Alankars. Practice the following Alankars daily to become proficient in moving your fingers on flute.
| .P | .D | .N | S | R | G | M | P | D | N | S’ | R’ | G’ | M’ | P’ |
| P’ | M’ | G’ | R’ | S’ | N | D | P | M | G | R | S | .N | .D | .P |
. = lower octave
‘ = higher octave
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Alankars (Set #5)
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How to read notations
- CAPITAL LETTERS = Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
- small letters = Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
- M with # [hash] or ^ [exponent] = Tivra Madhyam (M# / M^)
- Letter/Alphabet ONLY = Medium Pitch/Normal blow on flute
- Letter/Alphabet PRECEDED BY a ” . ” [full stop] or a ” , ” [comma] = Low Octave Note/Softer blow on flute
- Letter/Alphabet FOLLOWED BY a ‘ [single quote] = High Octave Note/harder blow on flute
- Notes in { } = “murki” have to be played very fast without any pause
- A Note in ( ) = “kann swar” has to be just touched before moving on to the next note
- A “~” between two Notes = “meend”. That is, you have to glide from one note to another slowly to produce that wavy effect.
- Few “….” (dots) after a note = Play and hold that note
2 comments
bhuvn
since i am very new to the bansuri…help me understand that is this alankar based on any specific mode i.e. kalian or bilaval or it can be done on any mode or scale
notesandsargam
Yes, these are just for practice purpose and can be played without getting into Kalian or Bilaval complications 🙂