Hi Neal,
My teacher started with scale exercises, a simple gat in Raga Bilaval: Sthayi, Manjha, Antara, and some tanas. In addition she gave me stroke-exercises. After 3 to 4 months we changed to a slow Maseet Khani Gat in Raga Yaman, also with stroke exercises. After about a year we began with Alaap, very slowly, in Yaman. She usually divides lesson time in exercises and composition.
She also organised some tabla- lessons, but I missed them unfortunatly. These were to introduce the students to the rhythmical aspects.
Hi Neal;
You asked this before I think? I don't believe a teacher teaching in the traditional way will write these out, but there may be some more "westernized" teachers who do. It certainly can be done!
I forgot to tell: my teacher writes down the exercises using the S,R,G system. I've made a computerfont so I can organise them in my PC, using Quark or InDesign. I've made a system so I can write the komal and tivra notes as well as the lower and higher octaves.
But my teacher insists I learn the exercises from memory though. . .
