Rhythmic disorders in the performances of music & dance students

Abstract

Rhythm is considered as the father in Carnatic Music. The importance and training given to rhythmic skills in western classical music and Indian Cinema Music are considerably higher than Carnatic classical music. This research is to find out whether and how the rhythmic disorders affect the performance of the music and dance students of the University of Jaffna. The stratified random sampling method is used and the students who gained A and A+ grades in Vocal Music, among the Music and Dance students in their last semester, as their statement in their questionnaire are selected for the testing of this study. The students' performance are recorded, analyzed and measured with the Metronome software application. The empirical research is appointed to find out, how the rhythmic disorder patterns differ among them. The results prove the hypothesis that “There are identical rhythmic disorders in the performance of the music and dance students of the University of Jaffna”. The contribution to the society as the systematic approaches and modern rhythmic measures has to appointed in Carnatic music teaching.