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Veena

  • Every region has it's own version

Sitar

  • Like a guitar
  • Long 3 foot neck
  • Base made of pumpkin

Tabla

  • Drum
  • 13-14 different sounds called "bols"

Tenpura

  • Plays the drone 
    • ​Drone = a held note or sound 
  • Possibly the oldest Indian instrument

Sarod

  • Like a guitar
  • 20-25 strings!
  • Base is covered in goatskin 

Ghatam

  • Clay pot used as a drum
  • One of oldest Indian instruments

Violin

  • Western instrument
  • Adopted into India in the 1800s 

Bansuri

  • Flute made of hollow bamboo 

Harmonium

  • Like an accordion
  • Adopted into India in 1800s

Mridangam

  • Doubled headed drum