What are Thaat and Pakad of ragas
Thaat and Pakad help us understand the structure of raga and the way of singing respectively. In this tutorial, we will learn about them and...
Aaroh and Avroh – an essential guide
In this post we will understand what are Aaroh and Avroh in Hindustani Classical Music and how to practice it. Towards the end we would...
What are Swaras (or Sur) ?
The word swara (meaning notes) is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Svar’, which means sound. There are different forms of sound.But the sound which is...
Raga – Gaud Sarang
Raga Gaud Sarang by Kishori Amonkar Gaud Sarang is a raga in Hindustani classical music that combines characteristics of Sarang raag and Gaud raga (Gaud...
What is Taanpura (tanpura) – History, construction, tuning and electronic tanpura recommendation
Taanpura (or tanpura ) is an indian instrument is an stringed Indian music instrument. In carnatic music it is known as tambura. In this post...