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is carnatic music boring?

When I first started learning music, I too believed that Carnatic music would be boring. And it took a long time to realize Carnatic music is very similar to practicing mindfulness.

is listening the easiest way to learn music online or offline?

Table of Contents 1. Focus on Aural Skills 2. Develop Listening Skills with Ear Training 3. Perfect Practice Makes One Perfect 4. Ear Training is a Must Have you ever wondered how some people can easily sing any song that they have just heard and others struggle to get it right?  Well, you must have thought that they are blessed with some magic. But this is not the case!  Anybody can develop the ability to sing by ear easily.  You may wonder why even a 3-year-old kid can start humming

major instruments used in carnatic music.

Major instruments used in Carnatic Music - * Tambura * Mridangam * Violin * Ghatam * Morsing * Veena * Flute Carnatic music generally involves an ensemble of musicians with the vocalist or melodic instrument playing the main role. The main performer is accompanied by a rhythm section and a drone instrument. Percussion Instruments in Carnatic Music Tanpura The tanpura is a long-necked plucked string instrument, originating from India, found in various forms in Indian music. It does n

carnatic ragas in western music

Music has no language; it can be felt all over the world in differences of language and culture, in this article we are going to cover a Carnatic raga and how to play them in western music There are two kinds of ragas in Carnatic music, that is Janaka ragas (which has all seven notes in the ascending and descending) and Janya ragas (which doesn’t have all the seven notes either in ascending or descending) First we will start with a Janaka raga called Kalyani, the most graceful raga, is the 65t

graha bhedam

Graha Bedam is the favourite topic of most of the musicians / artist to prove their talent in kacheri’s. Graha Bedham in Carnatic music is the process of shifting the (śhruthi) to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Bedham refers to seeing the difference. Its equivalent in Hindustani classical music is called a murchhana. Expressed in Western music theory terms, this is the process of arriving at a different scale by shifting to another mode in the key. Graha literally

72 melakarta ragas and its structure

Introduction A Raga in Carnatic music generally refers to the combination of appropriate swaras in the sequential order. Carnatic form of music has its significance and relevance globally that dates back to the early 14th century or even before! It is absolutely necessary to know about how a music system was organized and made it so authentic for us to explore till today. When we try to look into the system called the ‘Melakarta’ in Carnatic music we have the knowledge or the information that i