Rag Desh

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Indian system of master-pupil teaching
gharana
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Anything to do with melody in Indian music, mood or time of day or year
raga
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The mood of each note of the rag
rasa
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Long sustained note, representing the voice of the Gods
drone
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Anything to do with rhythm. It can tell you the 'time signature' of the piece or section
tala
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The beats within a rhythmic cycle
matras
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The most common tal (used in Anoushka Shankar)
tintal
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The first beat in a rhythmic cycle
sam
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Independant drum part - improvised rhythms around the steady matras of the tal. Can be quite frantic
bols
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The first slow, unmetred section with no set rhythm but a drone. It is improvised to introduce the rag.
alap
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Based on a known melody usually known to the audience. It is not improvised although the melody is decorate. It may include dialogue between melodic and rhythmic performers
gat
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The same as above, but used for voice
bhajan
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An instrument with 7 strings which are plucked (usually with a plectrum) and up to 12 sympathetic strings
sitar
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Similar to a sitar , but smaller and uses a bow
sarangi
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Smaller than a sitar with a metal finger-board and fretless. It has 2 sets of strings for a lower range and a heavier tone
sarod
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A bowed string instrument
esraj
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A wooden flute without keys
bansuri
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A simple instrument with only 4 strings and a resonator. It provides the drone and is played with a bow
tambura
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A small set of 2 drums, one larger than the other. They play the tala on the different parts of of the drum skin to make different sounds
tabla
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The smaller of the 2 tabla, the larger is the tabla
baya
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A large double headed drum
pakhawaj
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Rapid scalic flourishes
tan
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Indian triplets
chand
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A short repeated phrase to mark the end of a section, usually played 3 times
tihai
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Sliding effects between notes
meend
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Card 2

Front

Anything to do with melody in Indian music, mood or time of day or year

Back

raga

Card 3

Front

The mood of each note of the rag

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Long sustained note, representing the voice of the Gods

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Anything to do with rhythm. It can tell you the 'time signature' of the piece or section

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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