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3 Understanding Octaves (सप्तक )

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1. सप्तक क्या है ? What is a Saptak ? Saptak means octave " सा " स्वर से " नी " स्वर तक एक सप्तक होता है Octave = C D E F G A B सप्तक = सा रे ग म प ध नी सप्तक = सा रे ग म प ध नी 2. What are three successive octaves called ? तीन सप्तक जो एक के पीछे एक हो , तो क्या कहलाता है ? तीन सप्तक आजू बाजू मे हो तो , पहले मन्द्र सप्तक , बीच या दुसरे सप्तक को मध्य सप्तक , आखिर या तीसरे सप्तक को तार सप्तक कहते है If there are three successive octaves, the first octave is called mandra saptak or lower octave , the next or second octave is called madhya saptak or middle octave and last or third octave is called taar saptak or higher octave 3. How to denote the notes of different saptak ? सप्तक के स्वर दर्शाते / लिकते है ? You denote the lower octave notes by putting a dot under the note You denote higher octave notes by putting a dot above the note You denote the middle octave notes w...

1 The musical notes of Indian Classical Music

Introduction to Indian Classical Music There are two types of Classical singing in India namely Hindustani Classical and Karnatik Classical. Hindustani Classical is North Indian style. Karnatik Classical is South Indian style. Even though there are two types of classical singing in India , the musical notes are the same SARGAM The pure notes are called SARGAM. SA RE GA MA PA DA NI SA In Western music, this would be white keys of the piano C D E F G A B C SHUDH and VIKRIT notes The pure notes are called SHUDH (means pure ) swar (means note) They are also categorized as STAAYI (means fixed) or ACHAL swar The black keys on piano are called VIKRIT notes. In Western music these are referred as flat notes as well as sharp notes. FLAT notes are refered as Komal swar SHARP notes are referred as Tivr swar-bol FLAT NOTES In Indian Classical Music, only 4 flat notes are considered Komal RE , Komal GA , Komal DA , Komal NI There is no Komal Pa  In Western music, the Ko...

2 Piano Basic ( पियानो सीखो )

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0. Indian Classical Notes ( स्वर ) हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत के स्वर 1. PIANO पियानो दिखता  कैसे है 2. PIANO NOTES ( स्वर ) कौनसे ' की ' (key) पर शुध (pure) स्वर बजते है which keys play the pure notes 3. PIANO FLAT NOTES (  कोमल स्वर  ) कौनसे की पर कोमल (flat ♭ ) स्वर बजते है which keys play the flat notes   हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत मे कोमल " प " नहीं है  There is no G-flat note in Indian Classical Music 4. PIANO SHARP (#) NOTES ( तीव्र स्वर ) कौनसे की पर तीव्र (sharp # ) स्वर बजते है    हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत मे सिर्फ एक तीव्र को  माना  जाता है   There is only one sharp in Indian Classical Music 5. ALL PIANO NOTES सभी स्वर एक साथ  6. PIANO CHORD ( पियानो के कॉर्ड ) पियानो के कॉर्ड स्वरों को मिलाकर एक दून बनती है | हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत मे कॉर्ड नहीं होते है | The chord is played by playing certain notes  together on the piano at the same time 7. “C” C...