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MUSIC FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT. By Dr. Manjiree Vikas Gokhale. Musical Instruments. Voice. Voice is the only living instrument. It is the only instrument whose timbre or the tonal quality can be changed and altered according to the will of the performer.
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MUSIC FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT By Dr. Manjiree Vikas Gokhale
Voice • Voice is the only living instrument. • It is the only instrument whose timbre or the tonal quality can be changed and altered according to the will of the performer. • It is the only instrument whose pitch range can be altered by practice and exercise.
Classification • Musical Instruments are classified in different ways in different parts of the world. • We will see here the Indian and Western classification methods.
Indian Classification Musical instruments are broadly classified in 4 groups: 1. Tantu Vadya i.e. the stringed instruments a. Tata i.e. plucked strings b. Vitata i.e. bowed strings 2. Sushir i.e. the wind instruments. 3. Avanaddha i.e. percussion instruments, mostly the drums, made of leather. 4. Ghana i.e. percussion instruments made of metal.
Tantu Vadya These are the musical instruments that are stringed. Music is played either by plucking the strings or bowing the strings. The strings are the initial vibrators. Instruments like Santoor and Guitar have been improvised in recent days.
Tata instruments : • Stringed instruments which are played by striking the strings. • They are struck either by fingers or with the help of some plucking aid. • They have a drone or wooden board as a resonator. • The drone is usually made of pumpkin. • Some of the instruments are: Sitar, Tanpura, Sarod, Santoor, Ektara, etc.
Some musical instruments from tata family…… Left: Tanpura A instrument played for accompanying the soloist for harmony with some other instrument or vocal music. Right:Sitar It is a solo instrument played for classical concerts. It has extra strings tuned properly called as taraf strings. They are a peculiar feature of this instrument.
More instruments….. Santoor Saraswati Veena Mohan Veena sarod
Vitata Vadya….. These are the stringed instruments which are played by bowing. The sound quality of these instruments resembles human voice. Some of the instruments in this family are violin, dilruba, israj, etc.
Violin: It is one of the most popular solo as well as accompanied instruments. Though its origin lies in the west, it is well accepted in India since long. It plays a major role in classical as well as light music concerts.
dilruba israj These instruments are played solo or for accompaniment.
Sushir Vadya All the wind instruments come under this group. They are made of hollow pipes made of wood, bamboo or metal. The air column inside the pipe is made to vibrate by blowing. Some of the instruments are conch, flute, bansuri, shehnai, etc.
This is the oldest and natural instrument found in all cultures of the world, from which musical sound can be played. It can play only one note.
Been Bansuri Shehnai
Avanaddha Vadya These are the percussion instruments. They have a striking skin made of leather. They are the main rhythm instruments. The sound is made by striking the leather skin and vibrating it. Hands or sticks are used for striking.
Tabla: The most popular Indian Drum. It is played solo or for accompaniment of classical as well as light music performances.
Chaughada: An accompanying instrument for shehnai. Mridangam Dafali Pakhawaj
Ghana Vadya These instruments are also from the percussion group. They are made of metal or other sonorous material. The metal is struck by hands or made to vibrate to produce sound. All the cymbals, bells and ghatam are some examples of this instrument family.
Zanj Ghatam Ghungaroo
Jalatarang Khartaals, Clappers, Manjira
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