a constant, pitched sound that continues throughout a piece of music

creative, in-the-moment musical composition

a long-necked, plucked Indian instrument on which the drone is played

the combination of different layers of sound

AUDIO 3 - 'Sa

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AUDIO 4 - Sung melody in Raag Bhupali

VIDEO 1 - Defining the drone

AUDIO 2 - Pa

AUDIO 1 - Sa

AUDIO 4 - Sa

AUDIO 6 - Pa

AUDIO 7 - Taal

Warm up - 1 1,2,1

Warm up - Hi Lo Chickalo

Warm up - Teentaal

Bringing together taal, raag, and drone

Music

This unit explores the three main components of Hindustani classical music. Pupils hear rhythmic patterns played on the tabla drums and learn how to recite a taal using the spoken mnemonic syllables (bols). They create texture by adding an improvised raag using five notes, and finally add a drone.

Compose and Create: improvising within Hindustani classical music

Match the Hindustani musical concepts to the instrument most likely to play it. 

Nada Brahma means God is sound/ the universe is sound. How is this idea represented in Hindustani classical music?

Match how we represented each of the three main components of Hindustani classical music.

A tanpura will play the first note (Sa), and the higher Sa'. What other note does it often play?

Which instrument most commonly plays the drone?

improvise a tune using the notes from the raag

play notes from the raag on pitched instruments

Which three of the following can we do using a raag?

Which of these descriptions defines 'texture' in music?

Starter Quiz