How & Why did Indian Classical Music become so Melodically Complex? Raag Hameer on Guitar

[@azaraelhyzer3874]

You are a great musician as well as a wonderful storyteller.

[@JackJenningsGuitarist]

Thanks I'm happy to be doing this

[@rupalishankerarthub]

"Ranjayati iti ragah" - meaning that which pleases the senses is the Raga. The rest is just noise not music. The rules codify this objective in Indian classical music. It is truly a musical language routed in is uniquely Indian milieu.

[@kashinewell6239]

This makes sense how the system came to be what it is today and that they would need some sort of rules to convey the way the scales are used. I learned guitar very similarly, by tuning down to a drop c and g and played melodies with a drone for hours every day and performed improv like that on the street and at resturants. Over time "songs" came together but it was more a collection of licks that all fit together but didn't really have an order so they'd naturally just bubble out at the right time. It was hard to always perform improv though because some days I wouldn't have good ideas to share and nothing to fall back on and really needed a way to organize it all in my head better. Couldn't really imagine how to write it down and organize though, would think of making a giant picture with the key in the middle with riffs branching out at different parts of the scale so that when you play a riff all the related ones would branch out from there. Like a spectrum of all the juicy little bits. Still never figured out how to do this but it would be an interesting way to lay out visually all the interrelations of how the melodies move together. For now, very happy to learn about raags and love this one, Lydian has always been my favorite mode to play this style with

[@JackJenningsGuitarist]

Hello Kashi thank you very much it's really interesting to hear your creative process. I also love lydian and I like the way you described 'making a giant picture with the key in the middle with riffs branching out at different parts of the scale so that when you play a riff all the related ones would branch out from there'. I think I know what you mean. Thanks for sharing.

[@kashinewell6239]

Thanks, finally someone understands the picture thing! Think it will be a lot easier to make now writing the Sargam (intervals) because back then I only knew tab and was thinking I'd need a REALLY big piece of paper XD

[@CliffordMartinOnline]

Really interesting, fascinating subject.

[@JackJenningsGuitarist]

Oh hello there thanks for dropping in. Keep up the good work at your end. 😀

[@acousticexplorer108]

Beautiful playing. Blown away

[@JackJenningsGuitarist]

Thank you I really enjoyed playing that recital in December last year. Happy to be teaching that raag now to students.

[@acousticexplorer108]

@@JackJenningsGuitarist do you do concerts then ?

[@acousticexplorer108]

I mean solo ones, rather than Attuned

[@AntarblueGarneau]

Sounds good with chikari's but somewhat plain without meend-s. You might want to try using a slide for the meend-s and play without it on the fret for straight things.

[@JackJenningsGuitarist]

Plenty of meend in these recitals I'd say Raag Yaman kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56XqHWMhMd5r7s Raag Malkauns kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4nOqaKmpNRma5Y