One who can teach a child with ease has really understood the subject. The test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another. You did it perfectly. Thank you.
A good flute player will eventually learn to start the scale (the base "Sa") from any hole (and even half-hole). To achieve that level, the player will need to have developed a very good sense of pitch for each raag. Starting a scale anywhere from the normal position is called transposition. I will be doing a video on this in the future. As Ghanshyamji, has said, in the Hindustani style, the "Sa" is produced by closing the top three finger holes. This makes the playing of raag Yaman (Carnatic: Kalyani) easy because no holes need to be closed partially. Using "Sa" as the note produced when only the top two holes are closed is actually the Carnatic style of playing the flute. This system makes the playing of Khamaj thaat (Carnatic: Harikambodhi) easy. Other transpositions: closing all 6 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhilaval (Carnatic: Sankarabharanam) easy. closing top 5 holes for your Sa - makes playing Kaafi Thaat (Carnatic: Kharaharapriya) easy. closing top 4 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhairavi (Carnatic: Thodi) easy. Closing only the top hole for your Sa - makes playing Asaveri (Carnatic: Natabhairavi) easy. Opening all the holes for your Sa is hardly ever used because Pa will need to be produced by partially closing a hole, making it less stable.
When you start at the lowest note or fundamental, with all the holes covered on a bansuri as your Sa or Do, and uncover all the holes one by one up the scale, you will produce a natural major scale, or the Ionian Mode. When you play a scale starting from just the bottom hole uncovered, which would be Re, to the Re up above it, you play the Dorian Mode, which is like a natural minor scale, except with the sixth note of the scale sharpened from what it would normally be - here as well, you are simply uncovering all the holes completely in sequential order, one by one, with no half holing. In North Indian Hindustani music, the Dorian Mode corresponds to what is called the Kafi That, or Parent Scale. Similarly, from Mi (Ga) to the Mi / Ga up above it, with no half holing, produces the Phrygian Mode, which corresponds to the Bhairavi That. Then, the upper "comfortable scale" starting from the middle of the flute, from the fourth note to the one up above it, will produce, with no half holing, the Lydian Mode, which corresponds to the Kalyan That in Hindustani Music. Similarly, the rest of the ancient Greek Modes each have their corresponding That or Parent Scale in the North Indian Hindustani system of music. Since there are mainly only seven ancient Greek Modes, but Ten basic Parent Scales in Hindustani music, there are more Hindustani parent scales than there are ancient Greek Modes.
Hello sir, i was just passing through by the youtube videos and i watched this. I honesty have no idea on Music. I love to listen. Your video is informative and i liked the way you articulated it. Amazing!!!!!!!! Anybody can understand the basics of Scales from this video :)
Fantastic explanation! Only this evening, I was having this discussion with my Brother about whether or not this system was correct. We weren't sure, and then by chance (I wasn't searching for the answer), I spotted your video amongst many others! Thank you for a great explanation!
Thanks a lot for the knowledge you imparted here. I was searching for things you taught all over the internet and found it here. I usually never comment anywhere but you are one genuine teacher. Keep uploading more videos, I love'em. :)
Thank you very much. That was clearly put and very helpful. I live in England and usually spend a month or two in India each year. Last year I bought a bansuri and had some lessons, but now I am home I am struggling without a teacher.
Thank you for the video. You have very patiently and understandably explained the concept. Please continue to post similar videos. Being a beginner in flute, your tutorial has helped me a lot.
I don't know anything about flute till now....bt i wnt 2 learn ds, so i can see mny flute videos.... Bt aftr seeing yr video, i immediately catch d real tuning on evry note😊 I mst say, u r really a vry good flute playr....keep it up😎😎
I have some clarifications to make regarding the "two comfortable scales" that Ghanshyam is talking about, from a Western musical perspective. When you start your scale from the middle of the flute, if you play all the natural, unaltered notes, you will get a raised fourth, which in Indian music is called a Tivra Ma. The ancient Greek mode with a raised fourth is called the Lydian Mode, which originated in ancient Lydia in Asia Minor, which is now part of Turkey. Because of this raised fourth, or Tivra Ma, to get a regular major scale, which is the Ionian Mode, starting from the middle of the flute, you must leave the uppermost hole partially covered, or komal / flattened by a half step, by partially covering the hole. Now, when you play the other comfortable scale starting from the bottom of the flute, with all the holes covered as the Sa or Do, you do not have to half cover any of the holes in playing the scale; simply go on up the scale from the bottom or lowest note / fundamental pitch, with all the holes covered, uncovering the holes in sequential order on up the scale, one at a time to produce the subsequent notes of the scale.
