Episode 4: Playing with Notes!

After recapping the newly learned concepts of rhythm and learning about tempo, Sahana and Hamir see how all these components along with notes, melody and lyrics come together to form a song! Bonus Materials

Join Sahana and Hamir for an action packed train ride to Borivali. The siblings explore the concepts of rhythm, beats, taal and the special language of the tabla, along with a round up of the other rhythm instruments of the world. Bonus Materials Episode Credits

Sahana brings all the learnings about notes together to explain the important concept of Raag to Hamir.  She shares snippets of different raag-s to him and the two finish learning the Sa Pa Sa song. Bonus Materials

Sahana and Hamir venture out to Sahana’s music class, a new outing for Hamir. Hamir hears new sounds at the class and probes his sister to explain further. Sahana explains the concept of shuddh (natural), komal (flat), and tivra (sharp) notes, exploring and demonstrating the full gamut of notes used to create all music. Bonus Materials

Now that Hamir knows what notes are, he has many questions for his sister! Sahana explains the many different ways in which notes can move to form different patterns. She also shares the importance of the tanpura, an instrument that is essential to Indian classical music. Bonus Materials Episode Credits

Sahana explains the concept of notes, the alphabets of music, to Hamir. They explore the seven notes, their names, and how they sound. They return to the song Sahana had taught Hamir in the previous episode and learn more, connecting the dots between the song and their learnings about notes. Bonus Materials

Sahana and Hamir explore different styles of music from around the world, leading to more discussion around Hindustani music. Sahana narrates a famous tale from the history of Hindustani music, and then teaches Hamir one of her favorite songs that explains some of the basic concepts of this style. Bonus Materials Episode Credits

Meet siblings Sahana and Hamir and learn about their interests, quirks, and quibbles! In this episode, Sahana and Hamir explore the differences between sound and music. By listening to various sounds, the duo come to conclusions about the nature of music and identify Sahana’s favorite style of music! Bonus Materials Episode Credits