How To Sing Gamakas - Vocal Coach REACTION (VoxGuru ft. Pratibha Sarathy)

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[@donyitasing3820]

Please react to Anuja Kamat speech in TED X India.

[@manjulata2570]

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[@manjulata2570]

They exhibit pure raag malhaar and raag tilak kamod

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Please do a video on KS Chithra's Live singing , The South Indian Nightingale ❤️

[@mohsinsyedain1754]

Love it when an expert of one music kind listens to and reacts to music from another part of the world..Its like watching a voyager on his journey in a new and facinating world.. Well done..look forward to your '..once in a while' reactions to Indian Classical music and its intricacies.

[@HofTheStage]

I'll make sure that "once in a while" comes more often. Depends on how much people share this video ;)

[@akankshapatwari4167]

I am bit late, but wanted to share something. It is kind of counterintuitive-- but the very disciplined and almost straitjacket like rules in fact frees the singer. A seasoned maestro is able to riff off yet remain within the confines of the rules. My father said it is like a Kite. It flies freely in the sky but the string of discipline is always in your hand and you control it. If there is no discipline then the kite drifts aimlessly which is useless. Similarly you won't produce music but devolve into chaos. I am certainly no expert but a very enthusiastic amateur and this is my understanding.

[@HofTheStage]

Well put, sounds about right to me! Thanks for commenting!

[@kuresh2958]

I really loved your comment and the information you gave. It's so reflective of our culture, building order in the midst of chaos. Another interesting fact I found in Anuja Kamat's video where she enlists major differences between Western music and Indian classical music is the concept of rhythm. In our Indian classical, its cyclical, whereas in Western music, its linear, therefore they have bars. Anuja explained about ratios like 1:2, 2:3 and so on & so forth. The Western concept of time has been linear whereas in our concept Time is cyclical which is well reflected in the rhythm of our music.

[@akankshapatwari4167]

@@kuresh2958 Thank you. The information you shared was enlightening.

[@kuresh2958]

@@akankshapatwari4167 I got something more to share. You know, this guy reacted to another one of those Anuja Kamat videos, wherein she explains the Raag Bhairav and the concept behind it. She stated quite explicitly that Raag Bhairav has notes that are quite pensive and deep yet neutral as if imbued with a sense of renunciation which in turn is reflective of the Indian philosophy that the end of life or anything should be done with a feeling of surrendering or renunciation and liberation. And, as Indians, we are well acquainted with Bhairav/Shiva who represents the end of all cycles and therefore liberation/moksha. He is also the eternal yogi who has renunciated all the worldly desires and materialism. My point is that our music, our singing, our culture, our mythologies, the stories about our gods and goddesses, it's all so interconnected and interrelated. The whole concept of art imitates life and vice versa.

[@akankshapatwari4167]

@@kuresh2958 Yes, that is why we never had any dilemma about Science and God I think.

[@pranjalkumar8721]

I loved u tried to connect everything with western music! Learning new things. Please react move to Indian music full of wonders!

[@HofTheStage]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed my video! Consider sharing it around since that helps me grow my channel and subscribing! As for the reaction, I'll see what I can do

[@nayannbg6314]

I love Carnatic music and I learned a lot from her, love her lessons

[@ruchitagawande12]

Dude just a small note.. These amazing girls put up very interesting, informative vids.. Whereas Careful not to confuse Anuja speaks of hindustani classical music (northen) and Pratibha speaks of Carnetic classical music (southern). Both very similar as well as different. 💜💜💜💜💜

[@thehawkseye3412]

Anuja speaks for Carnetic music too. She doesn't talk about northern classical music.

[@ruchitagawande12]

@@thehawkseye3412 im saying in context of their individual videos on ornamentation

[@aravindkrishnan7498]

It's similar but different in approach. For example, the concept of raag, although similar, the way it is used is quite different. For instance, the chalan being the essense of the raag, is not at all important from a carnatic perspective. Also meend is also not essential in carnatic. In this sense you can even say that Hindustani and carnatic is quite different

[@mokshmprasad3847]

@@aravindkrishnan7498 chalan is important but derived from the table instead. earlier hindustani had the same system but only few raags got popular so the older system was dropped. that's why maybe challan is more important in hindustani.

