MUS 320 STUDY GUIDE
QUIZ 2
INDIA -- Hindustani (North) vs Karnatic (South) Indian Music
We will concentrate on Hindustani music, since our guests were playing music from North India, and that is what we were exposed to.
Your task: to be able to identify all these instruments by ear (see link below) and seven of the most common talas by ear (see below).
Instruments: sarode, sitar, tampura, tabla, bayan (or baya), bansuri, shenai, santoor, sarangi, harmonium
Form: alap, jor, jhala
Origins: Upanishads / Vedic chants -- Many people think these are the origin of Indian music.
Ingredients: tala, raga, bols, tihai, keeping tal (kriyas)
| Name | Beats | Division | Vibhaga (x = sam, 0 = khali) |
| Tintal * | 16 | 4+4+4+4 | X 2 0 3 |
| Jhoomra | 14 | 3+4+3+4 | X 2 0 3 |
| Tilwada | 16 | 4+4+4+4 | X 2 0 3 |
| Dhamar * | 14 | 5+2+3+4 | X 2 0 3 |
| Ektar and Chautal * | 12 | 2+2+2+2+2+2 | X 0 2 0 3 4 |
| Jhaptal * | 10 | 2+3+2+3 | X 2 0 3 |
| Kaharwa * | 8 | 4+4 | X 0 |
| Rupak (Mughlai/Roopak) * | 7 | 3+2+2 | X 2 3 |
| Dadra * | 6 | 3+3 | X 0 |
Study instruments, raga and tala here: Indian Concert Music Tutorial
In the upper menu, select "Raga" "Tala" or "Instruments" and then (in the case of talas) click on one of the 10 talas to see and hear how they are counted out.
Click on "Instruments" in the upper menu to see and hear all the instruments in the list above, or on "Ragas" to hear 12 distinct ragas (not required).