Indian riyaz · Intermediate · Indian classical
Janta varisai 1
Each swara twice, the second one given a small push. Janta (pair) varisai builds the control to repeat a note cleanly without sliding.
How to do it
- Two of each swara: sa sa ri ri ga ga ma ma…
- The second of each pair gets a small extra push.
- No slide between the two.
Remember Two clean taps on each swara.
| Numbers | 1 1 ♭2 ♭2 3 3 4 4 5 5 ♭6 ♭6 7 7 1′ 1′ 1′ 1′ 7 7 ♭6 ♭6 5 5 4 4 3 3 ♭2 ♭2 1 1 |
|---|---|
| Sargam | S S R̲ R̲ G G M M P P D̲ D̲ N N Ṡ Ṡ Ṡ Ṡ N N D̲ D̲ P P M M G G R̲ R̲ S S |
| Solfa | do do ra ra mi mi fa fa sol sol le le ti ti do do do do ti ti le le sol sol fa fa mi mi ra ra do do |
| Notes | G G A♭ A♭ B B C C D D E♭ E♭ F♯ F♯ G G G G F♯ F♯ E♭ E♭ D D C C B B A♭ A♭ G G |
| Sung on | sa sa re re ga ga ma ma pa pa dha dha ni ni sa sa sa sa ni ni dha dha pa pa ma ma ga ga re re sa sa |
Where it comes from
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