Indian Music

Instruments

Objectives

• To know the names of different instruments used in Indian music, how they are played & when they are used within the rag desh.

• To understand the Indian taal system & to add a tabla part into rag piece learnt last lesson.

• To play rags learnt last lesson into cubase.

Stringed Instruments(Chordophones)

• Sitar

• Tanpura (or tambura)

• Sarangi

• Sarod

Wind Instruments(Aerophones)

• Bansuri (bamboo flute)

• Nadaswaran (type of oboe) (used for festive occasions & temple music)

• Shehnai (type of oboe) (used for weddings)

Drums(Membranophone)

• Tabla (Most popular Hindustani drum)

• Dholak (used in North Indian folk music)

• Khol