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Module 8

Instruments

The voice, the drone, melodic instruments and percussion.

  1. 1. The voice and the drone

    The central role of the voice, and the tambura that sounds the drone.

  2. 2. Melodic instruments

    The veena, violin, flute, nadaswaram and tavil.

  3. 3. Percussion and the ensemble

    The mridangam, ghatam, kanjira and morsing, and how the ensemble fits together.

Type at least two letters. Try a raga name, a tala, or a word like "gamaka".