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History & Overview of the Sitar
Sitar Droning & Choosing a Teacher
How To Tune a Sitar
How To Hold a Sitar
Using a Pick When Playing a Sitar
Play a Sitar on the Frets
Basic Scales on a Sitar
How To Change Frets on a Sitar
Playing Pulls on a Sitar
What is a Raga in Sitar Playing?
Improvisation on a Sitar
Playing a Sitar with Various Beats
Improvisation Technique for Sitar
Raga Differences for Sitar
Basic Exercises for Sitar
Pull Exercises for Sitar
Right Hand Exercises for Sitar
Playing the Sympathetic Strings on a Sitar
Playing Pulse-Like Patterns on a Sitar
Sitar Playing Time Signatures
Music Demo on Sitar
Summary: Some sitar players tune to C sharp (C#) but many to D, and tuning occurs before and during playing each time. Learn to tune the sitar from an authentically trained player in this free sitar video lesson.
Daisy Paradis is a teacher at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City. She is one of the few Americans who can give a pure and authentic rendition of North Indian classical music. An...read more
"In this clip we are going to talk about tuning the sympathetics, actually I am going to show you how to tune the sympathetics. Here I am turning on my electric tambura which is tuned to D. Then I take my sitar which is sitting on my lap and the row of sympathetics underneath everything has to be tuned every time you play and usually several times in between. So I am putting my thumb underneath the top row and I'm turning the pegs one by one going down the scale. In the beginning it is very easy to get mixed up but keep practicing."
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