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1
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How long has classical music of north India been around for

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2000 years

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What is classical music of north India accosciated with

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Hindu religions, special spiritual significance

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What is Indian music based on

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A combination of raga( melodic form) , tala( rythmic form) , and drone (sustained note)

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How many people usually perform Indian music

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3 people. The solo singer/instrumentalist, the drummer and the drone player

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What do instruments sound like and what type of areas are these instruments played

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Soft sounding and usually played in small Areas

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What are the most important aspects of Indian music

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Melodic and rhythmic improvisations

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What is melodic improvisation

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Based on scales, called ragas

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What is rhythmic improvisation

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Based upon Cycles of beats called talas

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What is a raga

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Series of notes (5-8) combined to create particular mood

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What kind of pattern is raga music and what is it associated with

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Particular ascending and descending pattern associated with different times of the day, season mood or special occasion

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What are the notes of a raga scale and are all the notes always used

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No. SA RI GA MA PA DHA NI

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Instead of raga being played on the sitar what is the other alternative

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Melody part can be sung

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Where are ragas traditionally played and where do these performances take place

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Traditionally played at Hindu religious events. Performances take place in temples or festivals that occur all day and night

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What are ragas based on and how are they performed

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Performances improvised, based on traditional tunes and rythyms

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What do students do to learn raga

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Join a school of players called gharana

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What does a gharana have

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Each gharana has its own teacher or master and each gharana has its own traditions and own methods about how to play

17
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Is raga notated , why not

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No, Students learn by listening to their teacher and then imitating what is played and memorizing it

18
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What is the order of notes in a raga

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C , Db, e, f#, a , then downwards

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What is a tala

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Rhythmic pattern usually played by the tabla (small drums )

20
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What do tabla players do

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Play a rythem called a Tala with a set number of beats ( mantras)

21
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What is the first beat of the tala and what is its name

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Most important. Called Sam

22
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What is each tala split into and what are these called

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Into groups called vibhangs (like a bar)

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What is a vibhang

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Like a bar in western music and can have different numbers of beats in each vibhang

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What is a drone

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Continual or repeated note held throughout a passage of music

It is usually the sound heard first, starting on tonic note SA

25
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What is the drone traditionally played on

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Tambura

26
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What is a summary of Indian music

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Music based around improvisation 
Raga is music based on group of notes (scale)
Tabla plays rhythmic improvisations 
Tala is a cycle of rhythmic beats 
Sitar plays the melody
27
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What are traditional Indian instruments

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Sitar, tambura and tabla

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What is a sitar

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Large, long necked string instrument
Has between four to seven metal strings. 4 used for melody, rest used for the drone bass
Classical Indian ensemble the sitar plays melody

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What is a tambura

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Similar shape to sitar, but has4 metal strings
Used more as backing instrument
Often described as a drone which plays a simple repeated rhythmic pattern based on 2 notes of the raga

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What is the tabla

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Pair of drums
The smaller right side drum is called a tabla
The larger lower sounding drum is called the baya
Main rythem played on the tabla

31
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What are the different traditions of Indian music

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Classical, folk, religious and popular music

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