BSEH Secondary Music Vocal Practice Questions - Haryana BSEH Secondary (Class 10) Hindustani Music (Vocal) - MHV Code 085 Exam - BSEH Secondary Music Vocal Practice Questions - Haryana BSEH Secondary (Class 10) Hindustani Music (Vocal)

Question 1

In Hindustani vocal practice, the tanpura is primarily used to provide a continuous:

Drone of reference pitches (typically based on Sa and often Pa or Ma) Only melodic solo improvisation replacing the singer Only percussion theka instead of tabla Only Western equal-tempered chord progressions

Correct Answer:

Drone of reference pitches (typically based on Sa and often Pa or Ma)

Question 2

Which statement best describes a common four-string tanpura tuning used with vocal music?

Only one string is ever used and the rest are mute decoration Two middle strings on Sa with outer strings often on Pa (or Ma) and high Sa, adjusted to the singer’s pitch All four strings always tuned only to komal Ni Strings are never tuned to Sa in vocal music

Correct Answer:

Two middle strings on Sa with outer strings often on Pa (or Ma) and high Sa, adjusted to the singer’s pitch

Question 3

In BSEH Class 10 Music Vocal syllabus language, “mixing” the tanpura mainly refers to:

Mixing paint for the gourd decoration only Mixing dance mudras with percussion only Tuning and blending its strings so the drone locks cleanly to the singer’s Sa Mixing audio tracks on a computer only

Correct Answer:

Tuning and blending its strings so the drone locks cleanly to the singer’s Sa

Question 4

The resonating body of a traditional tanpura is commonly made from a:

Metal snare drum shell only Plastic recorder tube only Glass bottle without a neck Dried gourd (tumba) attached to a long wooden neck

Correct Answer:

Dried gourd (tumba) attached to a long wooden neck

Question 5

Why is the tanpura especially important for Hindustani vocal students?

It establishes a stable tonal centre so swaras of a raga stay correctly relative to Sa It replaces the need to learn any raga rules It keeps tala matras automatically without tabla or hand-counting It writes bandish notation by itself

Correct Answer:

It establishes a stable tonal centre so swaras of a raga stay correctly relative to Sa

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