How to change and play different pitches on the Saraswathi Veena easily ?

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Every Vainika would like to try out songs of various classical or playback singers. The dilemma comes in when you are faced with different pitches.What if you want to play with a music troupe. Pitches keep changing for every song.
This video will help you get over this confusion and enjoy the new experience.
Many thanks to all of you who requested for this topic.

[@revathisampath6933]

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[@rajamsethuraman5208]

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[@malaviswanathan]

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[@jalajasankar6369]

Thank U mam, clearly explained how to shift the pitch 🙏🙏🙏

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[@anuvasudevan7592]

Very sweet and neat.. Thank you..

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[@veenaprasad2675]

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[@sunandananduri4153]

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[@padmavathigarimella5950]

Thank you Madam. Very well explained.

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[@namitakumar3766]

when u started playing harivarasanam ...i got goosebumps mam❣️😍

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@radhamurthy4523]

so nice of you. i came to know the different technic thank you so much

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[@sangeethakrishnan9900]

Tq for the information

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[@durga4294]

Very helpful
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[@pgirijagopalakrishnan8539]

Great mam thank you😊

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[@parvathysoman9668]

Very informative vedio..Thankyou very much mam..

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[@pallavidasari1512]

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[@nagendraprasadcs]

Amazing explanation mam .. Thank you so much mam...my humble namaskarams 🙏🙏😊

[@thirur2678]

Amazing, wonderful explanation. Thank you so much Mam. 🙏🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@BlossomsOfMysticalMusic]

🙏🙏 unlike other veena videos, there are of course some rare,good, useful lessons provided by you.. thanks a lot ji

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[@anuradhavasudevan6506]

You make it sound(pitch) variation so simple.. thank you

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[@vidhyarajan1113]

Awesome ma'am....u cleared my longterm doubts....xcellent explanations...thank u so much....🙏🙏

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[@veenanandakumar8279]

Very detailed and precise explanation mam... thanks for it! Its an important lesson..

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@krishnanvasanthy7306]

Madam, I'm not took permanent teacher for veena, because of my family situations is poor. But I'm very interesting learn veena. So long I don't know the correct place. Now I learn that's through yours video. Thank you mam. Put video for panchdasa gamakas.❤

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[@priya12121]

Beautifully explained about pitches madam 🙏😊

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Tku mam

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[@MrKakkoo]

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Exallent madam

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[@premalathaanand5653]

Thank you so much Mam. Had queries and difficulties in understanding this concept. Had a complete overview and tips

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❤ thank you Mam. Watched again ..

[@vijayajagannathan4246]

Well explained

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[@malanarasimhan2898]

Amazing mam. Tku so much

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[@ragashravanthi9576]

Wow new concept, tq mam

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[@nithyasudhir1]

This is wonderful... a great learning. Thanks for the video

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[@nageshm2017]

You are a great teacher Maam! Very useful lesson,Thank You

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[@dr.lakshmisruthi3392]

Magic 😍

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[@sudhaathmaram2837]

Thank you the valuable knowledge..simple but great techniques mam

[@malaviswanathan]

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Got the video at very right time..🙂

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[@geethabalasupramaniyan4675]

Very informative. Thankyou so much for the valuable lesson. 🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@Vijayalakshmi-tc9gs]

🙏 Thankyou very much mam excellently you explain the different pitches,today itself l clear about it Thankyou so much 🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@kumthekarfamily7481]

I am Hindustani classical singer who loves Veena. I have been following your videos to learn. Extremely helpful. Thank you so much.
I had a question regarding thalam strings. With the change in the piches do we change the thalam strings oitch or it remains the same.

[@malaviswanathan]

They mostly remain the same, because the tension of the strings are such that they will break for pitches higher than F.

[@reginarajendran1929]

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[@msananthi5923]

Well explained... thank you so much 🥰

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Thank you madam for such educative lesson.

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[@vanikeserla5999]

THANK YOU SO MUCH MA'AM.

[@malaviswanathan]

Hope you understood the concept Vani

[@vanikeserla5999]

Very clear explanation. Thank you so much ma'am. 🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@vanikeserla5999]

I have a doubt ma'am. How do I play Punnagavarali in G shruthi? Somehow I am not able to do it.

[@radhaviswanathan7727]

Very useful tips mam. Thank you very much

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@Kutty-id2sh]

Thank you so much mam. Very long day doubt mam. U clearly said the pitch difference thanks alot mam.🙏🙏🙏

[@malaviswanathan]

Glad your doubts are cleared

[@Kutty-id2sh]

S mam I'm clear to play mam very very thanking u mam.

[@pushpalathapittan93]

Thanks a lot mam..good explanation ...cleared many doubts..thank you so much...expecting more vedios

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@sandhyagopalakrishnan5204]

Thank you...well explained

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[@kaminidevirajkumar5629]

Very much useful mam thank u

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[@vanikeserla5999]

How to play veena in madhyama shruthi ? Like raga punnagavarali . Please help.

[@malaviswanathan]

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[@SquarePharma]

Learnt a lot reg how to change the pitch.
Thank u mam
If u can demonstrate the tuning of the string, say, how to tune for 'SA'
that would be more useful I feel.

[@malaviswanathan]

I have already posted a video on tuning the Saraswathi Veena. ua-cam.com/video/GnyPLuK7Ww0/v-deo.html

[@sabigiri456]

Mam all k but some body's sung bajans 1 1/2 scale mam they also telling u want to change string. But now clear one doubt 1 1/2 scale means dha 1 r dha 2 mam pls explain me mam very helpful mam 🙏🙏🙏🙏thq u so much mam

[@malaviswanathan]

Yes you are right D2 will be one and half and D1 will be one , on the second string. Start your S from there.

[@honor7c786]

Some time they keep the core suruthi asG and play from madhimam. What pitch is that

[@malaviswanathan]

It is C

[@simisudarsan3403]

Mam, what are the attachments used in veena to get good sound effects.?please do a video about it..

[@malaviswanathan]

Thanks Simi for your comment. I dont use these pick ups for playing. A normal microphone is ok by me. But the market is now flooded with a lot of pickups and amplifiers . You need them both to get the booming effect.

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[@kumarnallam325]

Harihara sanm. Nerpandi please

[@malaviswanathan]

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Check this link

[@simisudarsan3403]

Thank you mam..well explained..How can we identify pitch of film songs.?

[@malaviswanathan]

You will have to learn to hear the Shadjama (Sa) in the film song and then carry it forward like I have explained.

[@umaramesh1309]

Very valuable lesson. One doubt-for eg, seetha kalyanam is played in the madhyama sruti-can it be played in different srutis?

[@malaviswanathan]

Seetha Kalyanam is generally played in Madhyama. If you change your core pitch you are effectively changing the sruthi of madhyama too. For eg. if your core pitch is D# then Madhyama will be G#. If your core pitch is D then madhyama becomes G. At E the Madhyama is A and so on.

[@jananias2985]

Ma'am, I have a question. I am not a student of music, but I am a keen audience member. Are the frets placed in equal temperament? If so, how do veena players such as yourself play the pure notes of just intonation? Thank you for this video!

[@malaviswanathan]

Janani thanks for your interest. If I understand your question right, then no the frets are not placed equidistant.As you move to the upper octaves the distance moves to half and then a quarter. Intonation is purely the understanding of hand dynamics and note frequencies as understood and identified by hearing.