From theory — Eastern theory · Alankār. Patterns on the flute.

Alankars with playback

Short note patterns for fingers and breath. Press Play to hear a real bansuri sample pitched to your Sa (practice bar below). Then echo on your flute.

M in early patterns = tivra Ma (all holes open). Shuddha Ma is written m. Komal notes use lowercase r g d n. See komal & tivra. High Pa / Dha / Ni forks: high register & alternates.

Hear a real bansuri first

Unprocessed phrase recordings (not pitched to your Sa) — tone colour to aim for.

Easy (Sa–Re–Ga–M)

1 · Neighbours

S R G R S

2 · Sa–Re only

S R S R S

3 · Re–Ga–M

R G M G R

4 · Up and down

S R G M G R S

5 · Hold the top

S R G M · M G R S

Play once slow; breathe at the middle.

Add Pa (middle Pa fingering)

Middle Pa = top hole open, five closed — see swaras chart.

6 · Full climb to Pa

S R G M P M G R S

7 · Ga–M–Pa

G M P M G

8 · Skip Re

S G M P · P M G S

9 · From mandra Pa up to Sa

,P ,D ,N S · S ,N ,D ,P

Leading comma = octave below Sa (all-closed Pa, then Dha, Ni).

Komal taste (half-hole)

10 · Komal Re

S r R r S

Half-open the 3rd hole for r.

11 · Komal Ga

R g G g R

12 · Shuddha Ma vs tivra Ma

S R G m M G R S

m = half-hole shuddha Ma · M = all-open tivra Ma.

How to practise these

  1. Turn on the Sa drone. Match your three-hole Sa to it before any pattern.
  2. Play the sample once while watching the lit swaras.
  3. Echo on flute — same speed or slower. Clarity before metro.
  4. Two clean rounds, then the next card. Stop while tone is still honest.

Tone drills: Practice routine. Tunes: Simple songs. Learn the climb on One hole at a time; keep fingering charts open for forks and half-holes.

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