INDIAN MUSIC FORUM ARCHIVES: Sitar Forum: Ear Training?

 

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eric
Ear Training? Aug 29, 2002 01:12 p.m.


Hi!
Just wanted to know if any one here who has either relative pitch or perfect pitch found it helpful when studying Indian classical music?

And is some for of ear training taught in Indian classical music?

thanks,
eric

Russ
Re:Ear Training? Aug 29, 2002 02:36 p.m.


Hi Eric;
Not sure what you mean by relative pitch. But I would say that if one can't play "by ear", I think they would have a hard time learning and playing Indian instrumental music. The traditional way of learning is by imitating the notes and "gamak" techniques as shown by the teacher. Improvising would come much later. There is very little written down, and the recent use of sargam notation is not based on what we know as concert pitch.
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