This work is dedicated to my Gurus Sri. Prathapam Natesa Iyer (disciple of Ariyakkudi
Ramanujam Iyengar) and Smt. Jayalakshmi Ramaswamy (disciple of G.N.
Balasubramanian). Anything good you see in this book is a
consequence of the musical knowledge they instilled in me while
the errors you may come across are entirely due to my inability to comprehend what
I was taught.
I sincerely hope that reading this book accelerates your understanding and appreciation
of music. This document is by no means perfect and I welcome all
suggestions and comments.
P. Sriram
Atlanta, U.S.A.
February 1989.
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