PHÙNG QUANG HƯNG

Octave Symbols: Lower Octave (Mandra): Ṃ Ḍ Ṇ Middle Octave (Madhya): S R G M P D N Higher Octave (Taar): Ṡ Ṙ Ġ Ṁ Accidentals: • Shuddha: Pure (normal) • Komal: Flat (♭) • Tivra: Sharp (♯) * Only M can be sharp. S and P cannot be altered. Tempo (Laya): • Vilambit: Slow • Madhyalay: Medium • Dhrut: Fast Sthayi / Antara: • The sthayi (refrain) is the first half of a composition. It typically remains in the lower and middle register and establishes the core theme of the raga. • The antara (verse) is the second half of a composition. It typically covers the high register and provides a melodic and lyrical contrast to the sthayi. The 10 Thaats: 1. KHAMAJ: ♭N (e.g., Desh / Vande Mataram) 2. KAFI: ♭G ♭N 3. KALYAN: ♯M 4. BHAIRAV: ♭R ♭D 5. BILAWAL: [normal major scale] 6. BHAIRAVI: ♭R ♭G ♭D ♭N (e.g., Malkauns) 7. PURVI: ♭R ♯M ♭D 8. ASAVARI: ♭G ♭D ♭N 9. MARWA: ♭R ♯M 10. TODI: ♭R ♭G ♯M ♭D Braj Language: Braj Bhasha is a Western Hindi dialect spoken in the region of Mathura and Vrindavan in Northern India.

Aaroh: S R G P D Ṡ Avaroh: Ṡ D P G R S SWAR GEET S S D P | G R S R | G - G R | G P D P G - G R | G P D P | D Ṡ D P | G R S - ANTARA P G P D | Ṡ - Ṡ - | D Ṡ Ṙ Ġ | Ṙ Ṙ Ṡ - Ṡ Ṙ Ġ Ṙ | Ṡ Ṡ D P | D Ṡ D P | G R S - CHALAN 1. S, DS, RDS, DSRDS, SDP, PDSD, RSDS 2. DSR, SRGR, GPGR, GRDS 3. SRG, DSRG, GRSRG, PRG, GPRG, DPGRG 4. SRGP, RGP, GRGP, GPDP, DSDP 5. GPDSD, PDSD, DSRSD, SDPGRG 6. GPDS, PDS, DSRDS, SRGPDS 7. DSR, SRGR, RG, GRDS 8. SDP, DPRG, GRDS Notes: You cannot do PG, you must do PRG. If the last note is D, the previous one must be S. PALTA (Second Singing Lesson) 1. GRSR GPGR P-GR SRG- RGP- GRS- DSRG PRG- GPDP DSDP S-DP DDS- DDSR SSDP GPDP GRS- 2. PSDS SPGP GDPD SDPG GPS- DPR- DPG- RGRS GRG PGP DPD SDS RSDS GRSD RSDP SSDP GRS- 3. PPGR P-GR PG-R GPG- SP-P GPD- G-PD GPDP DSPD GPRG SRDS RPG- SRGP GRS- PPGR GRS- 4. GRGP DSDP GPDS PDS- P-DS PDSR DSRG RDS- GRSD RSDP SDPG PGRG SPPS SRSD P-GR GRS-

ALAPS S-R-G- - - R- D- S - - - 1a - ḌS, RḌS, SRḌS 1b - GRḌS, SRGRḌS, PGRS 2 - ḌSR, SRGR, GSR, RḌS 3a - SRG, ḌSRG, GRSRG, GRG, (GRḌS) 3b - PRG, DPRG, PDPRG 4a - SRGP, GRGP, GP, RSRGP (PRG / PGRS) 4b - DP, GPDP, DṠDP, DPRG 5a - GPDṠD, PDṠD, ṘṠD, DPRG 5b - ṘṠD, ĠṘṠD, PDṠ, DṠ (MORA MUKUTA) 6 - DṠ, SRGPDṠ, ṘDṠ 7 - DṠṘ, ṠṘĠ, ĠṘĠ, ṘDPDṠ TAANS (160 bpm) Starting beat 1 then "lakh chab" then 4 beats rest: 1. SRSR RGRG GPGP GRS- 2. GRGR GGRS PPGR GRS- 3. SRGG RGPP GPDP GRS- 4. PGPG PPGR GRGR GGRS 5. ṠDṠD ṠṠDP ṠṠDP GRS- Starting beat 9 then LAKH CHAB SAAVARIYAA then 8 beats rest: 6. GRGR GGRS PGPG PPGR DPDP DDPG ṠṠDP GRS- 7. SRSR RGRG GPGP PDPD DṠDṠ ṠṠDP ṠṠDP GRS- 8. SRGP RGPD GPDS PDṠṘ DṠṘĠ ṘṠDP ṠṠDP GRS- 9. PPGR GPDP DDPG PDṠD DṠṘĠ ṘṠDP ṠṠDP GRS- 10. GPGP GPDP PDPD PDṠD ṠṠDP ṠṠDP GPDP GRS- Namami: Starts on beat 4, "Shri" comes on beat 1.

