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- What are the 12 Swaras of Carnatic Music?
- What are the notes in Carnatic Music?
- Is Carnatic Music in Tamil?
- How do you identify notes in Carnatic Music?
What are the 12 Swaras of Carnatic Music?
| Carnatic | Western | Hindustani |
|---|---|---|
| Ma | Fa | Ma |
| Pa | So | Pa |
| Dha | La | Dha |
| Ni | Ti | Ni |
What are the notes in Carnatic Music?
Carnatic Music is ruled by 7 octave musical notes.
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The 7 fundamental notes
- Sa – Shadjama (Tonic)
- Ri – Rishabha.
- Ga – Gandhara.
- Ma – Madhyama.
- Pa – Panchama (Perfect Fifth)
- Da - Dhaivata.
- Ni – Nishada.
Is Carnatic Music in Tamil?
Carnatic music is also usually taught and learned through compositions. Telugu, Kannada and Tamil predominates in the evolution of Carnatic Music as most compositions are in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil or Sanskrit.
How do you identify notes in Carnatic Music?
There are various techniques to identify the Raga of music. The foremost step for Swara identification is fixing upon “Sa” & “Pa” and further proceed as the base. You should have sound knowledge on the positions of variant varieties of Swaras like “Ri, Ga, Ma, Dha & Ni”.
