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Hindustani Swara and Tala

Relative pitch and cyclical time

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Listen to a study from the first lesson: Reference Sa and the listening drone

The lessons

  1. Reference Sa and the listening drone. Choose a comfortable Sa and sing or play against the drone. Open
  2. Swara recognition relative to Sa. Hear and recognize the swaras in relation to Sa. Open
  3. Alankar and control of movement. Practice alankar patterns with steady pitch and a clear return. Open
  4. Sam with tali and khali in the tala cycle. Keep Tintal and Dadra with claps and waves, and land on sam. Open
  5. Phrase listening and directed attention. Listen closely to short swara phrases and compare their shapes. Open
  6. Phrase reproduction and response. Sing or play back a phrase you have just heard. Open
  7. Guided elaboration. Answer a phrase with one of your own and explain your choices. Open
  8. Bringing it together. Sa, swara, tala and response together in one short performance. Open

This course is part of the Hindustani Music lessons.