Aaroh: Ṇ S G M P N Ṡ Avaroh: Ṡ N D P M G R S SWARGEET P N D P | M G R S | R Ṇ S G | M - M - N S G M | P - P - | N D P M | G R S - ANTARA G M P N | Ṡ - Ṡ - | P N Ṡ Ġ | Ṙ N Ṡ - Ṡ N D P | M G M - | N D P M | G R S - CHALAN 1. S, NS, RNS, SNDP, PN, PNSN, PNSGRS 2. NSG, PNSG, SGMG, MGRS 3. SGM, RNSM, GMPM, MPGM, MPDPM, NDPGM 4. GMP, SGMP, DMP, MPNDP, SNDP 5. GMPN, PNSN, NSRSN 6. PNS, GMPNS, RNS, NSGRS 7. PNSG, NSG, SGM, MGRS 8. SNDP, NDPGM, MGRS * We don't improvise stopping on R or G. M is a very important note. PALTA 1. GMPM GRSN SGMG RSNS PNSG NSM- PMGM GRS- SGSG GMGM MPMP MPGM SNDP NDP- DPMG MGRS 2. PMGM MPGM GMPM PPMG GMP- G-MP GGMP NDP- PNSN SNDP M--P MPN- GRSN GRS- SNDP MGRS 3. SGSGM GMGMP MPMPNS MPN- MPNS M-PN MPNS PNSG MGRS NSGM GRS- SND NDP DPM PMG MGRS 4. GMPN DPMG SPMP PSNS PNS- P-NS N-DP MGRS GMPN MPN- NDPM PSN- GRSN SNDP MPGM SGRS - 5. PNSN DPMG MPN- DMP- NDP- NNDP DMPN DPMP M-MP MPDP SNDP RSN- PSN- DMP- GMP- MGRS BHIMPALAS PALTA TAAN 1. NSGM PNS- SNDP MGRS 2. SGSG GMGM MPMP PNPN NSNS SNDPMGRS 3. SGMM GMPP MPNN PNSS SNDPMGRS 4. SGM- GMP- MPN- PNS- SNDP MGRS 6. SGM GMP MPN PNS SNDPMGRS 7. SGSGM GMGMP MPMPN PNPNS (NSGR?) SNDPMGRS 8. SSGM GGMP MMPN PPNS NNSG RSNDPMGRS 9. SGSS GMGG MPMM PNPP NSNN SNDPMGRS 10. NSG NSGM SGM SGMP GMP GMPN MPN MPNS SNDPMGRS 11. NSGMPM GMPNSN PNS GRSNDPMGRS

ALAP 1. NS, RNS, PNS 2. NSGRS, RNSGRS, NDPNS 1. SN, NDMPN, PNSN (end phrase with S e.g. PNS) 2. NDP, SNDP, PNDP (RNS) 1. NSGRS, GRS, MGRS 6. NSG, NSMG, PNSG, MGRS 7. MG, GMPMG, SPMG, GRS 8. SGM, NSGM, RNSM, GM (MGRS) 9. PM, PGM, GMPM, DPM 10. NDPGM, GMPDPM, DMPM (MGRS) GMP, NSGMP, GRNSGMP, PNSGMP DMP, NDMP, NDP, NSNDP 13. GMPN, NDPN, PNSN, NDP 14. NSN, NSRSN, PNS, GMPNS (ANTARA) 15. PNS, NS, NDPNS 16. RNS, PNSGRS, NSGMPNS 17. PNSG, NSG, GM, MGRS * Note: GMRS is not allowed in this raag (for example to end). TAANS (Jaaptal · 80 bpm) Start beat 6: 1. SGSG GMGM MPMP MPDP MGRS (So Hera) 2. MGMG MGRS NNDP SNDP MGRS 3. SGMP GMPN MPNS NDPM GRS- 4. SNDP MPNS GRSN SNDP MGRS Start beat 1: 