Carnatic Music & vedic resources - My reference card

1. http://saxonianfolkways.wordpress.com/category/carnatic-music/ - good info, links to books etc. Good for quiz

2. Bhajan resources - lyrics with Audio
http://bhajansagar.blogspot.nl/search/label/Creations%20of%20surdas%20ji

3. Nice stories
http://balsanskar.com/english/lekh/506.html

4. OS Arun Bhadrachara ramadasar songs: Garudagamana - Mayamalavagowla - Adi 2. Hari Hari - Behag - Eka (Thisra Gathi) - Tuned by O. S. Arun 3. Rama Ra Ra - Kamas - Adi 4. Palayamam - Sri - Mishra Chapu 5. Yedanunnadu - Natakurinji - Mishra Chapu 6. Charanamule - Kapi - Eka (Chathurasra) 7. Kamalanayana - Senjurutti - Rupakam 8. Ramakrishna Govinda - Yamuna Kalyani - Eka (Chathurasra)

5. NOTH INDIAN TALAS: Ten common North Indian talas, along with three unusual ones, are presented here. Each tala has a certain number of beats in duration. The beats have different degrees of emphasis, and are marked with a system of hand claps, hand waves and movements of the fingers.

http://www.ancient-future.com/theka.html

6.http://humdrumhohum.blogspot.nl/2011/03/kinu-sang-main-khelu-holi.html

7. Charulatha mani bhajans for children
http://charulathamani.blogspot.nl/2009/10/new-bhajan-cd.html

8. http://musicinfoguide.blogspot.nl/2007/08/ragas-complete-overview.html

9. Soundarya Lahari resources:
Sanskrit lyrics: http://prramamurthy1931.blogspot.nl/2011/10/saundaryalahari-slokas-1-50.html
Sanskrit lyrics: http://www.vignanam.org/veda/soundarya-lahari-devanagari.html
English lyrics: http://www.vignanam.org/veda/soundarya-lahari-english.html
English: http://www.hinduliterature.org/english/stotrams/soundarya_lahari.php
English sloka & general meaning: http://soundaryalaharishloka.blogspot.nl/2009/01/power-of-each-shloka.html
Word-by-word translation: http://www.advaita-vedanta.co.uk/index.php/content/243-saundarya-lahari-short-comments

10. OS Arun bhajans: superb collection: http://mio.to/artist/OS.+Arun/tracks

11. http://myalltimefavouritesongs.blogspot.nl/
  Someone has a done a great job of collecting lyrics and audios...excellent collection

12. Udayalur kalyanaraman link to bhajans for children:
http://mio.to/album/Udayalur+K+Kalyanaraman/Bhakthi+Mala+-+Bhajans+For+Children
volume 3: http://darkmp3.ru/album-bhakthi-mala-bhajans-for-children-udaiyalur-kalyanaraman-volume-3-8039444.html
volume 2: http://darkmp3.ru/album-bhakthi-mala-bhajans-for-children-udaiyalur-kalyanaraman-volume-2-8039791.html
volume 1: http://darkmp3.ru/album-bhakthi-mala-bhajans-for-children-udaiyalur-kalyanaraman-volume-1-8041813.html

13. CARNATIC MUSIC QUIZ:
http://www.ipnatlanta.net/camaga/vidyarthi/Carnatic_Basics/Quiz_Answers.htm#1
http://www.karnatik.com/quiz.shtml
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/quiz/carnatic-music (ONLY QUESTIONS)
http://www.asimuk.com/theory-resources.html (excellent source of quiz as well as explanations)

14. South Indian Bhajan Artists Collections: http://legendsinmusicpedia.com/Bhajans/

15. Sanskrit slokas pdf and word doc: http://www.carnaticworld.com/index.php/composition-bank.html?id=175

16. http://sanskritdictionary.org/

17. Excellent bhajan source : http://www.themusichutch.com/listen-song/anantapur-vinayakaya/56928/

18. Bhajan lyrics - look for videos and identify ragas