KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Melodies in Indian music are classified by an ancient system of ragas. A raga (pronounced RAH-guh) is a collection of pitches, kind of like a scale or mode in Western music. Each raga is defined, however, not only by the pitches themselves, but also by specific formulas for using them.

Detailed explanation-2: -The raga/raag/ragam is the essential melodic element in Indian classical music. A raga is a series of pitches similar to a European idea of a scale. (It is the vocabulary of notes for a piece of music.) A raga often has distinctive melodic shapes, a pitch hierarchy and characteristic ornamentation on specific pitches.

Detailed explanation-3: -A raag must have notes – musical notes known as swara or simply sur in modern Hindi or Urdu. As in Western music, there are seven main notes, drawn from a similar basic set of twelve tones to the Western piano.