Singing and playing raags
I can sing and play notes from a raag.
Singing and playing raags
I can sing and play notes from a raag.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In Hindustani classical music, a raag is the melodic part of the music.
- When playing Hindustani classical music, you can only play the notes that belong to the raag you are playing in.
- Raag Bhupali has 5 notes. Different raags have different numbers and combinations of notes.
- In a raag, aaroh is the name of the ascending scale and avaro is the name of the descending scale.
Keywords
Sitar - a stringed instrument from India on which the raag is commonly played
Raag - musical notes used to make a composition (from Sanskrit language meaning ‘to colour’)
Saptak - the seven notes in Indian classical music - Sa, Re, Ga, ma, Pa, Dha, Ni
Common misconception
There are only one set of names we use for notes in a scale
We can use pitch names of C, D, E, F, G, A, B. We can use the solfège of do, re, mi, fa, so la, ti, and in Hindustani classical we use the sargam of sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha ni. These are not fixed - meaning 'do' or 'Sa' don't have to be 'C'.
Equipment
Glockenspiels - 1 between 2 as a guide.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
4 Questions
tabla
sitar
tanpura
tune
constant sound
rhythm
layers of sound
Exit quiz
4 Questions
the rhythm cycle
the set of musical notes to use for a composition or improvisation
the constant sound
tabla
sitar
tanpura