iMusicTuition - Learn Indian Classical Music for iOS

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iMusicTuition is a basic music tutorial app. This app is useful for those who are interested to learn Indian classical music but are not able to...

iMusicTuition is a basic music tutorial app. This app is useful for those who are interested to learn Indian classical music but are not able to find a teacher. This is usually the case with those people who are non-Indian residents. This app is also useful for those students who are beginning to learn Indian classical music.The purpose of this app is not to make you an expert in Indian classical music. But the purpose is to introduce you to the basic concepts of Indian classical music so that:1. You start to understand 'Indian Classical Music' in more depth and will enjoy it more while listening to various classical singers.2. You will be in a better position to start professional training with a professional teacher if you have gone through all the chapters of this app.The app is divided into 10 chapters. Each chapter comprises of written content accompanied by musical samples (sung by the developer himself) and sometimes images for illustrations. These chapters are scattered through 3 levels: Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Each level ends with an introduction to 5 different Ragas.The 'Beginner' level comprises of the first four chapters which introduce you to the basic concepts of classical music. This level comprises of the following concepts:1. Shruti2. Swara & its forms3. Saptak & it's types4. Raga and its components5. Alankaar, Alaap, Taan6. Aaroh & Avroh7. Thaat, Jaati, Laya8. Taal and its types and components9. Introduction to Ragas: Bhupali, Brindavani Sarang, Des, BeemPalasi, BaageshriThe Intermediate level comprises of the next three chapters which introduce you to some deeper concepts of classical music. This level comprises of the following concepts:1. Various styles of singing2. Khayal Gayan and its types3. Taanpura: Its parts and learning about how to tune it4. Pattern Making: Introduction; Logic behind it and its numerical representation; Its descending form; all explained with some sample patterns5. Introduction to Ragas: Jaunpuri, Hameer, Deshkar, Shankra, JaijaiwantiThe Advanced level comprises of the last three chapters which introduce you to a few advanced concepts of classical music. This level comprises of the following concepts:1. Tirobhav-Avirbhav & its characteristics2. Singing styles other than Khayal - Dhrupad, Dhamar, Taraana and Bhajan3. Process of writing a taal in different speeds4. Introduction to Ragas: Puriya-Dhanashri, Miyan-Malhaar, Vibhaas, Gaur-Malhaar, Todi