These are frequencies at which the sound produced is clear and pleasing because it is consonant (i.e., in agreement) with the tonic.
Musical notes correspond to certain frequencies (pitches) relative to the tonic (sa). For the sake of efficiency, the video has been set at a brisk pace, but feel free to adjust its speed by clicking the settings button. Once again, C is the tonic (sa) and I have color-coded the natural notes red, the flat notes pink, and the sharp note maroon. The video below demonstrates the ten parent scales. Variations arise due to the different variants (natural, flat, or sharp) used. Unlike ragas, which are more flexible in the number of notes they can include, parent scales are always heptatonic and must include one each of the seven notes ( swara) - sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha and ni. One system is to classify them under ten parent scales, known as " thaat." These are similar to modes in ancient Greek music.
These are called ragas, and we know of about 500 ragas in the Indian classical tradition. Since melody is so central to Indian music, we are always on the lookout for pitch combinations (scales) that offer significant melodic potential. But for creating music, you usually choose specific pitches from among those twelve pitches to give yourself a theme. So, there are a total of twelve pitches in an octave.
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