What are the typical indian classical songs which a good learner should attempt first?
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If you are a starter, try to learn the basics of musics which will really help you a lot further in your future musical journey. Viz. sense of 12 swaras(notes) in North Indian Style, then the concept basi Ragas in ten Thatas. Chhota kheyals with Alaps. Taans etc.
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and also basic alankaar and basic ragas :)
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Sharmistha Banerjee
Music and Dance Trainer
New learner small simple bandish as well as bhajan.
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Ira Joshi
Master (Sangeet Alankaar) in Indian Classical Music. Registered Teacher of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay Mandal Miraj. (For Female candidates only)
You can learn in initial stage simple bhajans and other songs like "Payoji Maine Ram Ratan dhan payo....."or "Radhe rani de daro bansi mori....." there are many other classical songs too from filmy sangeet...you can start up with that.
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Saswati Acharya
I am a hindustani classical singer and have versatile voice suiting all types of songs.
In case you are talking to specify the ragas for a start.. bhupali, bageshri n bhairav are the best ones to start with.. to have control on the surs practising all the ten thats will also help as it covers all the komal and shudha swaras. Further, when its indian classical songs, please understand...
read more In case you are talking to specify the ragas for a start.. bhupali, bageshri n bhairav are the best ones to start with.. to have control on the surs practising all the ten thats will also help as it covers all the komal and shudha swaras. Further, when its indian classical songs, please understand that catering songs which have a touch of both sufi and classical to it will groom your voice more . Would request you to look into songs like manmohini morey (from movie Yuvraj) . Also, songs like madhuban me radhika, nache mann mora magan, mann tarpat hari darshan ko aaj etc.would come under the classical category. read less
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Nivedita Kulkarni
Vocal Indian Classical Music classes
Simple songs like man re tu kahe na dheer dhare, bhajans, etc.
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Shwetha Devarajan
Good classical singer and Good grip on English, personality development & soft skills Trainer
HI Gaurav, If you are in your basics, then you can try learning Sree gananatha - The first geetham in basics, vara veena in mohana raagam etc. Let me know if you have any questions.
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Vineet Kale
I say Forget Classical... Learn the music that touches your heart!! i always teach my students the songs that they love first and then slowly guide them into understanding the notes and the classical theory :-)
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