Music tells about your personality

Music and personality traits

I think the type of music you hear or you like to hear, defines the type of person you are. Below is some the research done in the area.

Pop: If you like to hear pop music, then you are an extrovert and prefer more of conventional things. They have less bent to creativity.



Rap/ Hip Hop Rap lovers are again outgoing but they are more of aggressive and violent person.

 

 

Country Music: They are more sensitive to heart breaks, are conventional and outgoing.



Rock/ Heavy Metal: If you like a rock music, you are more of an introvert and have comparatively low self esteem.



Classical Music If you like to hear classical music, than you have a more of creative bent of mind but you are more of introvert with high self esteem.



Indie Indie lovers are more of intellectual, creative and introvert. They remain passive and anxious about things.



Jazz: You are a creative and extrovert person with high self esteem. You like to mingle with people and you are more at ease.





Dance and peppy music: You are more of outgoing person and assertive.



I really feel music defines you. If it was true for you, do share your views. If you are looking for some great musical instrument, log on to www.indianity.com

Pandit Ravi Shankar – A great Sitar Player

A source of inspiration – Pandit Ravi Shankar

All great people are source of inspiration for me and pundit Ravi Shankar is among the top of the list.

Often seen with Sitar in his hands, Pandit Ravi Shankar received the title of “A GOD FATHER OF WORLD MUSIC” from George Harrison. He is often described as the best contemporary Indian Classical Music Player. A great artist, a great musician and most of all a great human being, Pandit Ravi Shankar has been an inspiration for all the upcoming talents of the country. His music has power to reach and shake the souls of people.

The number of awards he has earned in his life time is simply out of the world. He was awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’, ‘Padma Bhusan’, Grammy’s Award, Tagore Award and lot more. Awards which people like me can’t even dream of getting. Though his career started with dance, he later moved into music with the motivation from his music teacher “Allauddin Khan. He become famous for composing and creating Indian Classical Music.

He also recomposed one of most popular Indian Patriotic Song – “ Saare Jahan se Aacha”. After serving in AIR and directing music for few Indian films, he was called to demonstrate Indian Classical Music in New York City.

                   

He took part in music festivals of UNESCO and United Nations.

In his later life he served Indian Classical Music Internationally. He had a big hand in making Indian Classical Music popular world-wide.

He is and he will remain a source of inspiration for most of us. Let’s pay a tribute to him by working little harder in area of our interest. Let the world know us by our work.

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Most Popular String Instruments in India

Indian Musical Instruments : String

From all the types of musical instruments, string had been my favourite. Today, I thought of summarizing of writing about them. I wrote more about

Guitar:

 

Played by plucking the strings. Guitar is most popular instrument of recent times. It is usually made from wood and plastic. Strings of guitar are made from steel or nylon.  The strings are plucked with finger or finger nails or plectrum. The beauty of guitar is that they can play all kinds of music from classical to rock.

Sitar:

 

Again an Indian Classical Musical Instrument which is known to world by famous and renowned player – Pundit Ravi Shankar.

Violin:



Though smallest of string family, Violin is one of the high-pitched musical instruments. The sound is usually produced by drawing a bow across one or more strings. Violin is also known as fiddler. Mandolin:

 

Mandolin is played by hitting its strings. Sound is similar to the tone of violin. Its body is made from wood and fingerboard which has fret.

Sarangi:



It is most common Indian Classical Instrument. The word saarangi has been derived from a Sanskrit word where saar means “summarization” while ang “many forms”. Hence the sarangi, can summarize all forms of musical instruments.

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Types of musical instruments

Classification of Musical Instruments – Indian Musical Instruments

In childhood, I use to often get confused between the types of musical instruments. Though now I understand it clearly. Still today I thought of doing its proper classification I just don’t want my kids to get confused in future.

String: String instruments, as the word suggest have strings in it. Sound depends on the thickness of string as well as length of air column. Below are few of the string instruments

• Guitar

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• Sitar
• Violin
• Sarod
• Sarangi
• Mandolin

Wind or Wood wind: Sound is produced in wood wind instrument by blowing the air. The shorter the air column will produce high pitch and vice a versa. The sound note depends on amount of air blown and length of air column in instrument. Different types of wind instruments are

• Flute

• Bagpipe
• Saxophone
• Shehnai
• Been

  Percussion: Sound note is produced in percussion instrument by striking or beating the surface of instrument. Beating or striking causes the vibration which in turn produces the sound. The sound note depends on the surface of instrument that gets hit by the stick or the hand. Different percussion instruments are:

• Drum
• Congo
• Tabla

• Djembe
• Bongo
• Dhol
• Triangle
• Xylophone

Brass: As the name suggests, these instruments are not necessarily made from brass. They are called brass instrument because of the nature and texture of sound that gets produced. The principle of producing sound is similar to wood wind instruments. Air column varies with the press valves or slide mechanism.

• Trumpet

• Bugle
• Tuba
• Trombone

Electric Instruments: They are quite latest in market and have created a sort of revolution. They are quite light weighted instruments and have almost replaced the bulky instruments. They are recently used in play back singing.

• Piano keyboards
• Synthesizers
• Taal Tarang
• Digital Tabla

• Swaramandal
• Swarangini
• Digital Tanpura

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Top 5 Wind Instruments played in India

Indian Musical Instruments: Type - Wind Instruments

While Been and Flute are made from wood; Trumpet, Saxophone and Bugle are brass instrument. Among all, been and flute are more common in India. I have a special attraction for them since childhood. In childhood, I use to wonder, how the soothing music is played by blowing air in instrument. Now that I have learnt about them, I would like to share my knowledge.

