Department of Music
Objectives
- To undertake research on the origin and development of music and the role of Tamil music in the broader context of Indian Music and World Music.
- To analyze the role of music from inter-disciplinary perspectives with Literature, Dance, Dance-Dramas, Sculpture and Archaeology and other relevant science subjects such as Physics, Maths, Computer Science and Medicine.
- To popularize rare Tamil Musical compositions by conducting Annual Music competitions, organizing seminars and endowment lectures.
- To identify and restructure the musical forms as found in the ancient Tamil literature
- To preserve the musical contributions, photos and recordings of the traditional musicians, musicologists and to collect rare musical instruments.
- To encourage students to undertake high level research study on Music leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees.
- To impart practical training on Classical music, dance forms and folk music.
- To introduce and popularize music teaching at under graduate and Post graduate levels.
Activities
- The Department has organized 27 seminars, 3 workshops and 5 Refresher courses
- The faculty members of the department have completed 31 research projects
- The faculty members have published 43 books and 13 Music CDs
Academic Programmes
Regular
- M.A. Music
- M.A. Bharathanatiyam
- M.Phil. Music and Dance
- Ph.D. Music and Dance
Part Time
- Certificate in Music
- Diploma in Music
Distance Education
- Certificate in Music
- Certificate in Dance
- Certificate in Rhythamology
- Diploma in Music Teaching
- Diploma in Dance
- Diploma in Dance Teaching
- B.A. Music
- M.A. Music
