Power of music. Review on East Meets West

There may be hardly any one who don?t like music,from centureias music has a very good impact on human beings. We are surrounded by music, yet most people don't realize the vast impact it has on our everyday mental, physical, and spiritual health.What is music? We can say music is sounds which feel good to our ears.

Modern researchers delving into why and how music affects our minds and bodies have come up with some startling facts. For instance, music creates changes in metabolism, circulation, blood volume, pulse, blood pressure, and our moods. Doris Soibelman, author of Therapeutic and Industrial Uses of Music, claims that nearly every organ in the body responds to music.music not only effective on himan beings but is also has a good affect on plants and animals.In some part of south India farmers play music trees in his farm.

Music can compel us to laugh, to cry, to worship God. It can calm us or whip us into an emotional foot-stomping frenzy. Playing ''our song'' can trigger memories and nostalgic moods.Can any one imagin movies without music.correct backgroung music can take ur deep in to that movie.

For hundreds of years humans have been enjoying many unique genres of music. We have progressed through the ages with different sounds of choice. However, the main reason that people continue to invest their hard earned money into records and CD?s is because music makes them feel well. Many college students today listen to music while they are studying.

Today programmed music is used to make jogging, walking, and other exercises easier and more fun. In a recent newspaper interview with a top high school runner, the athlete attributed his running success partly to music.Today scientifically planned music greets us everywhere and is used in hospital labor rooms and dentist offices to help keep both doctor and patient calm.In South india music are played for the trees in the farm to grow fast. Indian Raag malkouns is a good treatement for hypertension.whic is scientifically proved.

In this review I will try to explain the basic of the great Indian classical music.

The music of India is one of the oldest unbroken musical traditions in the world. It is said that the origins of this system go back to the Vedas (ancient scripts of the Hindus). Many different legends have grown up concerning the origins and development of Indian classical music. Such legends go a long way in showing the importance that music has in defining Indian culture.

The basis for Indian music is ''sangeet''. Sangeet is a combination of three art forms: vocal music, instrumental music and dance.( Gayan,vadan aur nritha kala) Although these three art forms were originally derived from the single field of stagecraft. Today these three forms have differentiated into complex and highly refined individual art forms.

The present system of Indian music is based upon two important pillars: rag and tal. Rag is the melodic form while tal is the rhythmic.

Rag may be roughly equated with the Western term mode or scale. There is a system of seven notes which are arranged in a means not unlike Western scales. However when we look closely we see that it is quite different what we are familiar with. There must be the notes of the rag. They are called the swar. This concept is similar to the Western solfege.

There must also be a modal structure. This is called that in North Indian music and mela in carnatic music.there 10 thats (Thaats) thay are

1. Bilawal (Ionian):- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa. ( All sware r shud)

   
   




2. Khammaj (Mixolydian) :- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Ne komal rest shud)

   
   




3. Kafi (Dorian) :- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Ga & Ne komal rest shud)

   
   




4. Asawari (Aeolian) :- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Ga, Dha & Ne komal rest shud).

   
   




5. Bhairavi (Phrygian) :- SA, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Sa, Ma, Pa shud rest komal).

   
   




6. Bhairav :- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Re & Dha komal rest shud).

   
   




7. Klayan (Lydian) :- Sa, Re, Ga, M`a, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Ma thivr rest shud).

   
   




8. Marwa :- Sa, Re, Ga, M`a, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Re komal,Ma thivr rest shud).

   
   

9.Purvi : Sa, Re, Ga, M`a, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Re and DhaKomal, Ma thivr rest shud).

1. Todi :- Sa, Re, Ga, M`a, Pa, Dha, Ne, Sa (Re,Ga Dha komal, Ma thivr rest shud).

There is also the jati. Jati is the number of notes used in the rag.There must also be the ascending and descending structure. This is called arohana /avarohana Another characteristic is that the various notes do not have the same level of significance. Some are important and others less so. The important notes are called vadi and samavadi.

The tal (rhythmic forms) are also very complex. Many common rhythmic patterns exist. They revolve around repeating patterns of beats.

The interpretation of the rag and the tal is not the same all over India. Today there are two major traditions of classical music. There is the north Indian and the south Indian tradition. The North Indian tradition is known as Hindustani sangeet and the south Indian is called Carnatic sangeet. Both systems are fundamentally similar but differ in nomenclature and performance practice.

Many musical instruments are peculiar to India. The most famous are the sitar and tabla. However there are many more that the average person may not be familiar with.

All of this makes up the complex and exciting field of Indian classical music. Its understanding easily consumes an entire lifetime.