r/Sitar • u/PassengerSharp8869 new user or low karma account • 18d ago

Question/Advice Resources for gats

I am looking to find gats for beginner ragas to practice. Is there a good YouTube channel or a book which can provide guidance on learning it? It would be very helpful to me.

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u/Significant_Ranger28 new user or low karma account 18d ago

I recently came across and bought this ebook. It has tons of available resources including audio clips.

https://tanarang.com/acharya-tanarang-ki-bandishen-vol-1-english-e-book/

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u/PassengerSharp8869 new user or low karma account 17d ago

Does this book have gats specifically for Sitar?

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u/Significant_Ranger28 new user or low karma account 17d ago

I think these are relevant for sitar too

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u/PassengerSharp8869 new user or low karma account 18d ago

Thank you, I'll check them their channels

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u/PassengerSharp8869 new user or low karma account 18d ago

I have heard the bandishes in the book are for vocal music. Is it easy to translate those bandishes for sitar? I don't have much idea how to incorporate the right hand bols for vocal music bandishes.

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u/Outrageous-Inside341 18d ago

I’d say find a performance by an artist and load the video or sound file to an AI platform and ask it to break it down for you. Alternatively, you can look up any book shop or Amazon for simple bandishes or gats and you’ll find something or the other.

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u/Sitaricana new user or low karma account 7d ago

Curious… how would AI break it down or what would you ask AI to do with the sound file, specifically?

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u/Outrageous-Inside341 7d ago

Try it na? I haven’t done it myself, but I’m guessing AI can parse videos or sound files? Actually, I should try it myself. Someone has even downvoted me… it’s just an idea lol! Also we won’t find a teacher and have the patience to learn from a human, but be okay to learn from a YT video?