Raga Music Basic Materials

The following is a series of fundamentals for any lovers of Indian Classical music in all its diversity today... (Special thanks to Lincoln Center Atrium and their amazing team for assisting in sharing this with us. The following points are provided courtesy of the BRM Team.

1. There are two different raga traditions but they share the same root.

2. Raga is not just a scale.

3. Raga is primarily improvised but it is composition based.

4. Raga is like a person.

5. Expressing rasa is critical to giving the raga the essential mood and sentiment.

6. The drone is the foundation of the raga.

7. Raga is an oral tradition.

8. Raga music, like Western music, is made out of 12 pitches.

9. In the Hindustani tradition, raga can be associated with time of day or seasons.

10. The audience plays a role in creating an air of reverence for the music.

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