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1. INDI
AInstruments)
(Musical

2. CLASSIFICATION:
Stringed Instruments
Wind Instruments
Percussion Instruments
Ghana Vadya [idiophones]
Tantu Vadya [chordophones]
Sushir Vadya [aerophones]
Avanaddha Vadya [membranophones]

3. Tantu Vadya:
Plucked Instruments
Stringed musical instruments played by
quickly pulling and releasing strings
with a finger or plectrum (pick)
Bowed Instruments
Stringed musical instruments played
with a wooden rod with horsehair
tightly stretched between the two ends

4. Tantu Vadya:
Veena
Sitar
Sarod
Tanpura
Ektara
Santoor
Plucked

5. VEENA

6. Long neck lute (wood)
24 frets (metal)
2 resonators
4 metal and 3 drone strings
Used in Carnatic Classical music as a solo instrument
VEENA

7. SITAR
Balanced
between
the
player's
left foot
and right
knee
SITAR
Long-necked string instrument
Has 7 main strings (2 drone strings)
Most well-known Indian
instrument
Has 17 strings (usual)
Plucked with a wire plectrum (Mizrab)
Has 11 sympathetic strings lying under the frets
Has frets that are metal rods, bent into crescents
Main resonator is usually made of a gourd;
additional resonator attached to the neck

8. SAROD
An instrument which is
derived from the Rabab
(Afghanistan)
Has a metal fingerboard
with NO frets
A taut membrane which
covers the resonator
Has 8-10 main strings; 12-15 resonant strings
Played with a plectrum/
pick made of coconut
shell (java)
SAROD

9. TANPURA
Resembles to Sitar
Has NO frets
Has 4 strings
Known for its very rich sound
A drone instrument

10. One of the most ancient forms
Has only 1 metal string
Made up of wood
Used for Kirtan chanting
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RA hammered dulcimer w/c
is struck w/ light wooden
mallets
24 or >100 strings
Typical sizes tend to be
around 80
Has a vibrant tone
Ako si Renz,
mwah!!

12. Tantu Vadya:
Esraj (Dilruba)
Sarangi
Bowed

13. Has a Sitar-like neck
Has 20 metal frets
Dilruba (northern variation)
ESRAJ

14. SARANGI
Has 3-4 main playing strings
and 36 resonant/
sympathetic strings
Has NO frets or fingerboard;
strings float in the air
Pitch is determined by sliding
the fingernail against the
string rather than pressing it
against a fingerboard
Resembles the tone of the
human voice
SARANGI

15. Sushir Vadya:
Shehnai
Harmonium
Bamboo Flute
Bansuri – 6-hole bamboo flute
Venu – 8-hole bamboo flute

16. SHEHNAIDouble-reed wind
instrument
With a widening tube
towards lower end
Has 7 upper holes for
playing and lower
holes for tuning
Persian “Sheh” (King)
and “Nai” (Flute) to
mean King’s Flute
Created by improving
the Pungi - used by
snake charmers
SHEHNAI

17. Uses air to play music - a bellow
Keys are similar to that of a piano
Played with one hand
HARMONIUM
Bellow with the other

18. BAMBOO FLUTE
BANSURI
Hindustani (North Indian)
system
6-7 holes for flexibility and
correctness of pitch
VENU
Carnatic (South Indian)
system
8 holes

19. Avanaddha Vadya:
Tabla
Dhol(ak)
Pakhawaj (Mridangam)
Sreekhol (Khol)
Dhak

20. TABLA
Small wooden right hand drum
(Dayan) - high-pitch
Larger metal left hand drum
(Bayan) - low-pitch
Has large black spot on each of the
playing surfaces to create the bell-like
timbre
Uses the base of the palm and fingers
Used for the accompaniment of north
Indian Classical music (Hindustani)
A pair of drums

21. Double-sided barrel drum
Played with two wooden sticks
Hung over the neck with a strap
made up of woven cloth
DHOL
membrane is simple but left one has
special coating

22. North Indian version of
the Mridangam
One side of the drum is
larger than the other
A double-ended drum
Used for Odissi and
Kathak dancing
Played with the different
parts of the hand
PAKHAWAJ

23. (SREE)KHOL
Also called as Mridang
Has a body made of clay
Small head on right side
Larger head on left side

24. Almost the same with Dhol
DHAK
Hung over the shoulder on
sideways with a strap
Played with two wooden sticks

25. Ghana Vadya:
Manjira
Jaltarang(am)
Ghungroo
Ghatam

26. MANJIRA
A rhythmic instrument
used for folk music
Cymbals are metal and
tied with a cotton lace
Played by banging on each other in a particular way
Used in devotional music

27. Made up of a series of
China bowls of varying sizes
Arranged in semi-circle, and performer sits in the middle
Filled with varying levels of
water w/c defines the pitch
Water xylophone
JALTARANG
Largest bowl is to the left; whereas the smallest to his right
Played by banging the bowls w/ 2 light & thin bamboo sticks

28. Also known as Ankle Bells
May be held, or worn on wrists
Made of small metallic bells
Used in dance (Bharatnatyam,
Kuchipudi, Odissi, and Kathak)
Start out with 50 bells (novice)
GHUNGROO

29. GHATAM
A large clay pot with a
narrow opening
Played by striking
Pitch is raised or lowered
by opening or closing the
hole with the stomach
Made mainly of clay baked with brass or copper
filings with a small amount of iron filings

30. Tamang
emowt lang…
Ba-bye na!