INDIAN MUSIC

I. Raga -
Melodic structure of Indian music

Raga. What is it, meaning and concept?

Rāga (in Sanskrit राग ‘rāga’ (masc.) literally means “colour” or ‘mood’. In general, each Raga is a melody based on the composition and improvisation of 5, 6 or 7 notes.

The particular combination and order of these notes (ascending Aroha and descending Avaroha) creates a melody.

II. Hindustani singing – Exploring our voice

Sound
Awareness. Rediscovering your own intonation, exhalations with the universal sound OM. Opening, projection, weight and emission of the voice through conscious intonation on the root notes.

The voice
The voice as an element of expression through music, development of the natural voice as a result of relaxation and concentration on the flow of breath—Conscious diaphragmatic breathing: Deep internal breathing, conscious exhalations.

Sound meditation
Resting in the experience of the unarticulated sound of music, attention and self-observation. ‘Awareness of inner silence’.

Chanting Mantras
Energies of infinite potential, whose transcendental vibration opens our hearts and connects us with the divine.

Raga : Melodic form, hearing.
Tala : Rhythmic system (metrical and recitation technique)

In this video, Tapan Bhattacharya teaches us the rhythms of Indian music.
‘La música del Museu’ (The Music of the Museum) at L'auditori. 2012, Barcelona.