Listening to diff thaats ..

We'll begin with listenin 2 thaats so tht v get a better idea of it . But thaats r not available in there pure fors so it's composed into it's main raag in some cases so tht it can be sung ... Enjoy ..
BHAIRAVI

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MARWA

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TODI

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KHAMAJ

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PURVI

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ASAVARI

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BILAWAL

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Beginning with raagas ...

We'll first begin with raag bhairavi . I mean we'll listen 2 it . We'll learn it later . While listening try figurin out thte thaats and sargams use . You'll Really enjoy ..

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Coming back to Sargams..

Now before we proceed further , let's first practice all the basic sargams . We had already learnt the first 3 sargams, so , now we start with the fourth one ...


4.) Aroh
Sa Re Sa -
Sa Re Ga Re Sa ---
Sa Re Ga Ma Ga Re Sa -
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ma Ga Re Sa ---
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa -
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa ---
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa -


Avroh
Sa' Ni Sa' -
Sa' Ni Dha Ni Sa' ---
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Dha Ni Sa' -
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' ---
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' -
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' ---
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa' -


5.) SaGa ReMa GaPa MaDha PaNi DhaSa'
Sa'Dha NiPa DhaMa PaGa MaRe GaSa


6.) SaGaReSa ReMaGaRe GaPaMaGa MaDhaPaMa PaNiDhaPa DhaSa'NiDha NiRe'Sa'Ni Sa'Ga'Re'Sa'
Sa'Ga'Re'Sa' NiRe'Sa'Ni DhaSa'NiDha PaNiDhaPa MaDhaPaMa GaPaMaGa ReMaGaRe SaGaReSa


7.) SaReSaGa ReGaReMa GaMaGaPa MaPaMaDha PaDhaPaNi DhaNiDhaSa'
Sa'NiSa'Dha NiDhaNiPa DhaPaDhaMa PaMaPaGa MaGaMaRe GaReGaSa


8.) SaMa RePa GaDha MaNi PaSa'
Sa'Pa NiMa DhaGa PaRe GaSa


9.) SaReGaGa ReGaMaMa GaMaPaPa MaPaDhaDha PaDhaNiNi DhaNiSa'Sa'
Sa'NiDhaDha NiDhaPaPa DhaPaMaMa PaMaGaGa MaGaReRe GaReSaSa


10.) SaReSaGa ReGaReMa GaMaGaPa MaPaMaDha PaDhaPaNi DhaNiDhaSa'
Sa'NiSa'Dha NiDhaNiPa DhaPaDhaMa PaMaPaGa MaGaMaRe GaReGaSa

Thaats and their main raagas ....

Now comes the catagorizing of different ragas on the basis of thaats .
Firstly it should be noted tht a thaat has all the seven swars while a raag of tht thaat might not include all the swars of tht thaat. Below is the different raagas grouped under the ten thaats ....

1.) KALYAN

Yaman , Shuddh Kalyan , Bhupali , Maru Bihag , Nand , Kamod

2.) BILAWAL

Bilawal , Bihag , Durga , Hansdhwani

3.) KHAMAJ

Khamaj , Desh , Jhinjhoti

4.) KAFI

Kafi , Pilu , Bageshri , Miyan Ki Malhar

5.) ASAVARI

Asavari , Jaunpuri , Darbari Kanada

6.) BEHRAVI

Behravi , Bilaskhani Todi , Malkaus

7.) BHAIRAV

Bhairav , Gauri , Lalit , Jogiya , Ramkali

8.) TODI

Todi , Multani , Gujari Todi

9.) PURVI

Purvi , Puriya Dhanashree , Shree , Basant

10.) MARWA

Marwa , Jait , Vibhas , Bhatiyar , Puriya , Sohni

Thaats and there Notes

Now, there are various types of thaats contributing in the formation of further various ragas....
Thaat Bilawal
Ascending --> S , R , G , m , P , D , N , S'
Descending--> S' , N , D , P , m , G , R , S
All notes are shuddh and natural .

