Basic Exercises
Play BE 2
SS RR GG MM PP DD NN S’S’
S’S’ NN DD PP MM GG RR SS
Play AE 3
RRS GGR MMG PPM DDP NND S’S’N
NNS’ DDN PPD MMP GGM RRG SSR
Play Swami Ane Narayan (1st Stanza)
Swāmī ane Nārāyaṇ
SSRS SD̄S
Akṣhar ane Puruṣhottam
SSRS SD̄S
Ātmā ne Parmātmā
SRS SD̄S
Brahma ane Parabrahma
SRS SD̄S
Play Row Row
Row Row Row your boat
S S S R G
Gently down the stream
GR G M P
Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily
NNN PPP GGG SSS
Life is but a dream
P M G R S
Thumb should never play a ___ key
Black
Play BE 5
SRGMP RGMPD GMPDN MPDNS’
S’NDPM NDPMG DPMGR PMGRS
Play AE 10
SR SGGG RG RMMM GM GPPP MPMDDD PD PNNN ND NSSS
SN SDDD ND NPPP DP DMMM PM PGGG MG MRRR GR GSSS
Play Swaminarayan Swaminarayn (2 Stanza)
Swāminārāyaṇ
SR n̄ Sgg
Swāminārāyaṇ
M g PPPP
Swāminārāyaṇ
MP g MPP
Swāminārāyaṇ
MP g RSS
Harikṛuṣhṇa vinā
NNN NDPM
dukh koṇ hare
MMP NDP
Ghanshyām vinā
MP g MPP
sukh koṇ kare
MP g RSS
Play Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle Twinkle little star
SS PP DD P
How I wonder what you are
M M GG R R S
Up above the world so high
P PM M G G R
Like a diamond in the sky
P P MM G G R
What is an octave called in Indian languages
saptak
Play BE 7
P PDP PDNDP PDNS’NDP
S’ S’NS’ S’NDNS’ S’NDPDNS’
Play AE 15
SRSR, SRGM RGRG, RGMP GMGM, GMPD
MPMP, MPDN PDPD, PDNS
SNSN, SNDP NDND, NDPM DPDP, DPMG
PMPM, PMGR MGMG, MGRS
Play Bolo Re (Entire)
Bolo re Swāminārāyaṇ bolo
S RMR MRS SR RS RS
Ekvār mukhthī Swāminārāyaṇ
SS RMR MM RS SR RS RS
Swāminārāyaṇ
PPPP MR
Swāminārāyaṇ
MMMM RS
Bolo re Swāminārāyaṇ bolo
S RMR MRS SR RS RS
Play Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
P SSSRGG
climbed up the water spout
GRSRGS
Down came the rain
GGMP
and washed the spider out
PMGMPG
Out came the sun
SSRG
and dried up all the rain
GRSRGS
And the itsy bitsy spider
PP SSSRGG
climbed up the spout again
GRSRGS
The first time you listen to piece you should ____ it. Then you should listen to the piece 2-3 more times with _____
enjoy; intent
Play BE 11
SRSRG RGRGM GMGMP MPMPD PDPDN DNDNS’
S’NS’ND NDNDP DPDPM PMPMG MGMGR GRGRS
Play AE 20
GRS MGR PMG DPM NDP S’ND
DNS’ PSN MPD GMP RGM SRG
Play He Aksharpurushottam Pyara (1st Stanza)
He Akṣharpuruṣhottam pyārā, mangal karanārā
S PPP MGG PPPP PDDP MGRGM
Pāye paḍīne vandan karatā, bāḷak sau tārā
GGG RR GGG RRR SRR GRS N̄S
Play Jingle Bells
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
R’ NN N NN N
Jingle all the way
NR’ P D N
Oh, what fun it is to ride
S’ S’ S’ S’ S’ N N
In a one horse open sleigh, hey!
N N N D DN D
How many times do you need to refine the piece?
Options: A - 1, B - 5, C - 3, D - until it sounds right
D, until it sounds right
Play BE 15
S
SRS
SRGRS
SRGMGRS
SRGMPMGRS
SRGMPDPMGRS
SRGMPDNDPMGRS
SRGMPDNS’NDPMGRS
SRGMPDNDPMGRS
SRGMPDPMGRS
SRGMPMGRS
SRGMGRS
SRGRS
SRS
S
S’
S’NS’
S’NDNS’
S’NDPDNS’
S’NDPMPDNS’
S’NDPMGMPDNS’
S’NDMPGRGMPDNS’
S’NDPMGRSRGMPDNS’
Play SGSG
SG SG SG MGRS
N̄R N̄R N̄R GRSN̄
SG SG SRGMP
MGRS GRSN̄ SSS
SS RSN̄S RR GRSR
GG MGRS N̄RS
GG MGRG MMM
GG MGRS RRR
PP DPMG
MM PMGR
GG MGRS N̄RS
S’NDP NDPM DPMG PMGR MGRS GRSN̄ SSS
Play first 4 lines of Swami Bapa Na Bal Mandalma (Notes allowed)
Varied answers
Play Harry Potter theme song (1st part)
n g p M g n d M
g p M R G n
n g p M g n r’ S’ N
P N n D D p g
p n p n p r S’ N
M p n D D n n
p n p n p r S’ N
P N n D D p g
What are the 4 steps of creating notes?
Listening, Localizing & Creating, Piecing, Testing + Refining