Khamaj - Alap - 10 | Sitar Practice with Scenes of Nature and Art | Music Meditation

The leaves begin to change colour as the weather turns colder. We lament that we still don’t own a comforting wood stove, but baking fills the house with delicious smells and warmth. Honey crisp apples, tart and full of juice, are peeled and then sliced up for a giant strudel. Recalling Oktoberfest parties hosted in previous years, we wonder how long the pandemic will last. So much is unknown; it feels good to connect with something familiar from childhood. We set the table with an honorary extra plate and cup to remember the student who might have sat there, enjoying this special feast with us. Like the birds filling themselves with peanuts in preparation for winter, we convince ourselves it won’t hurt to give ourselves another helping of whipped cream. We light a Diwali candle for hope. Filmed in the last week of October, and November 18th, 2020. - Miranda Stone
Full series playlist: shorturl.at/depsZ
If you are new to this video series, you may want to watch the following videos first:
Introduction to 12 Sitar Practice Videos - tinyurl.com/KhamajSitarIntro
Ornamentation and Notation - tinyurl.com/SitarOrnamentation
Tuning the Sitar: A Quick Checkup - tinyurl.com/SitarTuning5min
How to Tune the Sitar : 30 minute version - tinyurl.com/SitarTuning30min
Suggested Loops for Practice:
Loop any time coded section below with the free "Looper for RUclips" extension for Chrome - t.ly/BeSM. There are also looping extensions available for other browsers. Click on this link for instructions on how to use the looper: tinyurl.com/looperinstructions
Practice the 1st new phrase:
Without meend: 1:56-2:17
Single note meend (same as without meend): 2:17-2:39
Advanced meend: 3:05-3:28
Practice the 2nd new phrase:
Without meend: 5:03-5:21
Single note meend: 5:58-6:18
Advanced meend: 4:45-5:02 8:15-8:28
Practice both phrases together:
Without meend: 10:27-11:08
Single note meend: 11:09-11:47
Advanced meend: 13:41-14:23
Birds in this video:
Carolina Wren - 2:08
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3:17
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3:43
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3:47
Carolina Wren - 4:17
White-throated Sparrows - 5:31
Northern Cardinal male - 6:06
Common Grackle - 6:06
Filmed by Miranda Stone
Edited by Miranda Stone and Chris Hale
Audio recording by Chris Hale
Audio mastered by Matt James
If you have any questions, comments, or inquiries about lessons, feel free to write to Chris through his website at ChristopherHaleSitar.com/contact

[@SonamD.Dorjee]

Hello Chris! You've aged very well👍 Keep up the good work, God bless You & your Team. Cheers from North India.
BTW, I still have "Olio" album in Cassette version.😅

[@SitarToronto]

Ha! That Olio cassette is a rare thing! You can now find it digitally on bandcamp under "oliotheband." I'm glad to hear you think I've aged well! I am enjoying the process so far!