Indian Classical Music OCR GCSE

What is a Raga?

• A bull used in fighting

• A fixed scale, sometimes different going up and down

• A fixed chord which never changes

• A fixed scale that always moves

Ragas are associated with?

• Moods, particular times of day/year

• Ceremonial occasions

• Food

• History

Performers play set melodies and also improvise using the

What is a Sitar?

• An Indian piano

• A small animal

• Stringed instrument played sat down

• A woodwind instrument

How do you play a Sitar?

• Bowed

• Plucked

• Slide

• Sing

What is a Sarangi?

• Stringed instrument

• Woodwind instrument

• Brass instrument

• Indian piano

How do you play a Sarangi?

• Plucked

• Bowed

• Slide

• Sing

What is a Tala?

• A chord

• A strummed instrument

• Rhythm cycles

• Indian piano

The Tala is repeated throughout the piece?

• True

• False

How many strings does a Sitar have?

• 20

• 24

• 10

• 2