The document contains notation for 10 Jantai varisai exercises used in Carnatic music. Jantai varisai are basic twin-note scalar exercises that help musicians practice fundamental rhythmic patterns and notes. The notation provides the rhythmic patterns for the exercises using symbols representing notes, with instructions to practice each exercise at increasing speeds.
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Jantai varisai
Basic traditional scalar twin-note exercises for Carnatic music. See the Markdown source file with the notation.
With all play the 1st speed once, the 2nd speed twice and 3rd speed 4 times.
Jantai
S S r r G G m m P P d d N N ? ?
? ? N N d d P P m m G G r r S S
S S r r G G m m P P d d N N ? ? ? ? N N d d P P m m G G r r S S
S S r r G G m m P P d d N N ? ? ? ? N N d d P P m m G G r r S S
SSr r GGmm PPd d NN?? ??NNd d PP mmGGr r SS SSr r GGmm PPd d NN?? ??NNd d PP mmGGr r SS
SSr r GGmm PPd d NN?? ??NNd d PP mmGGr r SS SSr r GGmm PPd d NN?? ??NNd d PP mmGGr r SS
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S S r r G G m m r r G G m m P P
G G m m P P d d m m P P d d N N
P P d d N N ? ? ? ? N N d d P P
N N d d P P m m D D P P m m G G
P P m m G G R R m m G G R R S S
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S , S S r , r , G , G G m , m m
P , P P d , d , N , N N ? ? ? ?
? , ? ? N , N N d , d d P , P P
m , m m G , G G r , r r S , S S
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S , S S r , r r G , G G m , m m
r , r r G , G G m , m m P , P P
G , G G m , m m P , P P d , d d
m , m m P , P P d , d d N , N N
P , P P d , d d N , N N ? , ? ?
? , ? ? N , N N d , d d P , P P
N , N N d , d d P , P P m , m m
d , d d P , P P m , m m G , G G
P , P P m , m m G , G G r , r r
m , m m G , G G r , r r S , S S
Jantai varisai 4
S S S S r r r r G G G G m m m m
P P P P d d d d N N N N ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? N N N N d d d d P P P P
m m m m G G G G r r r r S S S S
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S S S S r r r r G G G G m m m m
r r r r G G G G m m m m P P P P
G G G G m m m m P P P P d d d d
m m m m P P P P d d d d N N N N
P P P P d d d d N N N N ? ? ? ?
? ? ? ? N N N N d d d d P P P P
N N N N d d d d P P P P m m m m
d d d d P P P P m m m m G G G G
P P P P m m m m G G G G r r r r
m m m m G G G G r r r r S S S S
Jantai varisai 6
S S r r G S r G S S r r G G m m
r r G G m r G m r r G G m m P P
G G m m P G m P G G m m P P d d
m m P P d m P d m m P P d d N N
P P d d N P d N P P d d N N ? ?
? ? N N d ? N d ? ? N N d d P P
N N d d P N d P N N d d P P m m
d d P P m d P m d d P P m m G G
P P m m G P m G P P m m G G r r
m m G G r m G r m m G G r r S S
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S , S r , r G G S S r r G G m m
r , r G , G m m r r G G m m P P
G , G m , m P P G G m m P P d d
m , m P , P d d m m P P d d N N
P , P d , d N N P P d d N N ? ?
? , ? N , N d d ? ? N N d d P P
N , N d , d P P N N d d P P m m
d , d P , P m m d d P P m m G G
P , P m , m G G P P m m G G r r
m , m G , G r r m m G G r r S S
Jantai varisai 8
S S S r r r G G S S r r G G m m
r r r G G G m m r r G G m m P P
G G G m m m P P G G m m P P d d
m m m P P P d d m m P P d d N N
P P P d d d N N P P d d N N ? ?
? ? ? N N N d d ? ? N N d d P P
N N N d d d P P N N d d P P m m
d d d P P P m m d d P P m m G G
P P P m m m G G P P m m G G r r
m m m G G G r r m m G G r r S S
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S r r G r G G m S S r r G G m m
r G G m G m m P r r G G m m P P
G m m P m P P d G G m m P P d d
m P P d P d d N m m P P d d N N
P d d N d N N ? P P d d N N ? ?
? N N d N d d P ? ? N N d d P P
N d d P d P P m N N d d P P m m
d P P m P m m G d d P P m m G G
P m m G m G G r P P m m G G r r
m G G r G r r S m m G G r r S S
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S r , r G , S r , r G , S r G ,
S r G , S r r G G m S r r G G m
r G , G m , r G , G m , r G m ,
r G m , r G G m m P r G G m m P
G m , m P , G m , m P , G m P ,
G m P , G m m P P d G m m P P d
m P , P d , m P , P d , m P d ,
m P d , m P P d d N m P P d d N
P d , d N , P d , d N , P d N ,
P d N , P d d N N ? P d d N N ?
? N , N d , ? N , N d , ? N d ,
? N d , ? N N d d P ? N N d d P
N d , d P , N d , d P , N d P ,
N d P , N d d P P m N d d P P m
d P , P m , d P , P m , d P m ,
d P m , d P P m m G d P P m m G
P m , m G , P m , m G , P m G ,
P m G , P m m G G R P m m G G R
m G , G r , m G , G r , m G r ,
m G r , m G G r r S m G G r r S