Raag Saraswati Kedar
Raag Saraswati Kedar belongs to the Kalyan thaat and is traditionally sung in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and six 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: Gandhar and Dhaivat Varjya in Aaroh. Both Madhyams, both Nishads. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Saraswati Kedar
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Pakad: R M̄ P D P · M̄ P m R S · M̄ P D n D P D Ṡ · Ṡ n D P M̄ m R · S ʼn ʼD S
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.