Introduction to Indian Music

Music is a vital part of Indian culture. The pleasurable and ravishing eminence of Indian music contributes to unity in diversity. Indian classical music is monophonic  anyway and based on a single  melody  line, that is played more than a fixed drone. The performance is situated melodically on particular ragas  and rhythmically on  talas. For 1000's of years, Indian Classical Music continues to be referred together with the highest reverence with the rest from the world, mainly because it directly and easily permits the listener to connect together with the Supreme Soul.

There are two main kinds of Indian classical music: Hindustani (North Indian), and Carnatic (South Indian). Hindustani is regarded as more romantic and expressive anyway, and Carnatic might be more like classical or baroque.

By the 1980s, several Indian classical musicians had did start to relocate to several countries in the western world, such as the United States. Very quickly, they established a strong fan following along with student base. However, sitarist Ravi Shankar is practically single-handedly to blame for popularizing Indian music in the West, partly through his brilliant showmanship and ease performing for Western audiences, and to some extent because of his association with George Harrison in the Beatles. During his musical emergence in the West, his first important association was with violinist Menuhin, whose desire for Indian music was ignited by Shankar in 1952. Shankar typically played in the Hindustani classical style, during which he was having a player of two tablas, or small hand drums.

There is an abundance of resources available nowadays on the internet for both serious and casual students of Hindustani classical music. Students could also register for paid online lessons which has a real guru in vocal or instrumental music, basic or advanced classes, for group or individual lessons.