HINDUSTANI

Sitar

- Chordophone Lute

- 7 main strings above the dome-like bridges (no frets)

- four of the seven strings are or melody and the rest is for rhythmic pattern

- 12 sympathetic strings under the bridges, these vibrate to the frequency of the main strings

- plucked with finger covered with wire protection

-DOES NOT CROSS TO KARNATIC

Sarod

- Chordophone Lute

- 7 main strings on the neck of the instrument

- fourstrings used for melody and the rest used to accentuate rhythm

- 12 sympathetic strings located below the plate that covers the neck, vibrate to frequency of main strings

- neck of instrument is like cello's and is smooth, no frets

Tambura

- 4 strings but only produces 2 pitches (Tonic and 5th notes of raga, tuned in octave

- groups don't often travel with tambura player, but finds someone to play locally

- Strings are played open, strings aren't held down

- CROSSES TO KARNATIC, they only differ in size

Saranji

- 3 main melodic strings

- 37 sympathetic

- no frets

- very difficult to play

Tabla

- a set of two membranophones

- small one is called Tabla is tuned to the raga, provides the pulse of the music

- large one called Baya is tuned to the musician's preferred sound timbre, accentuates rhythmic patterns with the control of sound

-DOES NOT CROSS OVER
Shenai

-double reed aerophone

KARNATIC

Vina

- Chordophone Lute

- 7 main strings

- frets

- No sympathetic strings

Violin

- Chordophone Fiddle

-same characteristics as western Violin

- Tuned and Held differently than western violin

Nadaswaram

- Double reed aerophone

- Similar to northern Shenai but this is L O N G E R and LOUDER

Bansuri

-flute

- 6 holes in the front, 1 in the back (for thumb)

Mridangam

- membranophone

- DOES NOT CROSS OVER

Harmonium & Shruti Box

- Drone instruments

- Harmonium : capable of producing melodic formula that serve as ostinato accompaniment

- Shruti box lacks keyboard play melody and purely produces predetermined pitches

- THEY CROSS OVER

	Created by Haruna Heima about 7 years ago

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