Thanks, Ghanshyam! In my high school years in Japan, I was quite enthralled with classical Indian music, and went to the library at the Indian embassy in Tokyo to read all I could about Indian music, its theory as well as its mysticism. I borrowed someone's sitar for a month and played around on it, and even made my own version of a sitar, ordering strings from India via the Indian embassy. I also started making and playing bamboo flutes in my high school days. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was a member of the Ravi Shankar Music Circle, and attended some wonderful concerts by the likes of Lakshmi Shankar (vocal) and GS Sachdev (bansuri) - those were truly magical evenings!
panfluteman2000 by god's grace, i was able to figure out this logic naturally. Nice to hear it from you. Thanks for acknowledging the fact. Some people have opposite reviews from what I have said. Soon they understand, better for them.
Bro!! You just killed it, it was never available earlier and it actually helped me a lot in terms of understanding...could you also share how to play a raga and alankar murkiyan and all..only if you may...anonymous
Great 👏... Sir... Good comparison Could you please make a video by playing a scale on 3 different scale flutes in a sequence along with original scale flute
Good,Thank you,nobody taught these secrets yes ,please teach us about flute temperatures which affects the sound of the flute notes especially high notes,and wetting of lips while playing flute
Sir..u said 2 scales can be played comfortably on any flute .then.how we can play mandra and tarastayi notes when we close all holes and take it as sa..please reply
One who can teach a child with ease has really understood the subject.
The test of your knowledge is your capacity to convey it to another.
You did it perfectly. Thank you.
Finally! Someone clearly explained how the Bansuri scale system works! This was very informative and helpful. Thank you for posting this video.
A good flute player will eventually learn to start the scale (the base "Sa") from any hole (and even half-hole). To achieve that level, the player will need to have developed a very good sense of pitch for each raag. Starting a scale anywhere from the normal position is called transposition. I will be doing a video on this in the future.
As Ghanshyamji, has said, in the Hindustani style, the "Sa" is produced by closing the top three finger holes. This makes the playing of raag Yaman (Carnatic: Kalyani) easy because no holes need to be closed partially. Using "Sa" as the note produced when only the top two holes are closed is actually the Carnatic style of playing the flute. This system makes the playing of Khamaj thaat (Carnatic: Harikambodhi) easy. Other transpositions:
closing all 6 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhilaval (Carnatic: Sankarabharanam) easy.
closing top 5 holes for your Sa - makes playing Kaafi Thaat (Carnatic: Kharaharapriya) easy.
closing top 4 holes for your Sa - makes playing Bhairavi (Carnatic: Thodi) easy.
Closing only the top hole for your Sa - makes playing Asaveri (Carnatic: Natabhairavi) easy.
Opening all the holes for your Sa is hardly ever used because Pa will need to be produced by partially closing a hole, making it less stable.
I have first time come across a video which has explained the flute scales not only in an easy way but explained completely as well...thank you
I like the way you state facts and not opinions. It is really straight forward. Thanks man. I consider you my teacher.
Am learning flute since 4 months. Your video will help me a lot. Thank you very much for this video
When you start at the lowest note or fundamental, with all the holes covered on a bansuri as your Sa or Do, and uncover all the holes one by one up the scale, you will produce a natural major scale, or the Ionian Mode. When you play a scale starting from just the bottom hole uncovered, which would be Re, to the Re up above it, you play the Dorian Mode, which is like a natural minor scale, except with the sixth note of the scale sharpened from what it would normally be - here as well, you are simply uncovering all the holes completely in sequential order, one by one, with no half holing. In North Indian Hindustani music, the Dorian Mode corresponds to what is called the Kafi That, or Parent Scale. Similarly, from Mi (Ga) to the Mi / Ga up above it, with no half holing, produces the Phrygian Mode, which corresponds to the Bhairavi That. Then, the upper "comfortable scale" starting from the middle of the flute, from the fourth note to the one up above it, will produce, with no half holing, the Lydian Mode, which corresponds to the Kalyan That in Hindustani Music. Similarly, the rest of the ancient Greek Modes each have their corresponding That or Parent Scale in the North Indian Hindustani system of music. Since there are mainly only seven ancient Greek Modes, but Ten basic Parent Scales in Hindustani music, there are more Hindustani parent scales than there are ancient Greek Modes.