Thaat Kafi
Asc--> S , R , g , m , P , D , n , S'
Dsc--> S' , n , D , P , m , g , R , S
Ga and Ni are komal

Thaat Asavari
Asc--> S , R , g , m , P , d , n , S'
Dsc--> S' , n , d , P , m , g , R , S
Ga , Dha and Ni : komal

Thaat Khamaj
Asc--> S , R , g , m , P , D , n , S'
Dsc--> S' , n , D , P , m , g , R , S
Ni komal

Thaat Kalyan
Asc--> S , R , G , M , P , D , N , S'
Dsc--> S' , N , D , P , M , G , R , S
No komal , only tivra Ma

Thaat Bhairav/Behro
Asc--> S , r , G , m , P , d , N , S'
Dsc--> S' , N , d , P , m , G , r , S
Re and Dha komal

Thaat Bhairavi
Asc--> S , r , g , m , P , d , n , S'
Dsc--> S' , n , d , P , m , g , r , S
Re , Ga , Dha and Ni komal

Thaat Marwa
Asc--> S , r , G , M , P , D , N , S'
Dsc--> S' , N , D , P , M , G , r , S
Re komal , Ma tivra

Thaat Poorvi
Asc--> S , r , G , M , P , d , N , S'
Dsc--> S' , N , d , P , M , G , r , S
Re & Dha komal , Ma tivra

Thaat Todi
Asc--> S , r , g , M , P , d , N , S'
Dsc--> S' , N , d , P , M , g , r , S
Re , Ga & dha komal , Ma tivra

Beginnin with , Thaat or Desi Scales...

There are many more sargams to be practiced but we'll come back to it later.
In a scale , all 8 notes are always included and the eighth note is always added in the scale or sargam . This set of 8 notes in ascending and descending order is called thaat and thaat produces raagas. It can also be said as the system of classification of raagas in different groups(thaats).
Now, in a raaga , there might not be fixed number of notes in ascending and descending order so it's not easy to play or sing songs in first instance. There are certain rules for representation of thaat :-
1. Thaat must have seven notes.
2. Thaat has only one arohi and avrohi.
3. Thaat is not supposed to be sung and is for only playing music songs but the ragas originating from them is sung.
4. Thaat is named after the popular raga of that thaat. For eg ; bhairavi is a popular raga and the thaat of raga bhairavi is named after it .

Sargam

further comes , many basic forms of sargam that would be used during raagas and hence should be well practiced in advance.

1) Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa'
Sa' Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa
2) SaReGa ReGaMa GaMaPa MaPaDha PaDhaNi DhaNiSa'
Sa'NiDha NiDhaPa DhaPaMa PaMaGa MaGaRe GaReSa
3) SaReSaRe Ga, ReGaReGa Ma, GaMaGaMa Pa, MaPaMaPa Dha, PaDhaPaDha Ni, DhaNiDhaNi Sa'
Sa'NiSa'Ni Dha, NiDhaNiDha Pa, DhaPaDhaPa Ma, PaMaPaMa Ga, MaGaMaGa Re, GaReGaRe Sa
" The different group of swar before the gap are supposed to be sung together while the one after the gap is supposed to be sung individually for equal time as tht taken by the previous four. "

Getting started....

As you know , the beginning or base of any music is the sargam or saptam sur , i.e namely..

Sa (Shadaj) -- Do
Re (Rishab) -- Re
Ga (Gandhar) -- Me
Ma (Madhyam) -- Fa
Pa (Pancham) -- So
Dha (Dhaivat) -- La
Ni (Nishad) -- Ti



So , after coming across the keys , the next comes the practicing part. The best way to open-up yor voice , the first and foremost and in fact the best way is practicing of -->
S & 'P
First try practicing these individually by pressing the keys individually and matching your voice to the same frequencies . Then , once you skill in them , try pressin both the keys ( S & 'P )
together and then sing the notes S and 'P alternatively .

This is the best excersise for your voice and would give your voice an extended range .
Try that with S & P too .