1. SGSG GMGM MPMP PNPN NSNS | SNDP NDPM GMPN SNDP MGRS 2. MGMG MGRS NDND NDPM SNDP | PPNS NNSG RSND PMGM GRS – 3. GMPN DPMG MPNS NDPM PNSN | PNPN PNSN NSGR SNDP MGRS 4. MGMG MGRS PMPM PPMG NNDP | PNPN PNSN NSNS SNDP MGRS TAANS FOR "MAA NIRMALA KI HAI MAHIMA" Short (beat 1): 1. SGSG GMGM MPMP MGRS 2. MGMG MGRS NDPM GRS- 3. NSG- SGM – MGMG MGRS 4. SGMP GMP – GMPM GRS – 5. PNPN PNSN SNDP MGRS 6. SNDP NDPM DPMG MGRS Long (beat 9): 7. SGSG GMGM MPMP PNPN NSNS SNDP SNDP MGRS 8. SGMM GMPP MPNN PNSS PNPN PNSN SNDP MGRS 9. GMGM GMPM MPMP MPDP PNPN PNSN SNDP MGRS

Aaroh: S R M P N Ṡ Avaroh: Ṡ N P M R S * Flat N needs to resolve to P, you can't stop on it. * Normal N can be bold (loud), flat N needs to be soft. * Any P preceded by a N, the N is flat. SWARGEET P N Ṡ Ṙ | Ṡ N P M | P N P M | R - S - N Ṡ R M | R - S - | N P M P | M R S - M - P N | Ṡ - Ṡ - | P N Ṡ Ṙ | Ṡ N Ṡ - N Ṡ Ṙ Ṡ | N M P - | N P M R | M R S - CHALAN 1. S, RṆS, P̣ṆS, SṆ, SṆP̣, P̣ṆSRS, RMṆS 2. ṆSR, SRMR, ṆSMR, RMPR, MPMR, MRṆS 3. RM, SRM, RMP, NSRMP, MPNP, PNMP 4. RMPNP, NSNP 5. MPN, RMPN, MRMPN, ṠṘṠN, SNP 6. PNS, RMPNS, RNS, NSRS 7. PNSR, NSRMR, MRNS 8. SNP, NPMR, MRNS PALTA 1. ṆSRM RSṆS P̣ṆSR MRS- MRMR PMPM MPNP MRS- RMP- MPNP NṠNP MNP- R-MR M-PM PPMR MMRS 2. MPNP MRS- RMPN PMP- P-PM PNPM NNPM PPMR MRPM NPṠN NṠṘṠ ṘNṠ- PNṠṘ ṠNPM RMNP MRS- 3. MRM PMP NPN ṠNṠ ṘṠNṠ MPNṠ ṘṠNṠ PNṠṘ ṀṘṠ- N-PM NNPM NPMR MPNP ṠNP NPM PMR MRS ṆSRS 4. SRSS RMRR MPMM RMR- RMP- MPNP PNPM RMR- RMP- PNṠ- ṘṠN- ṠNP- N-PM RMR- NPMR MRS- PALTA TAAN 1. NSRM PNS- SNPM RSNS 2. NSRM PNSR SNPM RMRS 3. SRMR RMPM MPNP PNSN NSRS SNPM RMRS 4. SRSR RMRM MPMP PNPN NSNS SSNP MMRS 5. SRSRM RMRMP MPMPN PNPNS SSNP MMRS 6. SRSS RMRR MPMM PNPP NSNN SRSS SRSN PNPM RMRS 7. MRMR MMRS PMPM PPMR NPNP NNPM SNSN SSNP SSNP MMRS 8. SRM RMP MPN PNS SSNP MMRS 9. SRMM RMPP MPNN PNSS SNPP NPMM PMRR MRSS 10. NSRMRS RMPNPM PNSRSN NSRMRS SSNP MMRS ALAP Do these in groups of 3 (then composition). We don't improvise Ma as that would enter into a different raag (Madhmaadh Sarang). 