Hindustani Classical Music

Origin of Hindustani Classical Music:

Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya is an institution established in 1939 to popularize Indian classical music and dance. The Mahavidyalaya (school) came into being to perpetuate the memory of Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar, the great reviver of Hindustani classical music, and to keep up the ideals set down by him.

Melodious Music Academy imparts theoretical and practical training in the following branches of music.

Ø  Hindustani Music: Vocal

Ø  Light music – Vocal

Ø  Hindustani Music Instrumental: Harmonium

Ø  Synthesizer

 During Courses, Students will be learning about Ragas, Taal, Khayal, Dhrupad, Dhamar, Bhajan and many more along with knowledge of systems of Hindustani Classical Music.

About Hindustani Music:

Music:- The art of singing (vocal), instrument playing and dance together is known as music.

Aroha:- Ascending order of the Swaras is known as Aroha.

Avroha:- Descending order of the Swaras is known as Avroha.

Alankar:- The sequence of Swaras in order of Aroha and Avroha is known as Alankar

Swara:- Musical Sound is known as Swara.

There are seven Standard Notes in Indian Classical Music as given below. We call these notes as "Shuddha Swar".

Shuddha Swar: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni.

They are also called Shadja, Rishabh, Gandhar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat and Nishad respectively

Komal Swar: Out of these seven swars, Re Ga Dha and Ni become "Komal" when their frequency is lower than their Shuddha form. Their place on the keyboard or on harmonium is one note previous to their Shuddha Swar's note.

Teevra Swar: Among the seven basic swars, only one, that is, Ma becomes Teevra when its frequency is higher than its Shuddha form and its place next to its Shuddha swar's place on the keyboard or on the harmonium

 

Seven Swaras come together to form a Saptak (octave).

Saptak : When the set of seven notes is played in the order it is called a Saptak (i.e. Sa , Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni)

Maddhya Saptak : The normal tone of human voice, which is neither high nor low. It is called Maddhya Saptak (Middle Octave). This has got no symbol in the notation system.

Taar Saptak : The one higher than Maddhya Saptak is Taar saptak (High). The notes are high and sharp. This shown by a dot above the note. Two dots above the note imply a note of an octave higher than the Taar Saptak i.e. Ati Taar Saptak.

Mandra Saptak : The one below the Maddhya Saptak is called Mandra saptak(Low). Notes of this octave are sung or played in a low deep tone. This comprises of the saptak which is below the lower Sa of the Maddhya Saptak. Notes of this saptak are indicated by a dot below the note.Therefore the sequence of these 12 swars including their Shuddha, Komal and Teevra forms is Sa Re(k) Re Ga(k) Ga Ma Ma(t) Pa Dha(k) Dha NI(k) Ni SA