How To Read A Scale w/o Rocking It - Page 3

Originally posted by: adwarakanath

Good question. Bump 😉

You are very correct when you say Pa is the Samvadi. Because of the S/P rule, Sa is the Vadi.

Here is the aroha of Raga Basant and the avaroha as well:

'N S G M d N r' S; 'S N d P d M G M G r S

Listen to the song. when Kavitaji sings "Kahe ched ched mohe", the notes in the avaroha go "S' N d P P P M G M G" with some ornamentation allowed. Notice how "ched ched" have Pa rested on here.

When she sings the next line (I don't remember lyrics 😳), G M d N (d)N (d)M (d)N. Since the notes were generally going in the up direction (i.e. aroha; it skipped the Pa.) Remember, vadi and samvadi imply the harmonical importance of a raga, as well as importance in the role of the raga. It does not mean how often the note is played.

I guess I rocked the scale too much! 😲

Quoting KB "Remember, vadi and samvadi imply the harmonical importance of a raga, as well as importance in the role of the raga.."
I missed that in Aaroha the Pa is skipped. That is why I was a little confused.
I could have asked my own teacher but this gives everyone interested the answer too.
Thanks for the explanation.

Thanks Bhakthaji, You have made me move my keyboard next to the computer... Theory and Practicals all in one session...

But I thought you are still in your I year of college right. How come you are shifting out of Delhi now?

Originally posted by: adwarakanath

No....I just realised that I should really learn some classical music from a guru. There's a branch of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Bangalore. I will be settling in Bengaluru in April. Lemme see..