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History of the Sitar
Women & the History of the Sitar
Cultural & Spiritual Connections of the Sitar
Types of Ragas for Sitar
Evening Raga for Sitar
Night Raga for Sitar
Morning Raga for Sitar
Honoring Sitar Teachers
Sitar Playing Posture
Sitar Hand Technique
Parts of a Sitar
Sitar String Names
Sitar Note Names
How to Tune a Sitar
Sitar Major Scale
Alankars Technique for the Sitar
Bol Technique for the Sitar
Jhala Technique for the Sitar
Meend Technique for the Sita
Using Tanpuras for Accompaniment
Sitar Performance Demonstration
Summary: Learn the names of the different notes in Hindustani music in this free online music lesson on how to play the sitar.
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 been performing all over...read more
"Indian 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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