Compared to the purity of Raag in Thumri, the importance of beauty is given more importance. Thumri is more agile than khayal. Thumri Khamaj, Desh, Tilak Kamod, Tilang, Peelu, Kafi, Bhairavi, Jhinjoti, Jogiya etc. are sung in Ragas. Deepchandi or Jat Taal is played with it. The words in Thumri are less. The part of…
First of all, you have to understand how to recognize your singing scale. If in any scale you get your voice by the Ma of the Lower Octave to the Ma of Higher Octave, then it is your scale. God created the voice of the boy and the girl differently. The boy’s voice is thick…
Many people use books to learn Raag. Some people learn Bandish notation to the raga and understand that they have learned the raga. Some people learn basic things of Raag like Aalap, Chalan, Pakar, Bandish and some Taan etc and understand that they have learned the raga. But all this way is wrong. To learn…
Many people change their scale to do singing practice. Some people do not even know their own scale. Some people use different scales for singing bhajans, different scales for singing raga bandish, Palta or Alankars, or any songs. This is very wrong. If you want to learn to sing properly, firstly identify your scale. Then…
Tarana’s words are different from other songs. It contains words like Nom, Tom, Tanana, Na, Dir, Dani, Dere, Tadani, Ali, Yali etc. Tarana is sung in all the ragas. It is sung in all the Taal of Khyal. The speed of the Tarana is increased gradually from the Madhya Lay and ends in reaching maximum…
The first difference in Bada Khyal and Chhota Khyal is the rhythm or Lay. The Lay of Bada Khyal is very slow. Most of the time, Bada Khyal is sing on Ektaal. All the Martas of the Ektaal has been slowed down into four parts, which are called Bilambit. Khayal singing begins on this Bilambit…
The best way to check the harmonium tuning is by listening to the harmonium itself carefully and understanding. Your listening ability should be very good. This is possible when you are learning classical music from a few years. If you are new to music then you can take the help of a mobile app. “G…
There are certain things to know about the scale of any song that is important. First of all, let’s say that for those who have started learning music, it would be a bit difficult to understand. I would say to those who have started learning music that at least one year or two years will…
The beautiful composition of vocal and rhythm or rhythmic words is called a song. The words of the song are both meaningful and meaningless. The words of bhajan, thumri and khayal are meaningful. The words of Tarana are meaningless, such as nom, tom, tanan, dere etc. Ustad Amir Khan said that the words of Tarana…
