Re: [tuning] Digest Number 1483

Hello Haresh

> Hello Robert, Can you tell me more about jamming along with Indian
> music in general , and one of Veena's songs in particular? I am
> making this request to know whether, Indian music, performed in any
> particular way (or ways), will suit jamming better.
>
> Would jamming go better with instrumental Indian music? With/without
> taal? Tempo: slow/fast? Some raga-s more suitable than some others?
> etc. etc.

The one that I jammed along with was her duje_ke_sang_nahi_jaun.mp3

I don't know about technical music terms in Indian music, but a slow
piece with rather few main notes that easily sit under the
fingers on a base recorder.

I've done an mp3 of part of it - just as it came with no attempt
to correct it and do a second "take". I'm aware of the poor intonation
in places (e.g. the last main note I play in the clip).

/tuning/files/Robert%20Walker/Veena_Sahasrabuddhe_base_rec_jamming.mp3

Sorry also about the quality, as an mp3 of an mp3.

I'm sure I can't put it on a web site for copyright, but perhaps it
is okay to upload it to the files area - we have enough space.
As soon as you've heard it, I'll delete the file.

I immediately liked Indian music the first time I ever heard it.
Since then I have been to very few Indian music concerts, and heard
some on line, but have greatly enjoyed the ones I went to and
this particular song I really like especially much on first hearing.

Robert

--- In tuning@y..., "Robert Walker" <robertwalker@n...> wrote:

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>>>> I don't know about technical music terms in Indian music, but a
slow piece with rather few main notes that easily sit under the
fingers on a base recorder. >>>>

Hi Robert, thanks for your response and illustrative mp3 file. If it
will be of any use to you, I volunteer to record a few raga-s for
your jamming sessions and practice, in the key of your choice. They
will be in slow alap-s, staying long on legitimate notes. I will
select those raga-s which are amenable to accompaniement of soft
chords. I can record in MIDI format, to make tanpura track and
chords track mutable. I have Cubase VST. Or, anyway you like and I
can do. I can record the main track in piano, or any instrument you
choose and I may have (on the synthesizer). I would prefer to use an
instrument naturally capable of glissando [or, is it a mere matter of
using pitch bend?]. I have to use 12-teT. Can you tell me how to use
MIDI and yet get JI? Or, will 12-teT do for now?

>>>> As soon as you've heard it, I'll delete the file. >>>>

Please delete it tomorrow (07/20 evening).

Regards,
Haresh.

Hello Robert, I thought I would start with a couple of raga-s to be
made suitable for jamming. However, I felt inspired, and have
started working on a bigger plan to do more serious "raga-s for
jamming". This has taken longer than expected [it was never expected
in the first instance]. Hence the delay. I will soon send you the
first sample for getting a feedback from you.

Thanks.
Haresh.

Hi Haresh,

> Hello Robert, I thought I would start with a couple of raga-s to be
> made suitable for jamming. However, I felt inspired, and have
> started working on a bigger plan to do more serious "raga-s for
> jamming". This has taken longer than expected [it was never expected
> in the first instance]. Hence the delay. I will soon send you the
> first sample for getting a feedback from you.

Thanks, I'll look forward to it :-) Exciting project.

Robert