Abstract:
Rhythm is considered as the father in Carnatic Music. The importance and training given to
rhythmic skills in western classical music and Indian Cinema Music are considerably higher than
Carnatic classical music. This research is to find out whether and how the rhythmic disorders affect
the performance of the music and dance students of the University of Jaffna. The stratified random
sampling method is used and the students who gained A and A+ grades in Vocal Music, among the
Music and Dance students in their last semester, as their statement in their questionnaire are
selected for the testing of this study. The students' performance are recorded, analyzed and
measured with the Metronome software application. The empirical research is appointed to find
out, how the rhythmic disorder patterns differ among them. The results prove the hypothesis that
“There are identical rhythmic disorders in the performance of the music and dance students of the
University of Jaffna”. The contribution to the society as the systematic approaches and modern
rhythmic measures has to appointed in Carnatic music teaching.
