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Summary: Learn the names of the different notes in Hindustani music in this free online music lesson on how to play the sitar.
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Amelia Maciszewski Amelia Maciszewski has dedicated her entire life to studying and teaching Hindustani instrumental and vocal music. She has a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology and has... read more
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Questions & AnswersIndian music is an oral tradition. It has been passed down orally through speech and song and playing from one generation to another. From a teacher to a student. The notation in Indian music only appeared at the end of the 19th century and it still to this day is quite rudimentary. It is used really for a memory aid. You don’t read a piece of music and play or sing it; you write it down so you don’t forget and then you can refer to it later on.
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