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Who is the black actress in Progressive Insurance commercials with the husband who loves the remote?

Her name is Sonya Maddox-Upchurch. She is also featured in commercials for the Rembrandt 2-Hour Whitening Kit and Viactive Flavor Glides.


What is alankar?

In India,Alankar or Alankara means ornaments or adornments. In the context of Indian classical music, the application of an alankar is essentially to embellish or enhance the inherent beauty of the genre. The earliest reference to the term Alankar has been found in Bharata's Natyashastra written sometime between 200 BC and 200 AD. This treatise on dramaturgy mentions 33 types of Alankars. Subsequent musical treatises like Sharangdev's Sangeet Ratnakar in the thirteenth century and Ahobal's Sangeet Parijat in the seventeenth century mention 63 and 68 types of Alankars respectively.The Shastras or ancient texts have categorized alankars into two broad groups -- Varnalankar and Shabdalankar. The former comprised the varna based alankars of earlier times. The four Varnas, sthayi, arohi, avarohi, and sanchari were arrangements of notes in a particular sequence or four kinds of movements among notes. Sthayi refers to halting at a single note, arohi to an upward movement, avarohi to a downward movement and sanchari is a mixed (upward and downward) movement. This classification of alankars related to the structural aspect of a raga. The latter classification, Shabdalankar, comprised the aesthetic aspect. It referred to the sound production technique utilised by either the human voice or on an instrument. Shabdalankar had a wide connotation and would actually include everything that a performer wove both melodically and rhythmically outside the periphery of the fixed composition. In other words, all the extempore variations that a performer created during a performance within the raga and tala limits could be termed as alankar, because these variations embellished and enhanced the beauty of the raga, the tala and the composition.But going by current performance practices, printed and audio material and the personal opinions of musicians and musicologists over the last 100 to 150 years, the definition and gamut of shabdalankars seems to have changed. Besides the raga, the tala and the bandish which are the fixed portions in a performance, the process of elaboration has been divided into several angas or stages. These stages comprise the alaap-vistaar , behelawa, bol-bant, sargams, taans, in vilambit laya and drut laya in case of khayal and Alaap, jod and gats in case of instrumental music. These may further vary from one gharana to another. Therefore, when we talk about alankars today, we specifically refer to embellishments to a swar or a note.In Indian music and especially in raga sangeet, staccato or straight isolated notes are almost unheard of. In instrumental music too, with the exception of some instruments, the notes are never static either. Each note has some link with its preceding or succeeding note. It is this extra note or grace note that lays the foundation of all alankars. The shrutis or microtones that are so important in raga sangeet demand this 'mobile' nature of the swaras in Indian music.In the Shastras, a grace note has been referred to as alankarik swar. When a group or cluster of notes embellishes another swar, they form the alankarik pad. The alankars in practice today and those that have been earmarked for this page include both types.The alankars in common use today comprise Meend (varieties of glides linking two or more notes), Kan (grace note), Sparsh and Krintan (both dealing with grace notes - especially as applied in plucked stringed instruments), Andolan (a slow oscillation between adjacent notes and shrutis), Gamak (heavy forceful oscillations between adjacent and distant notes), Kampit (an oscillation or a vibrato on a single note), Gitkari or Khatka (cluster of notes embellishing a single note), Zamzama (addition of notes, with sharp gamaks) and Murki (a swift and subtle taan-like movement).A word of caution from our gurus, however : the definitions provided are widely accepted but not sacrosanct. Interpretations other than the ones given may also exist and like so much else in Raga Sangeet, definitions and illustrations may also vary from gharana to gharana. Alankars other than the ones featured may exist - we have selected those that are unique and comprehensible and commonly used by practicing musicians. And finally, our gurus advise that many of these alankars are raga and form-specific (to a khayal, thumri, instrumental music etc.) and their wrong or excessive application may mar an entire rendition or performance.


Related Questions

An ice skater glides around a rink at a constant speed of 2 ms is the skater acceleratng explain your answer?

Acceleration is change in velocity. These are vectors that have magnitude and direction. Changing either magnitude (speed) or direction will have the skater be accelerating. SO, if the skater is going at a constant speed of 2m/s in a straight line, he is not accelerating. If he is at a constant speed of 2m/s traveling in a circle (you gave the word "around"), he is accelerating. Going around in circles means there is a force constantly changing your direction. Obviously that force is coming from the skaters legs.


Can you explain the concept of vowel glides and how they are used in speech?

Vowel glides, also known as diphthongs, are a combination of two vowel sounds within the same syllable. They are used in speech to create a smooth transition between vowels, adding complexity and nuance to the sound of words. Vowel glides are common in many languages and can change the meaning or emphasis of a word.


What is predicate in sentence the snake glides on the ground?

glides on the ground


Can you give me a sentence using the word glides?

As the boy glides on the ice his brother falls.


Where can one purchase plastic glides?

One can purchase plastic glides from Amazon where there are many available to purchase. They are also available to buy either used or new from eBay and All Glides.


What is the medical term meaning joint where the patella glides on the femur?

The patellofemral joint is where the patella glides on the femur.


Is the word glides present tense?

Yes, glides is present tense. It's the third person singular conjugation of glide.


List four applications of bernoulli's principle?

Bernoulli's principle helps explain how plains fly. It also helps explain why smoke rises up in a chimney, how an atomizer works, and how a flying disc glides through air.


How much do stair glides cost?

Stair glides can cost anywhere from $70 to 150 and are very useful for carrying heavy objects. This will save your back a lot of future trouble. Stair glides are thin and light weight for ease of use and compact storage.


How does a sugar glider travel?

it glides tree to tree


How did batman get his ability to fly?

he can't fly he glides


What glides back to earth after it leaves orbit?

A spacecraft