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Mridangam
The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in an Carnatic music ensemble. Alternate spellings include mridanga, mrudangam, mrdangam and mrithangam. More »
Tambura
The tambura is a type of stringed instrument found in different versions in different places around the world; most are plucked lutes. More »
Violin
The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola and cello. A violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, no matter what kind of music is played on it. The word "violin" comes to us through the Romance languages from the Middle Latin word ''vitula'', meaning "stringed instrument"; this word may also be the source of the Germanic... More »
Mandolin
A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. It is descended from the mandora. It normally has eight metal strings in four pairs that are plucked with a plectrum. Four-string , twelve-string , and sixteen-string variants also exist. It has a body with a teardrop-shaped soundtable , or one that is essentially oval in shape, with a soundhole, or soundholes, of varying shapes that are open and not latticed. More »
Sruti box
A sruti box is a small wooden instrument that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical music. Adjustable buttons allow tuning. Nowadays, electronic sruti boxes are commonly used. It is also called ''sruti petti'' in Tamil and Telugu and ''sur peti'' in Hindi. More »
Chenda
Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument used widely in the state of Kerala, India. It is also used in some parts of Karnataka and where it is called Chende. Chenda is mainly used as an accompaniment in Hindu religious art forms of Kerala. Chenda is used as accompaniment for Kathakali, Koodiyattam among many forms of dances and rituals in Kerala. It is also used in a folk dance-drama called Yakshagana popular in Karnataka. More »
Morsing
A morsing is a percussion instrument, mainly used in the Carnatic music of South India. It can be categorized under lamellophones, which is in the category of plucked idiophones. It consists of a metal ring in the shape of a horseshoe with two parallel forks which form the frame, and a metal tongue in the middle, between the forks, fixed to the ring at one end and free to vibrate at the other. The metal tongue is bent at the free end in a plane perpendicular to the circular ring so that it... More »
Miruthangam
Miruthangam is a South Indian Percussion Instrument which accompanies classical music. It arises from two Sanskrit words "mrith" and "anga" meaning clay and part respectively. Ironically, the modern day mridangam has little or very no clay in it. To see more deatails please visit The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. More »
Jalatarangam
Jalatarangam in Sanskrit, literally means 'water waves' . It is an ancient solo instrument, now used in Carnatic music usually accompanied by the mridangam and is found mentioned in ancient literature. Construction: The Jalatarangam consists of a set of porcelain bowls of varying sizes that are filled with water according to the pitch / note required. These bowls are arranged in a semi-circle in front of the performer in the decreasing order of their size, from left to right. More »
Kanjira
The kanjira or ganjira is an instrument of the tambourine family. It is mostly used in Carnatic music concerts as a supporting instrument for the ''mridangam''. The ''kanjira'' is a recent innovation , and was added to classical concerts during the 1930s. Similar to the Western tambourine, it consists of a circular frame made of the wood of the jackfruit tree, between 7 and 9 inches in diameter and 2 to 4 inches in depth. It is covered on one side with a drumhead made of monitor lizard... More »
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