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An overview of Indian classical music

What is Indian classical music all about? What are its various elements? How do you define classical music in the Indian context?

Oct 29, 2019

An overview of Indian classical music

Oct 29, 2019

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What is a raga?

How is a raga different from a scale? A step-by-step explanation with demos.

Oct 30, 2019

What is a raga?

Oct 30, 2019

Indian classical music compositions

An introduction to the compositions used in different genres of Hindustani classical music — Khayal, Dhrupad, Thumri, Tappa, and so on.

Oct 17, 2020

Indian classical music compositions

Oct 17, 2020

What makes a raga difficult?

The use of microtones, difficult note intervals, circuitous note patterns, and other factors makes some ragas more difficult than others.

Apr 19, 2020

What makes a raga difficult?

Apr 19, 2020

Raga families & compound ragas

Raga families are created when new ragas are derived from existing ragas, & compound ragas are ragas created by combining two ragas.

Apr 18, 2020

Raga families & compound ragas

Apr 18, 2020

Want to study Indian classical music?

Here is some information on where and how you can get started on your journey.

Apr 1, 2020

Want to study Indian classical music?

Apr 1, 2020

Improvisation in Indian classical music

Let me take you through the complex art of improvisation in Indian classical music.

Apr 1, 2020

Improvisation in Indian classical music

Apr 1, 2020

How do you notate Indian classical music?

Introducing the traditional style of notation, my more intuitive style using spreadsheets, & a simplified staff notation of compositions.

Mar 31, 2020

How do you notate Indian classical music?

Mar 31, 2020

Ragas classified by scale

The most common way to classify ragas is under ten parent scales.

Nov 15, 2019

Ragas classified by scale

Nov 15, 2019

The structure of a raga

Symmetric, asymmetric, mixed, compound, and circuitous ragas illustrated using a selection of light ragas.

Nov 9, 2019

The structure of a raga

Nov 9, 2019

Sadhana

Sadhana

I study, write about, and make audiovisual content to explain Indian classical music. My website: https://raag-hindustani.com. Twitter handle: @RaagHindustani

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