I do have a little bit of background in classical music. I learned Carnatic music in bits and pieces over the years, but as life got serious, I left music altogether.
Now, I see a growing interest in music in my little baby. She is so curious about songs and picks up the tone and lyrics incredibly quickly. It’s just bliss to hear her sing with the most joyous voice. That’s when I thought—why not go for formal training? I debated with myself whether it was too early or not. "It’s not too early" won the argument, and as a reward, both of us joined a Hindustani classical music class. And believe me, I can see her enjoying every minute of it.
Talking about Swara Jnana
All these years of training, I always thought I had a good sense of notes—I could place them correctly, sing in the proper rhythm, and follow all the technicalities. But today, during our class, I learned something so fascinating that it actually blew my mind. I realized I had been wrong this whole time.
Until now, I believed that Swara Jnana meant singing in the proper raga and at the correct shruti. But in reality, it is this:
If a random song is played, and you are capable of identifying the raga and figuring out the sargam, that is when you have truly acquired Swara Jnana. Otherwise, if you only sing the songs taught to you—whether classical or any other genre—you haven't mastered classical music. You’ve just learned to sing well, like in light music.
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How to Acquire Swara Jnana?
Practice! Practice hard until you know a raga so well that, if any song in that raga is played, you can immediately connect it to the raga. Through relentless practice, you will deeply internalize the notes and easily identify the sargam of any song.
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