeeee Sitaraama)  kalaharana pallavi landing.. Kaalaharana Melaraa Hareeee..   Charanam - 1 ...

  Raagam: Shudhadhanyasi  Sa ga ma pa ni Sa(top dot) Sa (top dot) ni pa ma ga sa  Thalam: aadi Pallavi Things to note here. The lines start at the mid of the first finger in aadi talam. First adi is left, first finger when it is is midway, start singing. This pattern is consistent on all the lines across the pallavi As is typical, first sangathi is plain, second sangathi has some level of tone variation,   third sangathi has even more tone variation..  Sangathi one  endhanerchina endhajoochina(2 times) Sangathi two  endhanerchina endhajoochina(2 times) Sangathi three  endhanerchina endhajoochina endhavaaralayna kaanthadaasule..  (2 times) landing endhanerchina..  Anupallavi Here again, the pattern of having the song start in the mid of first finger is seen. Sangathi one Santhathambusree..  , eeeee (2 times) -- first santhatham starts at mid-first finger -- The connecting e,e,e,e starts at mid of adi, so that the santhatham can ...

Pallavi  Bo shambo shiva shambo swayambo  -- Bo starting at Sa level once - Taalam starting at samam    Bo shambo shiva shambo swayambo  -- one level up  - Taalam starting at samam   Bo shambo shiva shambo swayambo  -- one more level up  - Taalam starting at samam   Bo, (sa), Sham Bo (sa upper dot), shiva shambo swayambo (two times) -------------- (Gangadhara shankara karunakara - samathil thalam   (Oradi kazhinje .. ) mamababhavasagara.. (Oradi vitte..)  thaaraka..  ) ( 2times) ( Bo, (sa), Sham Bo (sa upper dot), shiva shambo swayambo (two times) ) .. oru thalavattam gap  - off beat thalam  Bo, (sa), Sham Bo (sa upper dot), shiva shambo swayambo (two times) Anupallavi Offbeat ..  ( (oradi vitte.. ) Nirgunaparabrahma (oradi vitte..) Swaroopa (oradi vitte..) gamagama bhootha.. (oradi vitte..) prapancharahitha..      .. three times  ) nijasukha nihitha nithantha anantha....

 Is there a standard way to represent the notes within a Sangathi like a-A-a-a-A-A? You should have it in your mind.  It might seem like a brush off. But then, I visualized a ruled notebook with each line representing a note,    and the sequence of the notes placed on the lines. Now, during singing, I make A-a-A-A-a hit the notes on the lines on the notebook,   and there was total clarity in hitting the notes.  I am sure there are more standard methods than that, but that something new.