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PAMPA offers Karnatic Classical Music which includes Vocal, Veena (Indian String instrument) and Mrudangam (Indian drum) lessons. Karnatic Music is the oldest form of music that originated from Southern part of India. Karnatic music is based on improvisation with 72 basic ragas (tunes) and 5 talas (rhythms) as the basic structure. These 72 melakartha ragas are further sub-divided into many other Janya ragas (derivative tunes) which follow the same scale structure as the Janaka raga (main tune). The five major talas are 3 (Tishra), 4(Chatushra), 5(Kanda), 7(Mishra), and 9(Sankeerna). Renowned Saints such as Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Vijaya Dasa,Thyagaraja, Muthuswami Deekshitar, Swathi Thirunal and others have contributed innumerable devotional songs (Krithis and Devaranamas) and hymns(shlokas) which are popular even today. Subhashini Gunapu teaches vocal and veena at PAMPA. Beginners and advanced students are trained with detailed theory and practical lessons. Purna Prasad teaches mrudangam for beginners and advanced students at PAMPA. Talented students are encouraged and given opportunity to perform for PAMPA's major productions. Vocal/Veena classes are conducted in Santa Clara on weekday evenings between 6:30 and 8:30pm. For students interested in taking veena classes, please make sure to have a veena with you in the US before registering for the classes. The class sessions are usually a group of 3 to 5 people depending on the level and the learning curve. Children registering should be 5 years and above and no age limit for adults.
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