[@mokshmprasad3847]

@@aravindkrishnan7498 meend just consolidated a few types of gamaka together without going into the depth of it. honestly i feel the only deficit in the hindustani notation system butt the rest of the ideas are conveyed quite well

[@hrishik_1503]

Part of the reason you weren't able to do the double note gamaka with ease is because of your vibrato. Usually in Indian classical music, there is no vibrato at all. If you were holding the notes steady instead of vibrating them, it would have made this much easier. This is a very good practice, holding a note as steady as possible for as long as possible. It also allows more control over one's vibrato. Usually after practicing a vibrato well, it is very easy to be carried away and put in vibratos everywhere. Having that control over when to use it and when not to is a very important skill and this helps.

[@hariniswaminathan6494]

I love this series. I live in west with a teenager kid and try to explain Carnatic music to her and I struggle a lot. So I love this series. One thing I want to point is that Indian stuff is absolutely extensive in anything - music, dance, cooking - these guys have books tha are super old and so much technicality involved. So I have a basic question - why do you switch between Hindustani and Carnatic for your series? Gamaka for instance is slightly different. Will help to stick to one I guess. Both have different nomenclatures - right from raaga names. This one is based on Carnatic and the raaga one was based on Hindustani.

[@apexprecitech]

Hi You will understand gamakas better with a stringed instrument like guitar, mandolin ,sitar or Veena. Jaaru is heard when the first pluck is for the starting note and immediately plucking while on the starting note itself, before the finger traverse for the destination. This way jaaru can be fully experienced all way to the destination note. When the string is pressed on a note and oscilated laterally, in such a manner not to exceed upto the next note nor when it has decsended into the previous note. Janta can be heard when the first note is pressed with the index finger and the middle finger follows suit quickly to replace the index finger according to the tempo of the song. Spuritam is a fast forward version of janta. Here the pressing technique is by quickly raising and tapping the string by the middle finger while the index finger is pressing the previous note. May be some Veena teachers have posted to demonstrate these. Check it up.

[@bharathkrishna6776]

For someone who’s so used to and trained in western music, your grasping & comprehension ability of Indian Carnatic Music is impeccable 🎉❤

[@vineetatarotguidance]

Wow i m really amazed to see the beauty of music.. Indian culture is really amazing

[@developpa1519]

I'm happy that you are trying to learn Indian Classical music. I'm sure this will open-up more for your singing pallet. You may want to check out Mahesh Kale's "kanada raja pandharicha" performance to see how all these techniques are utilized in singing classical way. And you have not yet looked at any classical male singers anyway so might be very good starting point.

[@suparnagoswami3906]

Amazing reaction and explanations.

[@HofTheStage]

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[@yasaswynandavareek8399]

One small advise. Don't try to put too much pressure and volume into notes when you are trying to sing gamakas. Try to be lighter with your voice, that will add flexibility to your voice and you will find it more easy to sing gamakas. That is the reason why sometimes female singers might find it easier to sing gamakas as they have lighter tones compared to male voices.

[@akshayapratap8071]

U r what we called a real vocal coach.. Totally awesome video.

[@vishalpandwar]

please react to how to sing lag ja gale by vox guru you'll love it.

[@HofTheStage]

I'll see what I can do

[@SanjayBharadwaj]

@@HofTheStage oh yes that's very beautiful, you will understand all the gamakas used practically. It's "how to sing lag ja gale"

[@vinayaksrivastav2328]

@@HofTheStage this song 'lag ja gale' is originally sung by Lata Mangeshkar It's one of her best song in her peak time It's recommended first to react to the original song first and then the tutorial how to sing it It's a Romantic song from a horror movie from early 60s

[@krishpujari2727]

@@HofTheStage do regularly indian content

[@prabhudaskongara]

@@HofTheStage Please, do react to it! It is a really beautiful example to find gamakas.

