What is the difference between classical vocal music and light vocal music?

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In classical vocal music , focus is on swar, alankar,raag, taan. Whereas in light vocal music, focus is on different emotions in songs. Such as bhaktigeet, bhavgeet, deshbhakti geet, etc
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Light vocal is usually referrred to as soft gayki ...classical is a bit heavier gayki in which we use khatka, neend, gamak, taan n all ..
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Classical music contains raags etc. And light music contains songs ,ghazals etc.
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Classical music is nothing but the language .in which we learn swara first and then sahitya.but in light music we don't sing swara..we sing only sahitya.and in light music you can compose the lyrics with your fav Raaga and perform.but in classical music we have to sing according to the swaras which have...
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Classical music is nothing but the language .in which we learn swara first and then sahitya.but in light music we don't sing swara..we sing only sahitya.and in light music you can compose the lyrics with your fav Raaga and perform.but in classical music we have to sing according to the swaras which have already composed read less
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