indian

• ragas


  the scales that tell musicians which notes to play
• talas


  the rhythm cycles that Indian music is based on
• structure: alap


  freely improvised using raga notes, no sense of beat
• structure:jhor


  faster then alap more rhythmical and less free
• structure: jhara


  faster, exciting then John
• tabla


  small drums
• the sitar


  gutter plucking sounds

  melodic

  24 strings
• tanpura


  melodic

  four strings
• dhol and chaal


  drums