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Learning with Gaga: Sitar Music

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    Joanne is coming soon, and because of this I will teach you all about the sitar since on the album a song will have production that incorporates the  instrument. 

Family: lute. Most plucked string instruments are part of this family.

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The instrument has 5 strings (played with a plectrum), with 13 strings under the main 5. Typically measuring about 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length, the sitar has a deep pear-shaped gourd body; a long, wide, hollow wooden neck; both front and side tuning pegs; and 20 arched movable frets. Raga suits the instrument very nicely.


The invention of the Sitar may derive from the Mughul period in India:

Raga is quite important to South Asian musicians because of the complexity in the melodies. 

Range of the sitar: up to 5 octaves (varies on what kind of sitar it is). 

Some famous sitar players:

Nikhil Banerjee

Ravi Shankar

Vilayat Khan

There are many theories on how the sitar was invented. Amir Khusru has been linked to a common theory many people believe. Amrit Sen and Rahim Sen are credited with modifying the tuning and stringing of the Sitar and introducing numerous new techniques to the instrument. 

 

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Today's topic: To those familiar with the instrument: what style of the sitar do you think would ideally appeal towards your liking?

What instruments would you like for Gaga to incorporate in her work later on? 

If you'd like to learn more about musical techniques for string instruments, check out my next Learning with Gaga later this week.

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