5 Ways to describe a raga or raag?
Raga or Raag is a framework created out of surs or swaras. Each raga is said to affect an emotion in the minds of listeners....
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...
Nibadh and Anibadh Gayan
Anibadh singing is a way of singing free of any structure. It was sung in ancient times. It did not have Sur and Taal. Nibadh...
Sparsh Swara
Sparsh in hindi means ‘touch’. Swara means the surs in hindustani classical music i.e. Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dh Ni. To know more about...
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...