How to Play the Sitar : Sitar Performance Demonstration

Watch a demonstration of a sitar performance of Hindustani music using multiple playing techniques in this free online music lesson on how to play the sitar.

Expert: Amelia Maciszewski
Contact: www.sangeetmillennium.org.com
Bio: Amelia Maciszewski has a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology, and has been performing Hindustani music for over 20 years.

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• sitar
• india
• string
• instrument
• technique
• tune
• song
• music
• lesson
• free
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[pieguy1516]

Wow, it's like they took a guitar and said, Meh, not enough strings... And then they took a harp and went, WHOA, this has too many strings! So they came up with this. (note: I realize that is not how this instrument actually came about. TALKING TO YOU, HISTORY BUFFS!)

[slarbiter]

HIPPIES FTW id rather listen to this than all the rap and other shitty noise thats playing today...this takes skill and lots of it

[mylittlefishy369]

Stop! Demyx Time! O.O? i wonder if the sitar song can be played on this XD

[SeungHyun171]

@GuitarsGalore557 bcuz that's Indian's traditional dress, n she's living in India :|

[low72]

i find arousal in my trousers, this i do like

[Antiks72]

SHE SPENT YEARS IN INDIA GUYS

[TheFrogman112]

sounds a bit americanised, but i like either way

[bythebarrow]

@GuitarsGalore557 Why not?

[fingerboy18]

Someone on expertvillage that actually doesn't fucking suck dick.

[megathria]

thats fantastic. i would LOVE to learn to play like that