Riyaz () is the systematic practice of music, dance or any other

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usually under the guidance of a teacher or preceptor. In

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sit ...

tradition, it is employed as a repertoire of exercises to cultivate the musicality of one's voice or fingers. It is known as Sadhakam or Sadhana in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is o ...

. It is followed rigorously by the students as well as exponents of vocal as well as dancing forms.

The practice

The ''Riyaaz'' or ''Sadhakam'', which often starts early in the morning at four, is taken seriously by the students for it requires intensity, discipline and commitment for years and forms an important component in the ''Guru - Shishya parampara'' (teacher-student tradition). In Carnatic music, the impression is that the assiduous sadhakam of the

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was the bedrock of the excellence of the old-world vidwans. A popular system for practice of the

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, known as ''chilla'', is mostly followed by Muslim exponents of music and involves 10–12hours of daily for 40days.

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The practice

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