Raag Kedar
Kedar is a Kalyan-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 1st prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Gandhar Varjya in Aaroh. Both Madhyams. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Kedar
1st Prahar of the Night (6PM to 9PM)Pakad: S m · m P · M̄ P D P m · S R S · M̄ P D P M̄ · P Ṡ · Ṡ Rʼ Ṡ Ṡ D D P
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.
Film songs in Raag Kedar
17 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Kedar, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.