Questions tagged [saptak]
For questions related to "gamut" or "the series of seven notes" in Indian Classical Music. These are `Sa` `Re` (Hindustani) or `Ri` (Carnatic) `Ga`, `Ma`, `Pa`, `Dha`, `Ni`
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How to Find Rhyming Notes in Bansuri
Please note, I am NOT asking for notes interpretation, I am simply asking how to determine rhyming notes for Bansuri.
For several months I was following this Tum Hi Ho tutorial (and I am 95% done, so ...
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Which Notes to Balance for Bansuri Practice
One tutorial (at end of post) shows instructor balancing all notes on Sa, i.e.
starting from low octave ...
'pa Sa
'da Sa
through the middle octave ...
Re Sa
Ga Sa
and finally high octave, the ...
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Convert Hindustani Bansuri Notes to Carnatic Venu Notes
I plan to use this video to further learn "Tum Hi Ho" on Bansuri
However, the notes sequences are entirely different
Ascending is
Sa Re2 Ga2 Ma1 Pa Da1 Ni2 Sa
Descending is
Sa' Ni2 Da1 Pa Ma1 Ga2 ...
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Am I Hearing Bansuri Tune Correctly
I am learning to play Tum Hi Ho via this tutorial
Harsh Dave sings out the saptak (he doesn't write it), hence there is a lot of pause, slow-play, and repeats to understand the notes.
Here at 2:30 I ...
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How to transition between notes in Bansuri
Ok, at this point, I am teaching myself Bansuri (A Scale) by playing simple tunes 10-15 min a day (totally swamped nowadays)
Playing Om Jai Jagdish Hare it quite straightforward (plus I am familiar ...
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Play D Scale Tune on A Scale Bansuri
Please confirm if it is possible to play D scale tune on A scale Bansuri, i.e convert
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
to
Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa Re Ga
According to this, it will work for Chinese bamboo flute, ...
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Are these Bansuri Notes all on the Low Octave (to me they are on Low and Middle)
As a newbie I am trying to play these notes of O RE PIYA
http://sargamnote.blogspot.com/
To my ear, all the notes belong in the Low and Middle Octave of this beginner Bansuri Fingering Chart (as ...
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Is it Good Practice to Sing Saptak while Practicing Bansuri
So far I hadn't seen anyone practice singing Saptak (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa) while practicing Saptak on Bansuri.
Would it be good practice or even a good idea to practice singing alongside playing ...
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