
Category: Tips & Tricks


How to make Alankars
November 24, 2022
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Songs that contain Sargam in lyrics
March 7, 2022
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Why the 5th hole on Bansuri is bigger than others?
August 10, 2021
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How to play Bansuri (Bamboo Flute)
March 25, 2020
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How do I find out my Flute’s scale?
January 2, 2017
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How to produce SARGAM or notations of a song?
February 23, 2016
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Do not stop experimenting – A case study
September 8, 2015
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Frequenty Asked Questions on Bansuri?
January 15, 2015
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Indian Sargam Vs Western Notes
January 11, 2015
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Playing Bansuri is like Typing
December 31, 2014
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There is only one Tivra swar
December 30, 2014
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How to read Indian notations
November 19, 2014
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How to read SARGAM
- 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
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