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Understand Basics of Carnatic Music Notation

Kamalika Roy Chowdhury, Artium Academy

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Type
blog
Level
beginner
Language
en
Cost
free
Topics
notation, swara, octave

What it is

A short guide to reading Carnatic notation: the swara syllables, how octaves and note lengths are marked, and how a line of notation maps to a phrase.

Why it is useful here

Shows a second notation convention to compare with the one used in the octave lesson.

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