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  1. What is a raga? - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Jan 18, 2018 · A raga has a given set of notes, on a scale, ordered in melodies with musical motifs. […] a rasa (mood, atmosphere, essence, inner feeling) that is unique to each raga.

  2. ethnomusicology - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Western music has Scales (major, minor, etc.) while Eastern Music primarily has a large number of Raagas derived from some basic Thaats. Both these groups represent sets of notes on which actual …

  3. What is the relationship of raginis to ragas?

    Jan 20, 2018 · In the north Himalayan regions such as Himachal Pradesh, the music scholars such as 16th century Mesakarna expanded this system to include eight descendants to each raga, thereby …

  4. What are the rules of improvisation in Indian ragas?

    A Raga is more like a set of rules as to how you progress though the mode than a melody in its own right. Certain notes are designated for emphasis or avoidance, and for being approached or left in a …

  5. scales - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Oct 23, 2022 · Javanese gamelan, at least, has two scales, though I don't know how they compare to raga or maqam as "forms of improvisation." If I understand correctly, however, the scales aren't …

  6. indian classical - Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange

    Mar 20, 2023 · Students of Carnatic classical music are taught Mayamalavagowla (melakarta 15), aka the double harmonic major / gypsy major scale, as the default. The introductory exercises for voice …

  7. indian classical - Explain the types of Raga Sarang - Music: Practice ...

    Jul 25, 2021 · Explain the 'Thaat' of different kinds of raga Sarang. Which type of raga Sarang belongs with which Thaat?

  8. How does improvisation in Indian ragas differ significantly from jazz ...

    May 6, 2016 · A raga is a collection of notes, musical phrases and rules that give an emotion or feeling and are often associated with a time of day or season. A performance generally consists of the Alap, …

  9. How do modern performers harmonize Hindustani classical music?

    Interested to know how modern performers harmonize Hindustani classical music. Like, I heard a beautiful piano performance in Raga Shuddh Sarang. Was wondering what would be the left hand …

  10. woodwinds - Differences in Bansuri Fingering Chart - Music: Practice ...

    I have been practicing little over a month roughly 30 minutes a day. Bansuri is A scale, almost 23.5" So far I am practicing SA RE GA MA PA DHA NI SA, and using higher octave when doing PA DHA NI S...