Workshop on melding Layam and Melody | Ramana Balachandhran | Snippets

Here are some snippets from a workshop I did in New Jersey. Thanks to Vidya Kanthan and family for hosting us. Here are the topics discussed in this video: 00:00 Alapana phrasing techniques 02:48 Using atypical glides to our advantage 04:01 Making up creative swaram endings on the fly 06:05 Veena inspired anuswaram nuancing 09:31 Using anuswarams to mask an absence of correct grammar 09:53 Inspiration from masters 10:19 Hindusthani microtones 11:13 Reminsicing Nedunuri garu