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How many notes can sitar play?
A sitar can have 18, 19, 20, or 21 strings.
How many scales are there in sitar?
Ravi Shankar Explains The Raga There are roughly 72 parent scales. And each scale has hundreds of ragas, which can be pentatonic (five notes), hexatonic (six notes) or full scale (seven notes).
How much is a sitar cost?
Sitar prices in the U.S. can range from $300-$4500 depending on quality. Concert quality instruments usually start in the $1500 range.
Is sitar and veena the same?
Sitar and Veena are both stringed instruments of India. They are different in terms of their making, the style of play and the like. The veena is mostly used in Carnatic music recitals whereas, Sitar is mostly used in Hindustani music recitals. Sitar is widely used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
How long will it take to learn sitar?
Sitar is an instrument which requires lifelong learning and practice. On an average, roughly we can say in about 5 years you may gain a fairly good skill to play sitar provided you start learning very young from a good guru, and practice regularly.
Is sitar an Indian instrument?
sitar, stringed instrument of the lute family that is popular in northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The word sitar is derived from the Persian word sehtar, meaning “three-stringed.” The instrument appears to have descended from long-necked lutes taken to India from Central Asia.
How much are sitars in India?
The cost of a sitar varies from around 6k to anywhere around 80k. I strongly recommend that you take along your teacher or any other person who knows stuff about sitar. For an absolute beginner, its really difficult to differentiate between an good and a bad sitar. The sitars which are below 15k are really average.
Is Sitar difficult to learn?
Sitar has a very steep learning curve. Learning sitar on one’s own is nigh impossible and certainly inadvisable (you will likely end up having to untrain bad technique); a teacher’s guidance is really necessary for the technique of sitar and certainly for the music itself.