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Recieved: 1999/11/22 11:43
Subject: [K-list] Indian music / The coordinated brain
From: winter mute

On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 15:52:08 MHortling wrote:

>Indian music divides the octave into 22 notes with a large number of "in-between" ornamental and grace notes as well, so there's a larger number of notes
>to choose from and the music contains more subtle shadings.

That's a pretty complex scale. :))
Quite impressive.

No wonder it takes such a long time to learn to play
an Indian instrument properly.

I wonder if the Indian tonal system is the only one
so apted to effect emotional response in the form of vibrations...

>Ragas are also linked to be played at specific times of the day and
>the seasons and Indian classical musicians take this very seriously - play a
>morning raga at night and the karmic hammer is sure to come down

Rather highly connected with the religion
I take it.
No wonder many Indian gurus did on the side composition
/ singing. :)

>What really works well in this respect are tablas
>this sequence is
>vocalized (silently mostly) while the fingers play the strokes and thus the
>sounds on the instrument. The effect is very meditative, the vocalizing has
>the effect of a mantra, the ears, hands and fingers are coordinated with the
>mantra and one can actually sense the brain waves and the two cerebral
>hemispheres becoming harmonized...

Nice touch ! ;)

I'll try and watch the tabla player next time
I see an Indian band.

Is correct that Indian music in a great part
relies on improvisation as well ?
That must increase the complexity and time for
learning a lot.

Thanks for explaining about Indian music. :))

Best regards,

Amanda.

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