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6.1 What a geetham is, and the two kinds
Say what a geetham is and tell a sahitya geetham from a lakshana geetham.
A geetham is the first composition anyone learns: a short piece with words, no repeats to negotiate and no improvisation. Some are songs about a deity; others describe the raga they are in. Both are sung straight through.
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Read what a geetham is and how it differs from an exercise.
Geetam · ReferenceName the two kinds and say what each is for.
Listen to one geetham before learning any of it.
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