Yaman · episode 4 of 5

Meend and Gamak: The Art of Ornamentation

Listen to a sitar recording next to a Western scale exercise and one difference jumps out immediately: the sitar rarely jumps cleanly from one note to the next.

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Next, when you're ready: Gat: The Fixed Composition at the Heart of Sitar Playing

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