Introduction to Swaras In Indian Classical Music 1

[Plazidguy]

I think I found a starting point here, wish I could go back 10 years in life and start learning. But I think to start anything, we need the right mindset and time. Need to wake up by 6 and then learn with this video..

[rajbdave]

Great cant expect more than this explanation very nice thanks

[shushanto]

This lady has such a beautiful voice and an incredible, almost heavenly personality.

[AksBeats]

well u if go back 700 years ago classical music invent in my religious sufiizm

Era ididnt really meantit

I wnt to say i think it is call as South asian classical not a hindi paki whateva persian

sorry for any bad compliment

[shushanto]

@AksBeats Sorry, but your english doesn't make any sense whatsoever. What on earth are you trying to say? Where are you from?

[psoni6]

If I'm not wrong, Hindi Classical Music doesn't fix a frequency for 'Sa' (unlike the western music) or any other note. So how can you say any Swar (like 'Sa') to be the 'most important'. What is 'Sa' for one, may be 're' for someone else.

[Cosifantuttee]

@psoni6 I think 'Sa' is like the A in western music, it is the cue point on what you build your raga, but it is flexible, unlike our diapason 440hz that doesn't move.

[niceuser1234]

@psoni6 Sa is like C note in western. any key could be chosen as Sa (called reference note) and then other notes go according per drone. its important because its still reference note.

[shushanto]

@psoni6 What do you mean by that? I am completely new to music and I find that concept confusing. If Sa is one of the notes in the scale, then why do you say a frequency is not fixed? Is it not the same for all the swaras in the sargam?

[mulamoodan]

@shushanto: Sa is the starting point. From thereon, others are get 'fixed' based on the Sa, following a ratio.

The confusion on comparison with Western music is that (I never heard anybody explaining it like it, but it is true) Indian system follows intervals, even though they call it 'notes' to begin with. So, sa, re,ga.. etc are intervals rather than notes in western music, per se.

[mulamoodan]

@shushanto

Think about 'transposition' in western music.