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Few noteworthy points. The Game of Thrones theme cannot be played completely on one violin. I've included only those parts which can be. In the lines below, ' indicates lower octave, " indicates higher.

Carnatic Music (Vocal, Violin, Veena & Flute) Syllabus 1st Year (LEVEL 1) – Theory. Technical Terms: 1.Sangeetamu 2. A.Violin b.Veena c.Flute d.Mandolin V. Rendering of any two of the following: a. Devotional Song b. Patriotic Song CARNATIC MUSIC Melodic Instrument - Practical (Code No. 032) Format for Practical Examination for Class - IX Max. Questions based on the rendering of Swara Execises and Sapta Tala alankaras in two speeds.

Introduction to Mandolin:
Mandolin emerged from the Mandola possibly as early as the 15th century but remained obscure until the 18th century, when it was used by Handel in England,by Hummel in Germany, by Gretry and Auber in France, and by various Italians including Vivaldi. The fashion subsided in the 19th century- it had become a popular folk instrument inGermany and America. Mandolin is the descendent of the Neapolitan, a small lute.
The Mandolin has been in use in its original form and with its original style ofplaying in film music and other non-classical forms of music for a few decades now, though the usage has notbeen such that would have given the instrument a prima donna position. The instrument has been predominantly used to connect two parts of compositions or to render one of the specificparts of a musical composition.
Elsewhere in the world, the usage of the instrument is much better. However, one does come across cases whereMandolin has been used as a lead instrument playing various pop or othervarieties of compositions. In western classical music, the originality of Mandolin, both the style of playing and the construction of the instrument, has been retained though. Someof the prominent examples of the usage of Mandolin elsewhere in the world are:

Lead Mandolin in Bluegrass music (in the USA);
The American group called 'The Band' which featuredRick Danko on the Mandolin;
In country-western music in the mid-1980s by a competing group of Nashville based musicians such as Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, the Judds, & RandyTravis.

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Basic Design of the Mandolin:
The acoustic Mandolin: Normally one finds two variations in the original form of theMandolin - the acoustic and the electric (solid block).
The Mandolin in its original form is typically an acoustic stringed instrument about 60cm (2 ft) long with deeply vaulted ribs and a table slanted downward at the lower end. It has aneck-cum-peghead attached to a hollow oval shaped sound box. It has four pairs of loop-ended double rib fastened metal strings secured to hooks on the body on one end, and passed acrossa low bridge (on the sound box) and a nut (on the finger board) to the pegs inserted into a rectangular peg-box. There are five or even six-string versions of theMandolin, but they are not aspopular as the four-strings (pairs) version. A small flexible plectrum is used tovibrate the strings. A feature of Mandolin playing is the constant reiterations of all long pitches, whichcounteracts its weak sustaining power. The thinnest string is called the 1st string, the next is the 2nd string which is slightly thicker, and so on until the fourth string.
The Electric (solid block) Mandolin: Solid block versions of the Mandolin are also available in more or less the same form as the originalMandolin. The names of the parts of the electric Mandolin are similar to those of theacoustic Mandolin. The major difference between an acoustic Mandolin and the electricMandolin lies in the way sound is produced and amplified ineach.
On the acoustic Mandolin, when a string is plucked, its vibrations resonate in the hollow sound box and audible sound is thereby generated. In this process, the sound box mechanically amplifies the sound. In the case of an electric Mandolin, there is no sound box; the vibrations of the strings are picked up by a device called 'pickup' (which, in basic form, consists of a magnet placed at the centre with very thin copper wire coiled around it a few hundred-thousand turns), which converts the vibrations into very low electrical signals.Through volume, tone and / or other controls, these signals are fed into an amplifier which then feeds it to the speaker.Thus audible sound is produced.
U Srinivas' design:
Mandolin Srinivas is perhaps the greatest thing to have happened to Mandolin, for it was he who adapted the instrument toCarnatic classical music, made some structuralmodifications and introduced ingenious playing techniques to take Mandolinto its present enviable position in music. It would therefore be worthwhile dwelling in sufficient detail on USrinivas' design in order to fully comprehend the magnitude and enormity of his contribution.
Gamakas (graces), one would agree without doubt, are quite essential toCarnatic music - so much so that, one cannot play Carnatic music without usinggamakas. With theoriginal design of the Mandolin, the musician venturing to play Carnatic music on it, faced two major problems:

The presence of pairs of strings made it extremely difficult to render complexgamakas.
The sustenance (the time period for which a note would be heard from the time the string is plucked) of the instrument, on the whole, was not sufficient enough (to some extent attributableto the presence of 'pairs of strings') to admit slow-tempo compositions.

Mandolin Srinivas came up with some modifications which (i) eliminated completely the problem ofgamaka rendition, (ii) to a great extent enhanced the sustenance of the instrument, and (iii)enhanced the acoustic range of the instrument.
Mandolin Srinivas (a) chose the electric solid block (Mandolin) as the basis;(b) used single strings instead of pairs, and (c) also added a fifth string (on the suggestion of his father USatyanarayana), which enhanced the acoustic range of the instrument. As such the acoustic range of the instrument is nowthree complete octaves and a half octave.
These modifications have opened up gates which were hitherto thought impossible. The inevitable fallout of these modifications is that theMandolin, inthis new design, has lost its characteristic plink-plunk sound (attributable to the pairs of strings) and the playing style of continuous, fast up-down plucking as a means of sustaining notes.But then, in view of the stupendous vistas and the expressing potential opened up by the new design, one is more than pleased to overlook this. MandolinSrinivas' design of the Mandolin is available with quite a few musical instrument makers in Chennai, India.
Suresh Kumar's Design - the Dragon G2 SK-1:
Suresh Kumar started with Mandolin Srinivas' design as the basis, altered certain design parameters which have further enhanced the flexibility and expressing potential of theMandolin. The important features of Suresh Kumar's design, christened Dragon G2 SK-1, are discussed hereunder:

The use of the truss rod: Truss rod is wedged inside the neck and brings with it the benefit of increased sustenance of notes and greater rigidity. In case of a minor warp in the neck, atruss rod helps to correct the warp. It also offers resistance to warping tendencies of the instrument's neck. The truss rod also helps improve the sustenance of the instrument.
The unique tailpiece: Ideally, the thickness of the Mandolin strings (as also for any other stringed instrument) should progressively increase from the thinnest (1st) string to the thickets(5th) string. Since the original Mandolin has 4 (pairs of) string

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