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Basic Terminologies for Sitar Beginners (Compiled by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya)

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  🌟 Essential Sitar Terminologies for Beginners For detailed instructions please refer Ramprapanna Bhattacharya's YouTube Playlist: Sitar Learning Essentials:  Sitar Learning Essentials by Ramprapanna Bhattacharya - YouTube đŸŽļ 1. Bol (ā¤Ŧो⤞) Syllables or plucking patterns played with mizrab on the strings such as Da, Ra, Dir, Dara, Der , etc. They define rhythmic and melodic articulation. đŸŽļ 2. Sapat / Sapat Taans (⤏ā¤Ēा⤟) Straight, linear movement of notes in ascending or descending order. Usually even-paced, clean runs. đŸŽļ 3. Palta (ā¤Ē⤞⤟ा) A structured pattern or exercise based on a specific sequence of notes, often repeated with variations to build technique. đŸŽļ 4. Meend (ā¤Žींā¤Ą) A glide or smooth slide between notes using left-hand pull. One of the signature ornaments of sitar. đŸŽļ 5. Gamak (ā¤—ā¤Žā¤•) A strong, oscillating, forceful shake of notes. It adds intensity and weight to musical phrases. đŸŽļ 6. Jhala (ā¤ा⤞ा) Fast rhythmic playing using Chikari strokes (mainly on...

Different Parts of Sitar

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Essential Parts of the Sitar (Beginner-Friendly) 1. Tumba (⤤ुā¤Ž्ā¤Ŧा) The large resonating gourd at the bottom that amplifies sound. 2. Tabli (⤤ाā¤Ŧ⤞ी) The soundboard (front wooden plate) where the bridge sits. 3. Jawāri / Jawāri Bridge (⤜ाā¤ĩ⤰ी) The main bridge that gives the sitar its buzzing tone. 4. Chota Jawāri (⤛ो⤟ा ⤜ाā¤ĩ⤰ी) The small bridge for sympathetic strings. 5. Baj Tāar (ā¤Ŧ⤜ ⤤ा⤰) The main playing string (usually the 1st string). 6. Chikari Strings (⤚ि⤕ा⤰ी) The rhythmic drone strings used for jhala and keeping laya. 7. Taraf / Tarafdar (⤤⤰ā¤Ģ़ / ⤤⤰ā¤Ģ़ā¤Ļा⤰) The sympathetic strings underneath the frets, which resonate automatically to enrich the sound. 8. Parda (ā¤Ē⤰्ā¤Ļा) The movable metal frets used to produce different notes. 9. Daand / Dand (ā¤Ąांā¤Ą) The long wooden neck of the sitar where frets and strings run. 10. Gulu (⤗ु⤞ु) The curve/joint connecting the neck to the tumba . 11. Kunti / Pegs (⤕ुँ⤟ी) The tuning pegs used to tune the main ...

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  āĻŦোāĻŽাāϰ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϰāĻ•্āϤ āϧাāϰা āύিāϰ্āĻŽāĻŽāϤা āĻĒাāĻ—āϞāĻĒাāϰা, āĻĒু⧜āĻ›ে āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻĒু⧜āĻ›ে āĻŦা⧜ি āϚāϞāĻ›ে āĻŦেāĻĻāĻŽ āĻĻāĻ–āϞāĻĻাāϰি, āĻ•াঁāĻĻāĻ›ে āĻļিāĻļু āĻŽāϰāĻ›ে āϞোāĻ• āĻĻা/āĻ™্āĻ—াāĻŦাāϜেāϰ āĻŦুāϧāϧি āĻšোāĻ• | āϧāϰ্āĻŽ āĻĻেāĻ–ে āĻĒৃāĻĨāĻ• āĻ•āϰে āĻŽাāĻĨা⧟ āĻ—ুāϞি āϰāĻ•্āϤ āĻāϰে , āφāϤ/āĻ™্āĻ•িāϤ āϏ্āϤāĻŦ্āϧ āĻĻেāĻļ āύিāύ্āĻĻা āĻ•āϰে āĻĻেāĻļ āĻŦিāĻĻেāĻļ, āĻ•ি āĻĒাāĻŦি āϤুāχ āĻŽাāύুāώ āĻŽেāϰে āϝুāĻĻ্āϧে āϜিāϤে āϝুāĻĻ্āϧে āĻšেāϰে | āĻ•িāϏেāϰ āψāϰ্āώা āĻ•িāϏেāϰ āĻĻāĻŽ্āĻ­ āĻ•িāϏেāϰ āϤোāĻĻেāϰ āϞāĻŽ্āĻĢো āĻāĻŽ্āĻĒ , āϜীāĻŦāύ āĻļেāώে āĻ—োāϰāϏ্āĻĨাāύ āĻšā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻĢিāύ āύ⧟ āĻļ্āĻŽāĻļাāύ , āϧোঁ⧟া⧟ āϧুāϞা⧟ āĻŽিāϞি⧟ে āϝাāĻŦি āϝুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻ•āϰে āφāϰ āĻ•ি āĻĒাāĻŦি ? © āϰাāĻŽ āĻĒ্āϰāĻĒāύ্āύ āĻ­āϟ্āϟাāϚাāϰ্āϝ ⧍⧍ āϜুāύ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ģ

Sitar Tuning Guide (Upper Strings) - Ramprapanna Bhattacharya

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 Sitar Tuning Guide (Upper Strings) - Ramprapanna Bhattacharya Taraf / Sympathetic Tuning Guide

Kolkata Concert Invitation | 5th April 2025

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Sitar Performance By Ramprapanna Bhattacharya Tabla: Nilanjan Ghosh Venue: CLT Aban Mahal Gariahat Rd, Kankulia, Gariahat, Kolkata, West Bengal 700029 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LuvyTZg3UBgCvvGu8    

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News Paper Review - Indradhanu Concert 9 Dec 2024

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