Indian classical

• Stringed and has long neck

  Sitar
• Similar to sitar, backing instrument

  Tambura
• Pair of drums


  Tabla
• Bamboo flute


  Bansuri
• Common texture used

  Polyphonic
• How do sitar players improvise?

  By choosing a raga and using the notes from that scale
• A repeated note or a series of two or three repeated notes heard in the background

  Drone
• The rhythmic pattern used in Indian Classical Music

  Tala (performed on tabla)