You cleared all my concepts regarding octaves, scales etc. Being a noob in music i was always confused with these technical terms. Thanks a lot
The video I needed, great explaination brother, have been searching all day for all scales of flutes. Thanks
You solved so many questions. Thank You.
I was asking questions from so many people, no one answered.
Thank You, keep it up.
Well explained about the scales and different flutes. Looking forward to give learning exercises.
For the first time I have come across such an appropriate explanation for using so many flutes, thanX brother
verey good Explanation and sharp and beautiful method of the lesson ....
I am a beginner and I have fully understood you, because you explained with such a grace and simplicity, thank you 😊
Hello sir, i was just passing through by the youtube videos and i watched this. I honesty have no idea on Music. I love to listen. Your video is informative and i liked the way you articulated it. Amazing!!!!!!!! Anybody can understand the basics of Scales from this video :)
Fantastic explanation! Only this evening, I was having this discussion with my Brother about whether or not this system was correct. We weren't sure, and then by chance (I wasn't searching for the answer), I spotted your video amongst many others! Thank you for a great explanation!
Huge respect for you sir , that you are helping a lot of students through your video
Priyadarshan Bag thank u. It means a lot.
Thanks a lot for the knowledge you imparted here. I was searching for things you taught all over the internet and found it here.
I usually never comment anywhere but you are one genuine teacher. Keep uploading more videos, I love'em. :)
TheRetouchstar thanks for ur words. Will surely keep uploading content. Thanks
Bro - You're too good and genuine to explain such concepts!
First of all I am giving thanks for very nice and sincere class. God bless you.
Thank you very much. That was clearly put and very helpful.
I live in England and usually spend a month or two in India each year. Last year I bought a bansuri and had some lessons, but now I am home I am struggling without a teacher.
John Tuffin All the best John. U will fall in love with the instrument once u get deeper into it.
best explanation....now i know why it is written c#/g# on my flute...thanks a lot..
Excellent explanation and demonstration in simple and effective way regarding scale of a flute.
I really like the explanation. It's straightforward
Thank you for the video. You have very patiently and understandably explained the concept. Please continue to post similar videos. Being a beginner in flute, your tutorial has helped me a lot.
Ghanshyam ji u are really great teacher.
Excellent superb awesome....
It clears all scale doubts in easy way .. Thanks a lot
The best video on flutes i've ever seen thank you so much sir... Sir also explain about sharp major minor base etc etc....
Dear Sir, i was very hungry for this knowledge for last few months. Thanks a lot .
Excellent and really great teaching you are the real flute Guru!
Its really very fruitful bro.. thanks for sharing your information with us.
Your explanation is just awesome bhaiyya
Awesome video. Very clear explanation.
Amazing explanation..extremely helpful
Kya baat hai guru. Nice 👍🏽 informative and to the point. 🙏🏽
I don't know anything about flute till now....bt i wnt 2 learn ds, so i can see mny flute videos.... Bt aftr seeing yr video, i immediately catch d real tuning on evry note😊 I mst say, u r really a vry good flute playr....keep it up😎😎
Doubts cleared ..simple and clear explanation
it was the best videos i have ever seen about flute scale
Wonderful explanation
Superb
Thank you so much for sharing the knowledge
Shilpa Dalsania thanks a lot.
Thank you for explaining different scales of flutes Sir,
I came to knew many things about the scales of flute....thnks for it
Very helpful video. Thank you. Was looking for something like pitchlab👍👍👍
Very easy way of explaining a complex thing. Thank you so much
excellent effort mr.soni, first time i understood about scales in music and what is octave etc.,
बहुत खूब गुरू वर........
Thank you for the great explanation! Nobody could explain it the way you did ! Very useful 👍
Good knowledge sharing ..
Wonderfully explained.. Thank you so much. Please make more videos like this.
A very nice learning video Sir..thank you..😊😊
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super like for ur this training video, very nice explanation on the very complicated topic....thank u very much
Good evening sir...good subjects for all instrument s player...thanks...
Beautifully explained. Thanks you sir.🙏🙏
Thank you so much brother, got a clear answer for a big problem because of you.
Thank you for clearing a few doubts.
Very nice and helpful....
Very useful information. Thanks a lot..
