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Hal Leonard Sitar Method - Deluxe Edition

Author: Josh Feinberg

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-20

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781495076381

(Sitar). The Hal Leonard Sitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the sitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to sitar and its technique, as well as the practice, theory, and history of raga music. This deluxe edition includes 42 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, plus over two hours of video lessons. Lessons include: choosing an instrument; tuning; postures; right- and left-hand technique; Indian notation; raga forms; melodic patterns; bending strings; hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides; Tabla and Tanpura practice tracks; changing strings; and much more!

Learn to Play on Sitar

Author: Ram Avtar

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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"A handy reference to master the art of playing the sitar. The sitar is an extremely popular Indian stringed instrument having a pumpkin gourd at one end, 19-20 frets, 7 main strings and 11 sympathetic strings"--Page 4 of cover

Learning the Sitar

Author: David Courtney

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1610652568

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The sitar has been popular since the 1960s. Since that time it has always had a considerable mystique among musicians. It also has an undeserved reputation for being difficult to play. This book/CD set cuts though the mystique and misapprehensions and presents the material in a simple fashion that is easily understood both by Indians and non-Indian musicians alike.Learning the Sitar begins with basic background information, including a discussion of Indian music, the history of the instrument, the parts and other important terms It then moves on to basic exercises and finally finishes with some simple compositions in Bilawal, Kalyan and Kafi. This is covered in a mix of staff notation as well as traditional Indian Sargam notation.

How to Play Sitar

Author: Mamta Chaturvedi

Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

Published: 2018-02-10

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 9352788540

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The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music

Author: Dr. Swarn Lata

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2013-02-07

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1475947070

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Since the thirteenth century, the sitara stringed, plucked instrument of Indiahas transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument. Dr. Swarn Lata relies on more than thirty-five years of experience teaching sitar to students from diverse cultures and communities as well as extensive research from libraries, museums, temples, and musicologists to compile a comprehensive guidebook filled with fascinating facts about the sitar. In a carefully organized format, Lata offers an in-depth examination of the meaning of musical instruments, the styles of different gharanas, and the place of the sitar in Indian classical music. Music is an extraordinary medium of expression that has the capability to bring the world together. This step-by-step guidebook shares a one-of-akind study of a unique instrument that produces a beautiful sound while providing an unforgettable spiritual experience to all who listen.