Sitar: Learning Indian Solfege (sargam)
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Western music uses a technique called solfege for sight-seeing and ear training. I'm sure at some point in time, you've heard people sing out Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do. Indian music uses a solfege-like system called sargam. Similar to Solfege, sargam uses 7 notes (called swaras) to make a scale and you can modify the words to match different pitch intervals. For example, in Solfege a major scale is Do Re Mi and minor scale will contain Do Re Me. These changes in pitch allow you to sing differen
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North Indian Raga
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Rhythm and Raga
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Sursargam No. 1 Ravi Shankar Sitar Sold and set up in Urbana, IL USA – Old Delhi Music
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PDF) Indian-Western study guide (composers & musicians)