1. RS NS NPNS | PNS PNSRS RNS 2. SN MRSN PNSRSN (PNS/RS) | SNP NSNP RSNP (PNS/RS) 3. RMRS MRNS RMNS 4. PNSR NSR NPNSR (RMRS/MRNS) | SRMR RMSR PNSMR | RMR RMPR MPNPMR 5. RMP NSRMP MRMP (PRNS/PMRS) | MPNP RMPNP NSNP RNSNP 6. RMPN MPN ṆSRMPN (SNPMRS/NPMRS/SNP MRS) | MRMPN PNṠN PNPṠN | NṠṘṠN PNṠṀṘṠN 7. MPN RSN (PNS) TAAN (TEENTAL) Half cycle (beat 1): 1. ṆSRM PNṠṘ ṠNPM RMRS 2. MRMR MMRS NNPM RMRS 3. ṠṘṠN PNPM PNPM RMRS 4. ṘṘṠN ṠṠNP ṠNPM RMRS 5. MPP MPP MP MPNP MMRS Full cycle (beat 9): 1. ṆSRMRS RMPNPM PNṠṘ NṠṘṠ NNPM PNPM RMRS 2. SRMR MMRS RMPM PPMR MPNP NNPM ṠNPN PMRS 3. SRSS RMRR MPMM PNPP NṠNN ṠṘṠṠ PNPM RMRS TAAN (JHAPTAL · 80 bpm) Half cycle (beat 6): 1. ṆSRS SRMR RMPM PNPM RMRS 2. MRMR MMRS NPNP NNPM RMRS 3. SRMM RMPP MPNN PNPM RMRS 4. RMRM MPMP PNPN ṠNPM RMRS 5. ṠṠNP NNPM PPMR MMRS ṆSRS Full cycle (beat 1): 1. MPMP MPNP PNPN PNṠN NṠṘṠ ṘṘṠN ṠṘṠN ṠṠNP NNPM RMRS 2. MRMR MMRS PMPM PPMR NPNP NNPM ṠNṠN ṠṠNP NNPM RMRS 3. SRMP RMPN MPNṠ PNṠṘ ṠṘṠṠ NṠṘṠ ṘṘṠN ṠṘṠN PNPM RMRS

Aaroh: Ṇ R G M D N Ṡ Avaroh: Ṡ N D P M G R S * Rules: ṆRG (no SRG), MDN (no PDN). * S and P shouldn't be plain, do a turn on them. * NRS more often than NS. SWARGEET Ṇ R G - | P M G R | G M P - | R - S - G R Ṇ R | G - G - | N D P M | G R S - G M D N | Ṡ - Ṡ - | N Ṙ Ġ Ṙ | N Ṙ Ṡ - Ṡ N D P | M R G - | N D P M | G R S - CHALAN 1. S ṆḌṆRS ṂḌṆS ḌṆRS SṆ ṆḌP̣ ṆRS 2. ḌṆR ṆRGR RGMGR GRṆRS 3. ṆRG ṆḌṆRG RGMG PMRG GMPMG 4. RGM GMPM ṆRPM MPGM 5. RGMP ṆRGMP GMDP MDNDP ṠNDP 6. GMDN MDN MDNSN NDNṘN 7. MDNṘṠ MDNṠ ṆRGMDNṠ DNṘṠ 8. DNṘ NṘĠ ṘĠ ĠṘNṘṠ 9. NṘNDP MPMRG PRS PALTA Practice changing line order (e.g. 1234, 4321, 1324, 4231) and practice each line backwards: 1. ṆRPM GRSṆ ḌṆRG MGRS ṆḌṆ- GRG- RP-M GRS- ḌḌṆRG ṆṆRGM RGMPMG GGMD PMGR PMGR GRS- 2. P-MG MDP- MGRG MDP- GRMG DMND ṠNDP MDP- GMDN MDND MD-P MGRG G-RS ṆḌṆR GRṆR GRS- 3. MDNṠ ṆḌP̣Ṃ ṆRGP MGRS ṂḌṆR ḌṆRG MRMG PMGR GMD- MDN- DNṘ- NṘĠ- ĠṘND MGR- ṆRPM GRS- 4. GRG ṆRG ḌṆRG ṆRGMG- MGM RGM RPMPMG MRG- ṠRPM GMND MDṠN DNṘṠ NṘĠṘ NDMG RPMP MGRS PALTA TAAN 1. ṆRGM DNṠN DPMG RS 2. ṆRGM