Music

• India is knows as "Land of spirituality and philosophy"
• Four major World Religions are: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism
• Carnatic Music

  -Music of southern India
• Carnatic Music

  -It is called "Temple music"
• Hindustani Music

  -Music of Northern India
• Rigveda

  -Considered to be the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text
• Gangal

  -Love song
• Swarmalika

  -pedagogic purposes
• Lakshan geet

  -musical education
• Tamil nad

  -nationalistic
• Vijaya - farewell song
• Raga

  -Melodic pattern
• Tala -fixed numbers of beats
• Ghan -non membranous percussive instrument but with a solid resonator
• Ghan: Ghatam, Karta, Manjira
• Avanaddh -membranous percussive instrument
• Avanaddh: Daphnu, Dhol, Tabla
• Sushir -also known as blown air
• Sushir: Shankh, Bansuri, Surpeti, Shehnai