How can I improve my Carnatic violin?

Practice five times ,practice hundred times ,eventually it’ll become muscle memory. Don’t start playing complicated songs at a fast pace at the very start . Start out slow, and gradually increase speed. Believe me the best way to master Carnatic violin is to commit everything you learn to muscle memory.

How can I match with Shruti?

If your throat just gives a screech sound then it is too high then you must reduce the scale or shruti. Same goes to lower notes. If it is too tough to sing the notes lower like your voice just goes in a wind sound and can’t sing the note then you must raise the scale/shruti so that you can reach the notes.

How many Shruti are there in Carnatic Music?

22 Shrutis
Nomenclature of 22 Shrutis/Swaras in Carnatic Music and Hindustani Classical Music.

What is the tuning system of Carnatic?

In particular, they show that Carnatic music follows a tuning system which is very close to just- intonation, whereas Hindustani music follows a tuning sys- tem which tends to be more equi-tempered.

How use Shruti Carnatic tuner?

1. Set your kattai / shruti / mane first through the orange circular button.
2. Just sing or play, the app will show you which swaram. If you are close to a swaram, it will indicate below the swaram button.
3. If you want to hear, how the swaram sounds like in the selected kattai, tap the swaram button.

How do I find the sruthi of a song?

Sruti is a musical reference point. In Carnatic music we usually set the sruti then phrase the music around it. The reverse is also possible – for example, when a decent musician sings we hear the raga played and use the various notes as reference point, then locate the Sa (and sometimes Pa).

What is Carnatic tuning?

Yes, that is Sa – Pa – Sa – Pa tuning, with G as the Tonic (or base) note. Typically when violin is being played in the carnatic style as a solo instrument, the tonic note is D, D#, E or F.

What is C in Carnatic music?

In Carnatic music, the C key is called one kattai or a pitch of one. In a keyboard, the C key is followed by D, E, F, G, A, and B keys. The B key is again followed by another C key. That is, the range between a lower C to the next high is one octave.

What notes should a violin be tuned to?

On a standard violin, the strings should be tuned (in order from the thickest to the thinnest string) to the notes G, D, A and E. The tension on these strings is adjusted using the violin’s tuning pegs.

What is the use of Shruti in singing?

Shruti helps to tune your instruments or voice to accurate Carnatic swarams. It automatically detects the swaram by listening to your voice or instrument. It visually helps to accurately tune to swarams in any sthayi. How perfect is your singing or playing of swara sthanas?

What is the correct tuning order for a Shruti?

Strings are certainly placed in order. If you are tuning them from thickest to thinnest string, the order of the strings is Lower Sa, Lower Pa, Sa and Pa. So if you shruti is tuned to E, then the corresponding western notes are E3, B3, E4 & B4.

What is the best violin tuning for Indian style?

In my opinion, the violin sounds the best in the Indian style when tonic string is tuned to E4. This tuning is much lower than the western tuning, so we shall explore string selection in future videos.

What are the corresponding Western notes for Shruti?

So if you shruti is tuned to E, then the corresponding western notes are E3, B3, E4 & B4. And for the tuning process, you will need to use a tuner or tune by ear. If this answer doesn’t solve your problem, please frame your question more clearly.