| From: H V Sahasrabuddhe To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Subject: Re: different voice techniques Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, John Alexander Blyth wrote:
> also sa re ga ma pa da ni sa and do re mi fa so la ti do have enough > in common that one may discuss the differences briefly: the Indian system > changes the intervals, depending on the raga, but the names stay the same,
Oh, and if you sang a tone e.g. one semitone above do, what do you call it?
> Since Europe has both a fixed do and moveable do > system, I assume there may be parallel disparities in India.
Well, when talking about the (absolute) pitch of ones sa in the north we say e.g. "kali do" (second black strip), counting keyboard keys L-R starting from C, and in the south they call the same pitch "two-and-a-half". Have not heard anyone making any other use of these names except naming ones sa.
> ... being a musician tends to run in the family.
This is slowly changing. I can see a number of young first-generation singers and instrumentalists with promise.
> The preferred tone quality > seems nasal to western ears,
In the northern traditions each "gharana" (school) have their distinct sound, and they are quite different from one another.
> My 10c worth. John
How prices have gone up! :-)
Veena Sahasrabuddhe
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