Tune In to Avyay

Hello again! Today I will be taking you on a journey of what I have experienced in the passed year (Music, Dizzy Joakim Kraud)

Hello everyone! I’m back after a 2 year long break and have lots to share! Listen to the this episode for more

Today I will be giving you a review of Day of the Dragon King. The setting of the book is in China. To learn more about it, listen to the episode!

Today ai will be giving you a review of another Magic Treehouse book - Buffalos Before Breakfast

Listen to my second book review for summer

My book review about Magic Treehouse series High Tide in Hawaii

Sharing from Chennai India. I have my cousin in Wallace Gardens in Numgambakkam near Anna Nagar. Today I am going to interview my cousin. To learn more about this episode, listen to it!

Hello everybody Today we are going to be learning to rock. Now listen to the episode to learn how.

Today we are going to be learning stanza 3 and 5.

Happy Navarathri! We will be learning 3rd and 4th stanzas in Mahalakshmi Ashtakam. Listen to the episode to learn more!

In this episode learn two lines of Mahalakshmi ashtakam

Start with aakaram in jantai and move on to random patterns in Yaman.

We are learning two things today - one is Melakartha raagams and another is a review on violin!

This is the last episode of season 1!! Today we are going to be learning a song in Abhogi which is a raagam with Sa Ri Ga Ma Dha Sa. No Ni and no Pa.

In this episode, we will introduce a new raagam called Abhogi. It has Sa Ri Ga(right next to Ri), Ma, Dha, Sa. Ni is not in this raagam. Learn more by listening to this episode!

Jantai means double with the second note getting a punch. Listen to the episode to learn how to play jantai on your violin

Another way to say upper notes is Melsthayi. It means higher notes than upper Sa. Listen to the episode and learn how to get to Melsthayi!

Interstellar is a movie that you can ask your parents and watch. Make sure you have a blanket while you are watching it because it is scary. When I listened to the theme song, I heard music notes. Which inspired me teach to you. Listen to the theme song on Amazon music and hear the violin go up and down like a wave in the movie.

Gamakam means a little bounce for a note. In Mayamalavagowla, Ri Ga Dha Ni are gamakam notes. Coming down, Dha, Ni, Ri and optional Ma, Ga,

Tune in has two meanings, Tune in to Avyay to tune your violin.

This episode is dedicated to my biggest fan T Bai! Thank you Tara for your interest in listening to my podcast. I hope you enjoy my episodes. Since I know you are a dancer, you can also dance to the music.

In this episode we will be learning Shankarabharanam on violin. Shankarabharanam is a melakartha raagam, 5th raagam in 5th chakram so number 29. I will teach you melakartha raagams in another episode. Just enjoy Shankarabharanam.

Welcome to the first episode! Aakaram is very important for your singing. The way to start aakaram - take a big breath, hold your chest, make a big “aaa” in your mouth. Then, slowly breathe out as you sing.