Grade 9

Western Music
First term
Oriental notations
 Oriental notations
• Oriental notations are written as
SA RI GA MA PA DHA NI
• The three octaves are named as
Mandra sapthakaya

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SA RI GA MA PA DHA NI
. . . . . . .
Madya sapthakaya

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SA RI GA MA PA DHA NI

Uchcha sapthakaya

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. . . . . .
SA RI GA MA PA DHA

• Upper notes are indicated by adding a dot above the note.

• Lower notes are indicated by adding a dot below the note.

• SA and PA are fixed notes. They do not change and are called Achala
swara.

• RI GA MA DHA NI are movable and are known as Chala swara.

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• A sharp is called Theevra and written as MA (MA is the only sharp
note)
• A flat is called Komala and written as RI GA DHA NI
• The values of notes are indicated as

===r=== SA - - -

====b=== SA-

===R==== SA

===B==== SA

• A rest of any value is shown as +

Activities
Convert this passage into western notations.
PA DHA SA- / NI- - RI / DHA MA’ GA -RI NI / PA- - -
.

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Convert this to oriental notations

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