2.5 What sarali varisai is actually building
Say what these exercises are for, and structure a daily sitting around them.
Fourteen exercises that all use the same seven notes look repetitive until you notice what is being trained: pitch accuracy against a drone, time kept by a hand that is also playing, and a scale that the body knows without thought. None of that is about the tune.
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Put the varisais at the start of a daily sitting, after the drone and the long note.
karnATik — How to practise singing · TutorialPractise one exercise slowly rather than five quickly.
Keep a short record of what you practised and for how long.
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