[@qaqaqaqa3378]

Gamaka means ornamentation. Sliding is just a type of Gamaka. Gamaka itself may be equivalent with what we call "Tahrir" in Iran. Things similar to legato, trill, ...

[@nirvaana]

Stomach..chest..throat..nasal cavity.. These are the sound sources you need to master. These are the same ones used in yoga for pranava meditation... Also the four sources of speech mentioned in ancient texts

[@ritu1508]

loved it how you elaborated.

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Light music are those which are pop-music mostly used in movies or personal albums

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Hi I'm a new subscriber. Seen a few of your reaction videos and enjoyed them.

[@deborahcox3011]

Interesting,thank you! Nice to learn about other cultures music theory. 😊🎵🎵

[@WizInsight108]

India has two distinct classical music - Hindustani and Carnatic. Anju’s video was about Hindustani and this one is Carnatic.

[@chetanhmeshram]

Thanks for doing this....you just did it

[@Xemptuous]

5:12 Holy hell you have perfect pitch?! I wish I could pick out a particular key like that.

[@colgate4646]

There's a cut in the vid lol, he looked that up

[@kirathekingkiller69]

Finally you reacted to this video thank you

[@lukku2007]

In India, we have two sub geners of Music. One is Hindustani and other one Carnatic. Hindustani mainly follows north area of India and Carnatic in south. Ms. Prathiba following Carnatic style mainly. Everybody can follow her to know basic of Carnatic music. Simply serach 'ornamentaion in Indian music'. Gamaka is an example of vocal ornamentaion. Gamakas are main vocal ornamention/adorments in Hindustani and Carnatic.

[@st840506]

Indian music is really colorful.

[@0arjun077]

6:49 that song is ingrained in every people in the south of India. Ninnukori varnam ❤️ composed by Ilayaraja mastero 1988, Sung by Legendary singer Chithra, i wasn't born in the 80s but still its ingrained in me.

[@sowmitriswamy6718]

Ninnukori varnam was composed by Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar. Check your sources and do not quote film music into a classical discussion.

[@binduvarma6000]

@@sowmitriswamy6718 That's right! The movie version has no connection with the original composition! It was just tweaked to fit into the fast paced bgm.

[@bindui3382]

In Indian classical music, there are 2 types ...Hindustani and Karnatak. This video was for only Karnatak music...Which has its own style. Many similaries, but quite different too

[@bindui3382]

Sorry..Carnatic Music...Wrong spelling 🙈

[@aonkarsingh9230]

Hi H, sorry to burst your bubble, but Indian Classical music has two distinct types of schools of learning which are very different. the first is the Southern Style which is Carnatic named after a southern Indian State. Carnatic Style is extremely different in learning and Teaching and that influences the music and where it has its place in everyday life. The other style is Northern Classical which is just called Indian Classical music, to distinguish the two we call the Northern Style just Indian Classical Music, the Southern Style is specifically called Carnatic Classical Music. The rules stay the same but the teaching methods are very very different. The names of the exercises are different too.

[@exhibitit724]

He did not like the comment It's OK... Love from India 😊

[@binduvarma6000]

Northern Classical style is called Hindustani Classical.

[@tamalde]

This is Very specific to Carnatic Classical.. Indian classical has two types - North Indian classical and Carnatic Classical... Both are equally rich.. keep exploring mate.. it's an endless journey... Our experts say when "Music reaches its prime - unfortunately the musician is beyond his/her prime" . We indians/Hindus believe in rebirth - so also say that we need multiple births to be a Maestro

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I hope our H will be pro in Indian classical music ❤️👍

[@kunalsuraniya]

@HofTheStage actually there are two type of India classical music. One is hindustani classical music which you'll find in mostly north part of India and karnatice classical music which you'll find in mostly south part of India.And the beautiful things is with the same base for raags the style is different in each form. So I think it is necessary for you to understand the one style first to know the difference between those types❤

