MUSIC OF INDIA

India is a large country of great variety, with many different people, language religions and ways of
life.

Music Hindu is a sacred art.

They believe the music has relation with the gods and goddesses.
Like;
shiva - the destroyer
brahma - the creator
Vishnu the - preserver

What is the Indian notation called?

Ragas

Three types of Ragas

1. Shingara - means love
2. Hasya - means comic
3. Shato - means peace

Two Music Types of India

1. KARNATAK MUSIC
- A solo instrument
2. HINDUSTANI MUSIC
- improvisation is more important in hindustani music.

EXAMPLES OF INDIAN SONG

1. HYMN TO SHIVA
2. TAMIL NAD
3. VIJAYA

Musical instruments of india

Three types of musical instruments of india

1. Stringed instrument
2. Percussive instrument
3. Wind instrument

Examples of stringed instruments;

- SARANGIL - has a large number of string that vibrates with regular string.
- SITAR - a long necked fretted instrument.

- TAMBURA - a classical instrumental with four strings.

- RAVASSTRON - uses a to produce drone sound

- VINA - the oldest and most important instrument.

- SAROD - biggest stringed instruments that plucked to produce sound.

Examples of percussive instruments;

- TABLA - a pair of drums played using the palm or fingers.

- MRINDANGA - a two headed drum.

- JINGLES - worn around the ankles.

Examples of wind instrument;

- BANSURI - the most cherished possession of indian chief.
THE INDIAN CULTURE

India is the worlds second most populous country after china.

in area it ranks 7th among the countries of the world.

indian speak 15 major languages and hundreds of dialects.

The majority of its people are from dravidian and indian ancestry.

Hinduism has four essential beliefs

1.Firstly hindus believe in god as the

creator and sustainer of the universe.

2.Second they believe in a soul that is internal and merges with god at salvation.

3.Third they believed in the moral responsibility or (dharma) of people for their actions ( karma ),
since they are endowed with a will of their own by which they act.

4.The fourth principle of hinduism is their belief in reincarnation or rebirth.

5. Hindus hold that people must go through a series of births deaths and rebirth to atone for their
sins before they can achieve salvation.

6. The major languages of india may be divided into two broad groups those of northern western
and eastern india are
derived from ancient sanskrit and indo-european language and the sacred language of hinduism.

7. Hindi, the national language is spoken by about 30% of the population most educated india's
speak english as well as hindi and their regional language.

8. Family ties very strong in india the indian family is made up not only of a husband and wife and
their children but it also includes a large "joint family sons" bring their wives to their parents home
and they bring up their child.

9. Most marriages traditionally are arranged by the parents of the bride and groom.

10. In a hindu home the kitchen is considered as sacred place/room.

11. Mohandas K.Gandhi often called mohatma or great soul, became the leader of the indian
national movement he served twice as the president of all the indian national congress (congress
1885).
Festivals and holidays in india

1. Dasehra - SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER

- it is one of the chief festivals of india.
- symbolizes the triumph of good over evil

2. Deepavali October or November

- Also known as the "Festival of lamps" or candles.

3. ID- AL- FITR

- the chief festival of indian muslim.

4. The Christmas - December 25

- this is celebrated by christians throughout india.

5. Guruanak birthday anniversary

- this is the anniversary of the founder of the Sikh Religion.

6. INDEPENDENCE DAY: AUGUST 15 this is

- is observed by the people of india with a sense of national pride

INDIAS PAINTING
1. Wall painting - the walls of the cavehalls were decorated with carved and painted images.

2. Manuscript illustration - early manuscript writing services made from leaves.

3. Modern painting the observation of nature in courage by some mogul ruler.

India's architecture
1. Cave architecture - the design of Buddhist cave halls was based on the freestanding structure
built in towns.

2. Temples - it was used to symbolize altar, a residence for god.

3. Islamic architecture - most common type is the mosque the faithful gather for prayer.

4. Modern architecture - on a variety of contemporary styles

5. Taj mahal - this is a memorial to an indian rulers love for his wife.

6. The golden temple of amritsar - the holiest shrine of indian sikhs.

7. Palace of the winds (hawa mahal) - built

To provide the woman with a window to the world.

8. Jaya sthamba ranakpur temple - known as the "jain temple" it has carved stones towers.

India's sculptures
1. Budhi sculpture it was a flourished during the mauryar dynasty, example image of buddha.

2. Hindu sculpture - small images of hindu gods we're also carved of stone.

3. Shiva known as the "nataraja" the sculpture is made of bronze that shows shiva dancing in circle.
SOUTH EAST ASIA

- the vocal and instrumental of cambodia

indonesia myanmar and malaysia.

One of the most beautiful country in South East Asia is Cambodia.

- also know as kâmpuchea.

- it was the center of khmer ( Cambodian kingdom of angkar )

The pinpaet is a cambodian musical ensemble or an archestra that usually accompanies ceremonial
music of rhe royals.

Indonesian
- is an archepelago in Southeast Asia comprixing approximately 17,500 islands with over 238
million people.

- Indonesia is the fourth populous country and is the fourth biggest nation of the
world.

GAMELAN

- most popular form of music in Indonesia.