Ragafy
Carnatic lessons in every raga, at any Sa: videos to sing along with and play on a keyboard, and an app that shows your pitch as you sing.
Lesson videos
Free on YouTube. Each exercise is sung in swaras while the melody flows as a river, the tala cycle moves with it, and the same notes light up on a keyboard.
- Sarali, Jantai, Dhattu, Upper and Lower Sthayi Varisai and the Alankaras
- One exercise per video, and one video per topic with chapters
- The same exercises in different ragas, with the exact swaras named
- Sing along, or play along on a keyboard
The Ragafy app
Coming soon for iPhone and Android. A video can only be watched; the app listens.
- Sing a lesson and see your pitch against every swara as you sing
- Choose your own Sa and tempo, and any of the 72 melakarta ragas
- A tuner for single swaras, a keyboard for every lesson, and ear training
- A short daily session built from your own practice
- Private: no account, no ads, no tracking; your voice never leaves your phone
How to practise
You do not need to sing every exercise in every raga. Learn it well in Mayamalavagowla first, then try it in Shankarabharanam, Kalyani and Kharaharapriya. Between them these four ragas use all twelve notes, so the same pattern trains your ear and voice on every swara. These four are only a suggestion: practise in whichever ragas you like.
- MayamalavagowlaS R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3
- ShankarabharanamS R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3
- KalyaniS R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3
- KharaharapriyaS R2 G2 M1 P D2 N2
Ragafy is a practice companion, not a replacement for a teacher. The lessons are plain notes; gamakas are best learnt from your guru.