What is swara in Indian classical music? If you’re new to Hindustani Classical Music, the word swara (often translated as “note”) shows up everywhere. But what exactly is a swara—and how is it different from any other sound we hear in daily life?

When a male and female singer sing a duet together they have to sing in the same scale, and if they sing in the male scale (say C#3) the...

Do men sing in a scale that is higher than women? My motivation for writing this piece was a debate I recently had with a friend about...