DNṘṠ NDPM GRS 3. ṆRGM DNṘĠ ṘṠND PMGRS 4. ṆRṆR RGRG GMGM MDMD DNDN ṠNDP MDPM GRS 5. GRGR GGRS MGMG MMGR PMPM PPMG NDND NNDP MDPM GRS 6. ṆRGR RGMG GMDM MDND DNṠN ṠNDP MGRS 7. ṆRGG RGMM GMDD MDNN DNṠṠ ṠNDP MDPM GRS 8. ṆRGMPM GMDNṠN DNṘĠṘṠ NṘṠNDP MDPMGRS ALAP Intro before composition (no tabla): SN DNRSN NRS NRG NRGMG PMRG GRNRS Composition Sthayi (start first line without tabla, tabla starts on beat 1 of first line): 1. NRS DNRS MDNS NDNRS 2. SN RSN NDP MDNS 3. NRG NDNRG GRG RGMG 4. MRG GMPMG PMRG 5. RGMP GMDP MGMDP PMG (ends with G to transition better into composition) 6. MDP MDNDP NDP SNDP PMG 7. GMDN MDN MDNSN NDP PMRG 8. DNRSN NRSN MDNS GMDNS (now shift to singing antara line 1 between alaps) 9. NRGMDNS NRS MDNRS RGRS 10. DNR NRG RG GRNRS After finishing on high S, sing whole Antara. TAAN (TEENTAL) Half cycle (beat 1): 1. ṆRGM PMGR PMGR GRS- 2. GMDP MDPM NDPM GRS- 3. GRGR GGRS NDPM GRS- 4. GMDN MDNṠ ṠNDP MGRS 5. RGRG GMGM MDPM GRS- 6. PMGR GMDN ṠNDP MGRS 7. NDPM DPMG PMGR GRS- 8. NṘĠṘ ṠNDP MDPM GRS- 9. ṠNDP NDPM GMPM GRS- 10. ṠNṘṠ NṘṠ- ṠNDP MGRS Full cycle (beat 9): 1. ṆRṆR RGRG GMGM MDMD DNDN ṠNDP ṠNDP MGRS 2. GRGR GGRS MGMG MMGR PMPM PPMG MDPM GRS- 3. ṆRG- RGM- GMD- MDN- DNṠ- ṠNDP ṠNDP MGRS 4. GRGR MGMG DMDM NDND ṠNṠN ṠNDP MDPM GRS- 5. ṆRGG RGMM GMDD MDNN DNṠṠ ṠNDP ṠNDP MGRS 6. NDND NNDP ṠNṠN ṠṠND ṠNDP MDP- GMPM GRS- * Do the whole sthayi and finish a teehai on "guru bina kaise" then finish the line with the tabla stopping.

Aaroh: S R G M P D N Ṡ Avaroh: Ṡ N D P M G R S SWARGEET GMD- PMP- GRGM R-S- SGMP MGM- DPGM R-S- ANTARA GMD- DNS- DNSR GRS – S-ND PMGM NDPM GRS - CHALAN 1. S, DNS, DNSRS, SND, RSND, SNDP, RGRS(GMDNS) 2. DNSR, SRGR, RGR, GMRS 3. SRG, RG, RGMG, PMG, RGMPMG 4. SGMPM, GM, RGMPM, GMDPM, GMNDPM 5. RGMP, GMDP, SGMP, DNDP 6. SGMD, GMND, DNSND, RSND 7. DNS, GMDNS, DNSRS, SRGMPDNS 8. DNSR, SRGR, GMRS 9. SNDP, GMDPM, GRGMRS * R and D are moving notes (andolan oscillation). * GMPD is less, GMD is more (when slow - for fast taans you can do straight runs).