Understanding Different Scales of Flute

[@sanathansatya1667]

One who can teach a child with ease has really understood the subject. The test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another. You did it perfectly. Thank you.

[@daven.7685]

Finally! Someone clearly explained how the Bansuri scale system works! This was very informative and helpful. Thank you for posting this video.

[@vayuflute3717]

A good flute player will eventually learn to start the scale (the base "Sa") from any hole (and even half-hole). To achieve that level, the player will need to have developed a very good sense of pitch for each raag. Starting a scale anywhere from the normal position is called transposition. I will be doing a video on this in the future. As Ghanshyamji, has said, in the Hindustani style, the "Sa" is produced by closing the top three finger holes. This makes the playing of raag Yaman (Carnatic: Kalyani) easy because no holes need to be closed partially. Using "Sa" as the note produced when only the top two holes are closed is actually the Carnatic style of playing the flute. This system makes the playing of Khamaj thaat (Carnatic: Harikambodhi) easy. Other transpositions: closing all 6 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhilaval (Carnatic: Sankarabharanam) easy. closing top 5 holes for your Sa - makes playing Kaafi Thaat (Carnatic: Kharaharapriya) easy. closing top 4 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhairavi (Carnatic: Thodi) easy. Closing only the top hole for your Sa - makes playing Asaveri (Carnatic: Natabhairavi) easy. Opening all the holes for your Sa is hardly ever used because Pa will need to be produced by partially closing a hole, making it less stable.

[@gauravgoel8092]

I have first time come across a video which has explained the flute scales not only in an easy way but explained completely as well...thank you

[@djkarashmo4943]

I like the way you state facts and not opinions. It is really straight forward. Thanks man. I consider you my teacher.

[@ayushpgupta6243]

You cleared all my concepts regarding octaves, scales etc. Being a noob in music i was always confused with these technical terms. Thanks a lot

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Am learning flute since 4 months. Your video will help me a lot. Thank you very much for this video

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You solved so many questions. Thank You. I was asking questions from so many people, no one answered. Thank You, keep it up.

[@Brbe0990]

The video I needed, great explaination brother, have been searching all day for all scales of flutes. Thanks

[@panfluteman2000]

When you start at the lowest note or fundamental, with all the holes covered on a bansuri as your Sa or Do, and uncover all the holes one by one up the scale, you will produce a natural major scale, or the Ionian Mode. When you play a scale starting from just the bottom hole uncovered, which would be Re, to the Re up above it, you play the Dorian Mode, which is like a natural minor scale, except with the sixth note of the scale sharpened from what it would normally be - here as well, you are simply uncovering all the holes completely in sequential order, one by one, with no half holing. In North Indian Hindustani music, the Dorian Mode corresponds to what is called the Kafi That, or Parent Scale. Similarly, from Mi (Ga) to the Mi / Ga up above it, with no half holing, produces the Phrygian Mode, which corresponds to the Bhairavi That. Then, the upper "comfortable scale" starting from the middle of the flute, from the fourth note to the one up above it, will produce, with no half holing, the Lydian Mode, which corresponds to the Kalyan That in Hindustani Music. Similarly, the rest of the ancient Greek Modes each have their corresponding That or Parent Scale in the North Indian Hindustani system of music. Since there are mainly only seven ancient Greek Modes, but Ten basic Parent Scales in Hindustani music, there are more Hindustani parent scales than there are ancient Greek Modes.

[@TheRetouchstar]

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[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

TheRetouchstar thanks for ur words. Will surely keep uploading content. Thanks

[@ravindranathmenon1090]

Thank you for the video. You have very patiently and understandably explained the concept. Please continue to post similar videos. Being a beginner in flute, your tutorial has helped me a lot.

[@sunitasudhirsharma]

For the first time I have come across such an appropriate explanation for using so many flutes, thanX brother

[@varunkumar-nx1ti]

Hello sir, i was just passing through by the youtube videos and i watched this. I honesty have no idea on Music. I love to listen. Your video is informative and i liked the way you articulated it. Amazing!!!!!!!! Anybody can understand the basics of Scales from this video :)

[@johntuffin3262]

Thank you very much. That was clearly put and very helpful. I live in England and usually spend a month or two in India each year. Last year I bought a bansuri and had some lessons, but now I am home I am struggling without a teacher.

[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

John Tuffin All the best John. U will fall in love with the instrument once u get deeper into it.

[@CaptainDarling2020]

Fantastic explanation! Only this evening, I was having this discussion with my Brother about whether or not this system was correct. We weren't sure, and then by chance (I wasn't searching for the answer), I spotted your video amongst many others! Thank you for a great explanation!

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[@arshadrkhanwithguitar1397]

I am a beginner and I have fully understood you, because you explained with such a grace and simplicity, thank you 😊

[@princekamboj5549]

Dear Sir, i was very hungry for this knowledge for last few months. Thanks a lot .

