One of the most well-known Indian musical instruments is the sitar, a stringed instrument played by plucking. Over the last few decades, it has gained appeal in both India and the West. The sitar's core technical and physical principles are the same as the veena's and can be learned easily with online sitar classes.
The dand, Tumba, tabli, and Gulu are the four components of the sitar, which measure around 4 feet in length. The dand, also known as a fingerboard, is made of sheesham wood, which has a normal width of 3.25 to 3.5 inches.
A minimum of 17 frets is required on every sitar, with most modern sitars having at least three frets. Bridges, tailpiece, adjuster, khunti, heads or peg, and steel, brass, or copper strings make up the rest of the sitar. It features seven principal strings and five of them are used to produce different pitches and registers, no matter the size.
Chikari refers to the remaining two strings. These strings are also responsible for maintaining the beat. The sada has only seven strings, which is the minimum required for both types of sitars. The tarabdar, on the other hand, has anywhere from nine to thirteen sympathetic strings. SoulFul Musik Academy provides learners the opportunity to learn western classical music from basic to professional level.
We teach following courses in sitar.