Been:



Been is usually played by snake chamber to control the body movements of snakes. Although it appears that snake is dancing on the music played by snake chamber but it is not true. He actually dances on the movements of snake chamber in order to defend himself. In reality, snakes cannot hear properly. These instruments are also called as ‘Pungi’ in India.

Trumpet:



They are among the oldest musical instruments. They are played by blowing air through closed lips. The brass trumpet is usually played by trombone player. Though it is not very common instrument in India but is admired world wide as wind instrument.

Saxophone:



Usually made from brass and was invented by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. It is used in jazz and classical music. It is most popular form of musical instrument played in military.

Flute:



It is yet another wood wind instrument. It is being played by lord Krishna to attract gopis. It is played by blowing air in the edge of holes in the flute.

Bugle:



It is considered to be simplest brass instrument, again played by blowing air. This instrument is usually seen in military camp for daily routine call.  Earlier it was used to give instructions to soldiers in the camp.

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Top Six Percussion Instruments played in India

Indian Musical Instrument – Percussion Set



I like the sound of percussion instrument played in background of most Indian songs. It gives a great rhythm and melody to music. Percussion instrument plays a key role in Indian Music. They are played by touch of the player. Percussion instruments are commonly referred as “the heartbeat” of the music world because it plays the crucial or important role in the music world. Below are the top percussion instruments:

Damroo:



The Damroo is the first instrument for the humanity which is given by the Lord (Shiva). This percussion instrument is also called as the monkey talking drum.

Bongo:



The bongo is the percussion instrument which creates the sound by a vibration of the stretched membrane. These are also known as the folk drums of Cuba.

Ghungroo:



This is the oldest and very popular percussion instrument in the world. The ghungroo takes superb control over rhythm.
Tabla:



The Tabla is often used in the Hindustani classical music. It is similar to the Afro-cuban relatives bongos. It consist the pair of hand drums.

Khanjeera:



The Khanjeera is the south Indian frame drum which is mostly used in the carnatic music as a supporting instrument for the mridangam.

Kartaal:



The percussion instrument kartaal means for palm of hand. This is played in the manner of a tambourine by being touched against the palm of the hand.

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Top 4 models of harmoniums by indianity.com

Harmoniums – The best Indian Musical Instrument



I have a special attachment with Harmoniums as musical instrument. Since childhood, I have been hearing the music played from Harmoniums during my school player as well as worship places. Also called as pump organ, it is one of the most popular Musical Instrument from Indian Subcontinent. Usually made from teak wood or pine wood in Kolkata, India. Most Qawwalis are sung with Harmonium as only musical instrument. Even the world famous musician “Rahat Fateh Ali Khan” uses Harmonium during stage performance. If you are planning to purchase harmonium, below are the top 4 models:

9 stopper Harmonium:



This beautiful musical instrument made up of teak wood offers you horizontal reed board 9 stoppers and is 3 ½ octaves. Start your musical voyage with this beauty.

Black Harmonium – 6 stopper:



The intricately crafted harmonium is made of teak wood with double bellows. It has full vertical reed board and is 3 ½ octaves with base male as well as palitana made reed.

Standard Harmonium with Carry Bag:



Carry your 3 ¼ octaves, 8 knobs harmonium in its own carry bag. It offers two sets of reeds comes with double bellows, 9 stoppers and comes in folding pattern. Carved out of teak wood, this is what every professional harmonium player longs for.

5 Stopper Harmonium – Small Size Harmonium:



This kail wood, 2 ½ octaves standard harmonium with regular size keys, double bellows with bass male reeds and four bass knobs is light weight. Enjoy your melodious journey with it.

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Top 5 Digital Musical Instruments for Indian Music

Electronic Musical Instrument – Way for future

Electronic Musical Instruments are indeed way for future. Vocalist and other band players while composing music album, require different type of music instruments. It is not always possible to get every player for all musical instruments. Digital musical instruments become handy during such times. Electronic Musical instrument are revolution in itself. All you need to do is adjust the settings i.e. pitch, frequency and notes to play wonderful music.

Digital Tanpura



Digital Tabla



Digi Veena



Digital Swaramandal



Digital Shruti Box



Raagini and Radel are the two pioneer brands that have got innovation in Indian musical industry. Digital Musical Instruments are less bulky, produces great sound quality, come in sleek, neat and clean design and affordable price. They are not only easy to carry but can also take the form of various musical instruments. For example, a taal tarang is can do the job of table, dholak as well as pakhawaj.

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7 benefits of learning and playing musical instrument

Reasons to make your kid learn playing musical instruments



Music does wonders on me. I am passionate about playing music. I always thank my parents for making me learn guitar. It is treasure which will be with me till my lifetime. Playing guitar has benefited me a lot, below are my view points on benefits of playing guitar.



Increase memory:
It has been proved scientifically that learning and playing music improves your memory. You have to remember beats, notes as well as lyrics while playing any instrument.



Sharpen your concentration:
Playing a musical instrument requires concentration. You have to concentrate on lot of things to come up with a great composition.



Better time management and coordination skills:
Timing has to be maintained while playing music. Right beat played at right time creates the right music. Proper coordination is required between fingers and instruments to produce the sound which is soothing to ears, mind and soul.



Keeps you stress free:
Music has magical powers which can help us to remain stress free. Playing music in times of stress can help you feel better and lighter.



Improves listening ability:
While playing music, you are listening as well. You are listening to the beats you have just played and at the same time you are concentrating on next beat to be played. If you are learning music, you have an eye for good music and sound.



Reduce stage fear:
If you are good player, you automatically feel confident to face crowd. You are often asked to play in front of public which in turn reduces your stage fear to large extent.



Team skills:
Music is generally played in team. You have to work in a team to come up with a great composition.



Everyone loves music; everyone has a story to tell about music. Share how music has benefited you in life. If you are looking for musical instruments in reasonable price, log on to www.indianity.com