www.mysorevadiraj.com - My New Website

Hi friends, I'm sharing my new website page. Here onwards I will be posting videos, my concert schedules & Music related articles through my websites. Please note the URL http://mysorevadiraj.Com/

Christmas Song

Hi dear friends, Merry Christmas & Happy new year to all. AS This is a month of Christmas, I thought of playing the famous Christmas song, ie "Jingle bell, Jingle bell" in my  "Mridangam Tarang" series.
I have used 7 different Mridangams, starting from lower octave 'B' to 'A' for playing this song. For higher pitch 'A' I have used my new 'Synthetic Mridangam' ( Vegan Mridangam).

Jingle Bells:
"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung American songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. It has been claimed that it was originally written to be sung by a Sunday school choir; however, historians dispute this, stating that it was much too "racy" (and secular) to be sung by a children's church choir in the days it was written.Although not originally intended on having any connection to Christmas, it later became associated with Christmas music and the season in general.

https://youtu.be/eEJ7NgzhZQg

Jingle Bells- Lyrics.

Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way

Bells on bob tail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight!

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.

Although less well-known than the opening, the remaining verses depict high-speed youthful fun. In the second verse, the narrator takes a ride with a girl and loses control of the sleigh:

A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side,

The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way.
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh, hey

Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
(Source: Wikipidia)
The song is set to Ragam ' Sankarabharana in Aadi thalam.

Notes are as follows:
1)  G E D C G. [Dashing through the snow]
      GGG E D C A
      A F E D B
      G G F D E
  
      G E D C G   [Bells On bob tail ring]
      G E D C A
      A F E D GGG
     GG A G F D C. G

     E E E  E E E  [JINGLE BELL]
     E G C. D E.
     F F F FF E E
    EE E D D E D. G

    E E E   E E E    [JINGLE BELL]
    E G C. D E .
    F F F FF E E
    EE GG F D C

     G E D C G.    [A day or two ago]
     GGG E D C A
     A F E D B
     G G F D E
  
     G E D C G  [The horse was lean & lank ]
     G E D C A
     A F E D GGG
     GG A G F D C. G

Few photos of Karneeshwar temple concert.

It was a good concert in Kaarneshwar temple mylapore yesterday,
vocal by Shanthi Soundarrajan,
violin- T Kishore,
Mridangam by myself

My new students for Vijayadashami

Few students joined on this Vijaya dashami for my Mridangam class. Its very nice to teach students who are interested in practicing the art. Check our Facebook page: Online Mridangam Class.

New Classes For Vijaya dashami

Hi all, I'm starting New batches for online  Mridangam, konnakol & other percussion classes on this auspicious Vijayadashami day. Interested persons may contact me. Pls see the details below.  Fore more details visit Facebook Page: Online Mridangam class, YouTube: Mysore L Vadiraj.

-Mysore Vadiraj. 
#onlinemridangamclasses #vijayadashamimusicclasses #newbatches #mysorevadiraj #mridangamclasses #newpercussionclasses

Jana Gana Mana, Indian National Anthem on Mridangam

Hi friends, Happy Independence day to all, I have tried Playing our anthem "Jana Gana Mana" on Mridangam. As we all know this anthem has been written by Pandith Rabindranath Tagore. This is my small tribute to my country through my instrument on the occasion of 70th Indian Independence day. Please watch this special Video.
Also I'm really happy &  excited that this video has became viral in YouTube & Facebook. It has reached 31k audiences all over the world.
I have used eight Mridangams from C to A & for nishadam I played in lower octave that is B pitch. Because technically we can't made top pitch in that shruthi.
Thank you. Enjoy the video..

https://youtu.be/gy036gkQxjI

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1751105451832029&id=1702948826647692

Mohra in Khanda Jaathi Triputa Thala in Tishra gathi

I have composed a Mohra & Korvai for my recent concert in "Khanda Jaasthi Triputa thala I Tishram Gathi", which is 27 aksharas ie 9 aksharas including laghu & dhrutham, & in Tishram gathi, we need to multiply the whole thala Aksharam into 3 which will become 27. [9×3=27]

So I thought of sharing that video with you all. Here is the YouTube link :
https://youtu.be/OQTy3eJptjY

https://www.facebook.com/Online-Mridangam-Class-1702948826647692/