[@vivekanandmitta95]

Well explained about the scales and different flutes. Looking forward to give learning exercises.

[@priyan_music]

Huge respect for you sir , that you are helping a lot of students through your video

[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

Priyadarshan Bag thank u. It means a lot.

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The best video on flutes i've ever seen thank you so much sir... Sir also explain about sharp major minor base etc etc....

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First of all I am giving thanks for very nice and sincere class. God bless you.

[@hamendraguitar]

Excellent explanation and demonstration in simple and effective way regarding scale of a flute.

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[@nippbhuyan]

best explanation....now i know why it is written c#/g# on my flute...thanks a lot..

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I really like the explanation. It's straightforward

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verey good Explanation and sharp and beautiful method of the lesson ....

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[@muralimarga8529]

excellent effort mr.soni, first time i understood about scales in music and what is octave etc.,

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[@lalitkhatri5477]

Ghanshyam ji u are really great teacher.

[@ajitkarulkar3719]

It clears all scale doubts in easy way .. Thanks a lot

[@amansrivas]

Very easy way of explaining a complex thing. Thank you so much

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Thank you so much brother, got a clear answer for a big problem because of you.

[@Joy28N]

Thank you for the great explanation! Nobody could explain it the way you did ! Very useful 👍

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it was the best videos i have ever seen about flute scale

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Thank you for explaining different scales of flutes Sir,

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Thanks for your explanation in a simple way to know easily for beginners like me

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Thank you for clearing a few doubts.

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I came to knew many things about the scales of flute....thnks for it

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[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

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[@ashenisuranga2915]

you made me this very clear sir. respect you 👏

[@panfluteman2000]

I have some clarifications to make regarding the "two comfortable scales" that Ghanshyam is talking about, from a Western musical perspective. When you start your scale from the middle of the flute, if you play all the natural, unaltered notes, you will get a raised fourth, which in Indian music is called a Tivra Ma. The ancient Greek mode with a raised fourth is called the Lydian Mode, which originated in ancient Lydia in Asia Minor, which is now part of Turkey. Because of this raised fourth, or Tivra Ma, to get a regular major scale, which is the Ionian Mode, starting from the middle of the flute, you must leave the uppermost hole partially covered, or komal / flattened by a half step, by partially covering the hole. Now, when you play the other comfortable scale starting from the bottom of the flute, with all the holes covered as the Sa or Do, you do not have to half cover any of the holes in playing the scale; simply go on up the scale from the bottom or lowest note / fundamental pitch, with all the holes covered, uncovering the holes in sequential order on up the scale, one at a time to produce the subsequent notes of the scale.

[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

panfluteman2000 absolutely true.

[@panfluteman2000]

Thanks, Ghanshyam! In my high school years in Japan, I was quite enthralled with classical Indian music, and went to the library at the Indian embassy in Tokyo to read all I could about Indian music, its theory as well as its mysticism. I borrowed someone's sitar for a month and played around on it, and even made my own version of a sitar, ordering strings from India via the Indian embassy. I also started making and playing bamboo flutes in my high school days. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was a member of the Ravi Shankar Music Circle, and attended some wonderful concerts by the likes of Lakshmi Shankar (vocal) and GS Sachdev (bansuri) - those were truly magical evenings!

[@ghanshyamsoni6541]

panfluteman2000 by god's grace, i was able to figure out this logic naturally. Nice to hear it from you. Thanks for acknowledging the fact. Some people have opposite reviews from what I have said. Soon they understand, better for them.

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Beautifully explained. Thanks you sir.🙏🙏

[@hrbhat15]

guruji! thanks, I had a doubt about this ,but now it is cleared, very narrative. regards!

[@ParthSThakar]

Very detailed and clear! Thanks a lot..this kind of understanding was needed !

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[@saicharan2159]

Great 👏... Sir... Good comparison Could you please make a video by playing a scale on 3 different scale flutes in a sequence along with original scale flute

[@bhadreshpatel4675]

Very nice explanation all other youtubers are only one type scale playing sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa

[@dinshree]

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[@ChristyRomeo]

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[@aparkori9920]

I wanted to know why do we have medium and long bass flutes for same scale.

[@ankitsharma-tq5fj]

Which scale is most melodious

[@ilovemusic0159]

Thank you very much for tutorial. Do you know How long is a E bass flute please? and diameter?

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I have c middle scale flute what next i will take and which company

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which scale flute is the best for the Beginner's????

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[@harshpandwar8964]

yes you are absolutely right bro :-D no one has explained this in any of thier video's . Thanks you have cleared my doubts. Can you please make a list of flute scale conversion or please _/\_

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[@ekanshgarg541]

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Very valuable explanation

[@asimocloud5736]

Is there a table for all the comfortable scales playable for each flute

[@curious5218]

The D# scale you played on C# is how the Carnatic flutes are played :)