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React to more indian classical music. I loved your reaction everytime. My suggestion is react to RANJANI AND GAYATRI video of darbar

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Good for you for trying....love from India

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[@orangesite7625]

At 9:50 Problem is u r extending time of a note that may not give time for ganaka If u try sa sa in like talking Sa sa sa sa sa sa ... Now try using the music sa sa u will naturally find a tint to the next one Sa sa but on 3rd u'll balance it and repeat singing it same✨

[@eastgates9633]

sa sa re re ga ga ma ma... you pushed everthing man.... 😉

[@jagoribhattacharya8111]

"ma" is a little about pronunciation too, you're right

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[@apexprecitech]

One more comment. What Anuja kamat explained was technically Hindustani music Raha system. Pratibha explains the other great system of Carnatic music.

[@vaibhavvkarnik2911]

Hi there ! This definitely calls for a reaction !! Pandit Bhimsen Joshi - Explosive Performance - 1971

[@jaydoraiswami4762]

Very nice! I love eager you are, to learn things that are outside of the comfort zone. I suspect that Gamakas are one reason (the other may be the microtones in Carnatic music) that instruments like the violin and veena are popular with Carnatic musicians.

[@piyushuttarwar2273]

10:29 he just can't open his mouth when it's maa maa 😂 .. well indian languages are made so that you can full this off easily but still it takes talent to do everything beautifully..

[@sreeram242]

the difficulty for you singing ma ma is bcs of language. We indians have that easy bcs of the languge ma is one of our consonants so we dont find it difficult and also re re you are swallowing r's thats not your fault english speakers dont fully prononce r's unlike indian languages so just keep it in mind and Keep up the good work

[@ananda_miaoyin]

"You gotta let that raga drop..." Indian singing kicks ass. We use vibrato to obscure the tonal center. They do it on purpose!

[@pranjalkumar8721]

If you want to hear songs from different parts of India, plz react to Sound of Nation live performance by Amit Trivedi! I bet this is your type of music, that you would love to explore!

[@kailash4799]

Agree with Tarun Lakhera. Sound of a Nation is a treason. The south and east are completely ignored. Its more of like Sound of Hindi Nation, or atleast Sound of Bollywood. Its not as big as its name means it to be. Definitely a downer.

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Classical music.... Then the there's semi classical And then light music (new music/Bollywood/pop music)

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[@monalizalorenzo3662]

I have subscribed to learn with and hopefully be able to sing Sun Raha Hai Na Tu❤️

[@Ruchi014]

Indian classical music is divided mainly in two parts. Hindustaani and Karnataka ( Carnatic) music. So this video is based on Karnatak music and Anuja Kamat one was based on Hindustani classical. Indian classical music is a completely different leay of life. Takes years of training to mould the vocal cords in a specific manner ,music style.

[@monalizalorenzo3662]

Pls, may I request that you use Sun Raha Hai Na Tu for your study of Gamakas. TY.

[@anurk9490]

🧚yipeee weeeee...love to watch your reaction 😊

[@HofTheStage]

😁😁

[@dev_peace_soul]

I am north indian but I love karnatic music 😊

[@knowledgehunter_]

I think she is basically expert in South Indian Carnatic classical. We need Hindustani classical youtuber too. In fact we need both.Can anyone recommend?

[@vikaswanchoo8593]

Namaste 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@mokshmprasad3847]

i think just singing ma (ga)ma will give the solution without having to apply much force. really enjoying these videos

[@ശാർങ്ഗരവൻ]

I loved it your reaction 👌

[@0x000dead]

Would really appreciate the link to the original video!

[@RoyalYoutube_PRO]

3:10 so it's not the same as 'sliding'.... It's about theoritical context... the note will belong to the secondary intead of the primary note

[@RidhimaMusic27]

You are taking a vibrato while sing the janta swara(double note). She is singing without the vibrato which is why she is able to close the note

[@Vidyut_Gore]

If you can sing the first note, you can repeat it also. It's in the timing rather than force. Never mind the throat. Control it with breath from the lungs. It is more similar to "Let's start" in "Let's start at the very beginning" (Sound of Music do-re-mi) and how the emphasis for "start" sounds stronger than "Let's" though it is the same note.

