Madhurima Class 9 Chapter 6, Music, Me and Us, begins the music section with a verse from the Saṅgītaratnākara: nāda makes letters, letters make words, words make speech, so the world runs on sound. It looks at music in our lives.
What Madhurima Chapter 6 Covers
Music and us: the chapter opens with a verse from the Saṅgītaratnākara: nāda forms letters, letters form words, words form speech, so the whole world rests on nāda.
Genre and style: a genre (vidhā) is a category of music defined by its instruments, singing style, rhythm and region; śhailī is a style of presentation within it. Activity 6.2 asks you to log songs under Hindustani and Carnatic vocal and instrumental, folk, patriotic, film, devotional, Indian pop and world music.
Learning by listening: Kumar Gandharva could reproduce records of Abdul Karim Khan and Fayyaz Khan by age 12. At 23 he lost his voice to tuberculosis, and through years in bed he listened to village folk songs, temple bells and birds. When he sang again his music was deeper for it.
Music and emotion: the navarasa (śhṛiṅgāra, vīra, karuṇa, hāsya, raudra, bhayānaka, bībhatsa, adbhuta, śhānta) and how a piece can bring out each one. Vande Mātaram, whose 150th anniversary was marked in 2025, is the chapter’s example of patriotic song.
Folk songs as knowledge: folk music holds a community’s traditional knowledge. The chapter’s example is a seed-sowing song from Nagaland. A music journal kept through Classes 9 and 10 records every song you hear, learn and make.
Exercises in Chapter 6
- Sing a festival song, write some of its lyrics and explain its theme and emotion.
- Name two songs with their genres and the features that gave the genre away.
- Research two music personalities and their contributions.
Read Madhurima Class 9 Chapter 6 Online
More Chapters
- Previous: Chapter 5: From Vision to Performance: Direction and Acting
- Next: Chapter 7: The Science of Music
- All Art chapters and the other Class 9 books: Class 9 NCERT books 2026-27
FAQ
What is the difference between vidhā and śhailī?
Vidhā is the genre or form of music; śhailī is a style of presentation within that genre.
Which Sanskrit text opens Madhurima Chapter 6?
The Saṅgītaratnākara (Svarādhyāya, Ch. 2), with a verse saying the world rests on nāda, musical sound.