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Two series of narrated episodes. You choose when to go on.

Bhupali

Five notes, and what makes them a raga.

  1. 1Choosing Your First Raga
  2. 2Aroha and Avaroha: The Ascending and Descending Lines of a Raga
  3. 3Vadi and Samvadi: The Pillar Notes of a Raga
  4. 4Raga vs Scale (and vs Mode)
  5. 5Alap, Jod, and Jhala: How a Sitar Performance Actually Unfolds

Yaman

The evening raga, its family, its hour and its ornaments.

  1. 1The Thaat System and How Ragas Are Classified
  2. 2Raga and Time: The Theory of Samay
  3. 3Training Your Ear Before You Build Repertoire
  4. 4Meend and Gamak: The Art of Ornamentation
  5. 5Gat: The Fixed Composition at the Heart of Sitar Playing