[@sreethin2]

Note that there are mainly two types of Indian classical music, the Hindustani music and Carnatic music. What you are listening to is Carnatic music theory.

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[@sopanshirdhonkar969]

Just so you know there are different “gharana” [families] to classical music, south indian classical music differs sloghtly how ghmakas are sound. Although thr base and rules are same. But the way you sing it you can hear regional change or changes based on gharana (family)

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Excellent Bro..

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Nice reaction and explanation

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Indian music 😍❤😘

[@rukminigowda7086]

She is using head voice for ma note

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[@vinothkumar-sv1yx]

It's the beauty of carnatic music 😍

[@JaiShreeRamLalJu]

Indian music have blend taste of origin i.e. states they originated..it seems Karnataka music...pure form of music(most southern Indian music) than the Hindustani which have blended with many cultures..what I understood as of now classical music...

[@Anshulhe]

Please react to most of her videos you'll get tremendous insight into world of carnatic music

[@ulkesh9088]

@9:48 that's because the distance between ga and ma is short

[@beamofsun]

Hey, absolutely love all your reactions. Waiting for more. However, I never suggested anything till now.... but, really would like to the song called TOMAKE BHALOBESE KOTHAY JABO SHESHE from the webseries called TANSENER TANPURA. It's a great application of Raga JOG in commercial scenario. Beautifully composed, it has the ability to overwhelm the listener. Can you at least listen to it? It's easily available on the KZbin

[@mini3460]

In Indian civilization, classical dance or music, or natya shastra or drama, are all divine. It's not just for carnal joy, but devotion towards the creator. That's the original concept. So, temples were the centre-stage, un old times.

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What a beautiful teacher!🙈😁.

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[@Jvs-eq3iy]

'Sankara Bharanam" in Carnatic Classical. I think"Bilawal" is the equivalent in Northern Indian Style.

[@Jadeyoshii]

Namaste is Hindi which is northern and Carnatic music is southern so u would say namaskar or vannakam

[@DiznilyLove]

It’s not exactly a yodel in my eyes, it’s more twang sounding if that makes sense. I think if you sing niieeyahh (like a baby cry with an n) you will get the right placement for it.

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Good going

[@Sri_Krish1555]

Great video selection for reaction 👌👌loved you reactions and great explanation and learning with you

[@Nadacentre]

INTERESTING..

[@sonuoct8810]

I just got afraid at 4:00 😭

[@zionmoses1839]

That's how my father reacts ...when he see's my report card 😂😂😂

[@gametrix5621]

Whats the difference between gamakas and kanswars??? Or they r the same thing?

[@gautam422]

Hahaha i never had a formal music training but I'm natural(bye god's grace)and i feel so lucky that what ican do without formal training these coaches cant do with the formal training in music😅😅

[@Atheist-Libertarian]

Very good

[@mayur7164]

React to Mahesh kale albela sajan from sur nava dyas nava

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Lerning from sri lanka 🇱🇰🇱🇰

[@27VSR]

For us it is a new methodology, when things going in a set pattern by our Anchestors, comparison, by this way also makes us to involve deeper to understand even better, Prathiba and you make sense in different dimensions😄

[@RitikKumar-cs6cu]

Siren at 4:00😂😂

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Please react to "Ennule Ennule song " live performance by swarnalatha. She voice melt our heart.

[@adiscorner5668]

Well Anuja talk about hindustani indian music and vox guru talks about carnatic music , they ahve some differences

[@HofTheStage]

Good to know for my future videos, thanks!

[@shanuv12]

The ma is not pronounced like that in Indian music, you need to learn the language in order to understand the pronunciation. Ma and Maa are different.its a flat ma where sound of m and the subsequent a is in the same pitch.