The student should have completed the CV204 course at the Academy or should have learnt at least 5 to 6 varnams in the basic ragas, 10 krithis in madhyama kala as well as vilamba kala. The student should be able to understand and sing with basic Gamakas, shruthi and Tala.
The second in the Raga Deep Dive series provides a detailed insight into the Raga Bhairavi.