DICTIONARY OF SOME SOUTH INDIAN MUSICAL TERMS

SAMPOORNAJATI : a raaga that has all the seven notes.
 

SANCHAARA : exploration of the terrain of a raaga (with a particular gait, geometry, progression).
 

SANGEETA UPAASANA : devoted practice of music
 

SHISHYA : disciple.
 

SHRUTI : the microtonal intervals between notes.
 

SWARA : is described as a note.
 

SWARA BHEDA : a technique of modal shift of the tonic note.
 

SWARA PRASTHAARA : an exercise of phrases of notes in various rhythms and layas.

 
 
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