Westerners tend to think of Indian classical music as loose #improvisation but the exact opposite is true. Even the opening free time #alap section of a #raga is organized into chapters. #DebashishBhattacharya explains how he organizes alap in #RaagYaman.

https://youtu.be/odXQw1J4uho

#HindustaniMusic #SlideGuitar

A snippet of my lesson with #DebashishBhattacharya. He’s teaching an #alap in #raag Komal Rishab Asavari. I like using the #intonia app to double check the shape of the alankar (ornamentation) and gliding.

Wednesday Morning #Raga. A monumental #raag #Bhimpalasi from #DebashishBhattacharya on #Hindustani #SlideGuitar. The #alap is on my regular rotation.

Bhimpalasi is based on Kafi thaat (Dorian in western terms) but the ascending line does not include the second or 6th degree. Descending lines can include all 7 pitches.

Ṉ̣ S G̱ M P Ṉ Ṡ, so minor 7th, root, minor 3rd, 4th, 5th, minor 7th, root.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRE-vfAxwtXNPMb1U406EDx3LZZacYWNS

#mastomusic #dobro #steelguitar