Singing and playing a melody in a five note raag
I can sing and play a melody using a raag.
Singing and playing a melody in a five note raag
I can sing and play a melody using a raag.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In a raag, aaroh is the name the ascending notes and avroh is the name for the descending notes.
- Raags can be played and sung - or both.
- We can sing the notes in a raag using the sargam. The notes are Sa, Re, Ga, ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.
- Sa, Re, Ga, ma, Pa, Dha, Ni can be played on C, D, E, F, G, A, B on our instruments.
Keywords
Sargam - the name for the singing notes in Hindustani classical music
Raag - musical notes used to make a composition (from Sanskrit language meaning ‘to colour’)
Aaroh - the ascending notes in a raag (going up in pitch)
Avroh - the descending notes in a raag (going down in pitch)
Common misconception
A raag can only be played on a sitar.
Raags can be sung too. They can also be played on other instruments. Common instruments used in Hindustani classical music include harmonium, flute, bansuri and sarod. In the classroom, a largely accessible instrument is a glockenspiel.
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Equipment
Glockenspiels, xylophones or chime bars. Keyboards could also be used -though these tend not to have the note names visible. One instrument between two is suggested.
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
Exit quiz
5 Questions
the ascending (going up) notes in a raag
the descending (going down) notes in a raag
the melodic framework that gives us the notes we can use to play
the notes we can sing that are similar to do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti