Music is so deeply ingrained in our everyday lives! We may just be listeners with no head & tail knowledge about the rhythm, tone or melody, yet it touches us in so many ways. The sound of waves, the whistling of the winds to the chirping birds, we are surrounded by natural music!
Music has a distinct quality of being magical & mystical. Music is a part of our religion, sacred and spiritual, bringing us closer to divinity and is a means of pure entertainment as well. It has a unique quality that appeals to the hearts and minds of people. Indian music especially is deeply rooted in nature; from the morning sun rise to the rains we have ragas and rasas for all.
In Indian mythology, the saptak, the seven notes of the scale or the swaras are associated with the sounds of birds & animals:
SA - the peacock’s cry
RE – the cow calling her calf
GA – the goat’s bleat
MA – the heron’s cry
PA - the cuckoo’s song
DHA - the horse’s neigh
NI - the elephant’s trumpeting
Music has a distinct quality of being magical & mystical. Music is a part of our religion, sacred and spiritual, bringing us closer to divinity and is a means of pure entertainment as well. It has a unique quality that appeals to the hearts and minds of people. Indian music especially is deeply rooted in nature; from the morning sun rise to the rains we have ragas and rasas for all.
In Indian mythology, the saptak, the seven notes of the scale or the swaras are associated with the sounds of birds & animals:
SA - the peacock’s cry
RE – the cow calling her calf
GA – the goat’s bleat
MA – the heron’s cry
PA - the cuckoo’s song
DHA - the horse’s neigh
NI - the elephant’s trumpeting
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