Learn a raga
See aaroh, avroh, pakad, and vadi, follow compositions with their words, and practice alaap and taan on the tabla.
Choose a raga to see its aaroh, avroh, pakad, and common patterns.
Compositions
Published compositions with notation. Read the words first, then follow the notation line by line. Each box is one beat of the taal, with the words under the notes.
Choose a raga to see its compositions.
Practice alaap and taan
Listen to a phrase, sing it back, then move to the next one. Sthayi phrases stay low and resolve to Sa; antara phrases rise to taar Sa. Alaaps are free and unmetered; each box is one note and its held length. In taans, each box is one beat of the taal chosen in the sound bar.
Choose a raga to see alaap and taan phrases.
Compose
1 Describe your phrase
Choose a few musical details. Riyaaz your way writes the prompt for you, and every option follows the raga's aaroh and avroh.
Examples:
2 Arrange your line
Click a swara above, use the keyboard at the bottom, or press S D V G H M , L for S R G m P D N S′ and X C B N K for r g M d n. Z and . change the octave.
Click a note to select it. New notes go after it; hold Shift to replace it.
Library
Saved lines
Your library is stored in this browser. Export it to keep a backup or move it to another browser.
Choose a raga to see saved lines.
Recordings
Recordings are stored in this browser and included in library exports.
No recordings yet. Click Record in the sound bar to start.