Todi phrases 1
Channel: RagaQuest
Date: 2022-12-29

After getting the Todi swara reasonably correct, we move on to practice the movements, the phrases. The raga always expresses itself through phrases, and playing these helps us internalise the chalan of a raga. Doing this riyaz with the tabla has the added advantage of also perfecting the laya, and working with the tala cycle.

This is an excerpt from a recent workshop I conducted near Pune..