I am sure within few weeks you will be able to play your favorite tunes yourself without any help but ragas require additional practice. While practice, try to take help from the book repeatedly. Do, not try to play raga-based songs in the early stage of your learning. Listen and play raga based film songs with notations provided with the book. In the beginning try to play songs in a particular thaat and after that listen and learn Ragas and play songs with ragas. After learning thaat sargam its fingering practice in all three octaves is also necessary. First learn octaves/saptak, names of notes that is achal, komal and tiver notes, and then learn thaat/scale and practice few days with thaat sargam. Correct approach is learning with the thaat and raga concept in which melodious film songs are being composed. You will benefit more from short practices (15-30 minutes per day) than one or two long sessions per week. It is important to have a correct approach to practice from beginning. Many people learn keyboard or harmonium because of a desire to play old songs of sub-continent. CORRECT APPROACH TO PRACTICE From the beginning you should set yourself a goal. This will also help you keep a schedule and obtain weekly goals. Be practical in the early stages, it is helpful to have the guidance of an experienced teacher. Learning by listening your favorite Indian Pakistani midi music provided in the Internet and ragatracks. The best and fastest way to learn is to use this book in conjunction with: Buying midi music of your favorite songs from the website Practicing and playing with other musicians.

All music players should know all of the information contained in this book. How Raga based film songs are formed? What is taal/rhythm? How to play music notations & Vocal Training The book also features about thaat, ragas and raga based songs.

This book will show you: How to play keyboard in desi style? Difference between tiver, komal & achal swar.

© © 2004 Virtual Music Publications – All Rights Reserved=-098479346’ģ Keyboard Harmonium In Desi Style, ID-3366ĭESI STYLE MUSIC LESSONS Desi Style assumes you have no prior knowledge of music or playing the keyboard or harmonium or you play without correct approach. This e-Book is provided free subject to the condition that is shall not, by way of trade or otherwise be circulated without the publisher’s prior consent. © Copyright 2004 Virtual Music Publications - All rights reserved=-098479346’ No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. 2 Keyboard Harmonium In Desi Style, ID-3366Ĭontributor Authors Nisar Bazmi, Walayat Ali Khan Saleem Shahzad, Najeeb Khan

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