I have some clarifications to make regarding the "two comfortable scales" that Ghanshyam is talking about, from a Western musical perspective. When you start your scale from the middle of the flute, if you play all the natural, unaltered notes, you will get a raised fourth, which in Indian music is called a Tivra Ma. The ancient Greek mode with a raised fourth is called the Lydian Mode, which originated in ancient Lydia in Asia Minor, which is now part of Turkey. Because of this raised fourth, or Tivra Ma, to get a regular major scale, which is the Ionian Mode, starting from the middle of the flute, you must leave the uppermost hole partially covered, or komal / flattened by a half step, by partially covering the hole. Now, when you play the other comfortable scale starting from the bottom of the flute, with all the holes covered as the Sa or Do, you do not have to half cover any of the holes in playing the scale; simply go on up the scale from the bottom or lowest note / fundamental pitch, with all the holes covered, uncovering the holes in sequential order on up the scale, one at a time to produce the subsequent notes of the scale.
panfluteman2000 absolutely true.
Thanks, Ghanshyam! In my high school years in Japan, I was quite enthralled with classical Indian music, and went to the library at the Indian embassy in Tokyo to read all I could about Indian music, its theory as well as its mysticism. I borrowed someone's sitar for a month and played around on it, and even made my own version of a sitar, ordering strings from India via the Indian embassy. I also started making and playing bamboo flutes in my high school days. When I lived in Los Angeles, I was a member of the Ravi Shankar Music Circle, and attended some wonderful concerts by the likes of Lakshmi Shankar (vocal) and GS Sachdev (bansuri) - those were truly magical evenings!
panfluteman2000 by god's grace, i was able to figure out this logic naturally. Nice to hear it from you. Thanks for acknowledging the fact. Some people have opposite reviews from what I have said. Soon they understand, better for them.
Thora aur likh deta
Hi sir. It was a wonderful explanation u had given.
Thanks a lot Ghanshyam for sharing your knowledge.. .
Very detailed and clear! Thanks a lot..this kind of understanding was needed !
Bro!! You just killed it, it was never available earlier and it actually helped me a lot in terms of understanding...could you also share how to play a raga and alankar murkiyan and all..only if you may...anonymous
Thanks for your explanation in a simple way to know easily for beginners like me
Very nice tutorials. Thanks. Who do you buy your flutes from? Looks like Subhash and Kanha flutes?
My doubt clear only for u thank you thank you very much. Please make a post on how to play raga ,what is pakad, chal ,bol antra alankar .
guruji! thanks, I had a doubt about this ,but now it is cleared, very narrative. regards!
Thanks so much for sharing such an important factor of flute playing so clearly
Thank so much
u cleared all the confusions from my head
thanx man :)
सोनी जी, अच्छा समझाया आपने।
Really liked this explanation👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
arvind verma thanks for appreciation
you made me this very clear sir. respect you 👏
Thank u sir, really by watching I learnt many things
First time for me...!! Thanks Sir
Very nice explanation all other youtubers are only one type scale playing sa re ga ma pa dha ni sa
Nice explanation boss! Keep going
Great 👏... Sir... Good comparison
Could you please make a video by playing a scale on 3 different scale flutes in a sequence along with original scale flute
very nice dear friend as your name indicates it is for u to olay the flut,realy nicelly narrated i was finding such video thank you again
wow man...made my life..
Nice one Subscribed...Keep'em comin....
Awesome explanation. I loved the way you teach. You my RUclips Guru now. 🙏🏻
Bro you just cleared my confusions :) Thanks alot for briefly describing about scales, cheers
And ofcourse liked your video and sucbscribed to your chanel ;) keep posting
Very valuable explanation
Good,Thank you,nobody taught these secrets yes ,please teach us about flute temperatures which affects the sound of the flute notes especially high notes,and wetting of lips while playing flute
Nicely explained
for beginners should we always buy C scale flute? For kids what kind of flute is advisable?
thank you! this was very well explained.
Very well explained.
very nice brother.... it helps alot....just one question wot about d# flute.....what scale its pa sounds.
Great video! Thank you 🙏
which scale flute is the best for the Beginner's????
You explained the facts very nicely
Very good explaining....thanks....
which beginner flute should i buy to play national anthem for independence
Thank you very much for tutorial. Do you know How long is a E bass flute please? and diameter?
Which scale is most melodious
Sir..u said 2 scales can be played comfortably on any flute .then.how we can play mandra and tarastayi notes when we close all holes and take it as sa..please reply
Thank u sir
For giving clear info abt flutes
Beautifully explained
bhaiya g jo last me flute dikhaya tha apne wo flute main buy karna chahta hu plz link provide krey jaha se buy kharid saku
Sir...thanks for such lucid explanation...which app you told?