Ragams
What is an avarohana?
Downwards scale
How many total talams are there?
35 talams
What is dhatu and matu?
dhatu-swaram, matu-words
What is nada?
Any musical sound
What ragam are the sarali swaras in?
Mayamalavagowla
What is a laghu?
Fingers
What is a sthayi?
An octave or the range between low sa and high sa
What is sruthi?
a set of tones used to stay on pitch
What does sampurna mean?
All seven notes are present in the raga
What is a jaati and how many are there?
Number of fingers, 5 jaatis
What is touryatrikam?
Instrumental, dance, and vocal combined
12 notes
What does vakra mean?
Zig zag motion in either the arohanam or the avarohanam
What does chatursra jaati mean?
4
What is anahata?
What does dwitiya kala mean?
2 notes per beat
What is this ragam called?
SR1M1PD1S
SN3D1PM1G3R1S
Saveri Ragam
Name any 2 of the 5 talams
Eka, Matya, Jhampa, Triputa, Ata, Rupaka, Dhruva
What is the comma called and what does it do?
Dheergam, increases the length of the note
What is an avarta?
One cycle of talam