Pentatonic tunes

[ragaveda]

friends.. am new to this post.. I was told by my daughter's therapist that playing pentatonic tunes is helpful for her recorvery. She has muscle weakness and can not stand ot sit.. could someone please tell me the ragas we have in carnatic music with pentatonic tunes.. so far I found only western and I am partial to carnatic

[vasanthakokilam]

There are quite a few such ragas. For starters, try Mohanam, Madhyamavathi, Hamsadwani, Suddha Saveri, Hindolam, Revagupti ( or its close cousin morning raga Bowli ). Best wishes for your daughter's recovery.

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...and don't forget BhUpaaLam and Sivaranjani!

[Vijayakumar]

Abhogi , suddhadhanyasi

[gobilalitha]

Of all the raagas quoted above sudhadanyasi seems to be the best,as it has such a soothing effect (PRABHU TERA NAAM ' in raag dhani hm equivalent of cm sudha danyasi
gobilalitha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0QoG4xpLQQ

[Nick H]

I was told by my daughter's therapist that playing pentatonic tunes is helpful for her recorvery.

Therapist? Or magician?

But hey... you'll find that you can pick out quite a few Scottish folk tunes on the black notes of the piano. Also, that stereotypically chinese sound is pentatonic.

Anyway, I am very sceptical that some therapist prescribes five notes without even specifying which five notes, but a little more explanation of the method might be enlightening.

[ksrimech]

http://sites.google.com/site/srikanthsubram/audava

[Lakshman]

Here is a sampling of the pentatonic ragas from the first ten mELakartAs along with the authorities:

aurvashrEyapriyA 01 S R P D N S S N D P R S rp N
auSadIshapriyA 01 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
bhAnupriyA 01 S R G M P S S P M G R S rp N
aurvashrEyapriyA 01 S R P D N S S N D P R S rp N
auSadIshapriyA 01 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
bhAnupriyA 01 S R G M P S S P M G R S rp N
gAndhArakapANi 01 S G M P N S S N P M G S pr
indrapriyA 01 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
kantArkapANi 01 S G M P N S S N P M G S rp N
karnATakashuddhasAvEri 01 S R M P D S S D P M R S rp SD
kSaNaprabha 01 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp N
kSaNapriyA 01 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp N
kUlAnkaSA 01 S R M D N S S N D M R S rp N
latAntapriyA 01 S R M P D S S D P M R S rp N
mandAkini 01 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
pUrvamukhari 01 S R M P D S S D P M R S sll
rAgaguchcham 01 S R G P N S S N P G R S hs RR
ranganAyaki 01 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp N
rasakushIsham 01 S R G P N S S N P G R S pr
SAnapriyA 01 S G M P D S S D P M G S pr
shuddasatva 01 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp N
taTillatikA 01 S R M P D S S D P M R S p TAS
vAmalOcanA 01 S R M P N S S N P M R S rp N
bairAgibhairav 02 S R M P N S S N P M R S rp SU
kumbhini 02 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
mudradhAriNi 02 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
nihArAtri 02 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp N
pAncalikA 02 S G M P N S S N P M G S rp N
rEvati 02 S R M P N S S N P M R S rp N
svayamvara 02 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
raga mela aroha avaroha ref author
bhujangi 03 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
kumArapriyA 03 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
svairiNi 03 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
tavi 03 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp N
varavarNini 03 S G M P N S S N P M G S rp N
vishArada 03 S R M P N S S N P M R S rp N
citrarUpi 04 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp N
himavAluka 04 S G M P D S S D P M G S hs RR
jnAnadAyaki 04 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
shardaLAngi 04 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
tAmasvini 04 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp N
vallika 04 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp N
viTapi 04 S R M P D S S D P M R S rp N
viTThalapriyA 04 S R M P D S S D P M R S sll
jnAnasvarUpiNi 05 S R G P D S S D P R G S rp P
jyOtsnApriyA 05 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
sAgu 05 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp N
sArika 05 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp N
shravanti 05 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
bhinnaniSAdam 06 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp N
dharaNipriyA 06 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
jnAnasvarUpiNi 06 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp N
kamalApati 06 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp N
karuNipriyA 06 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp P
sahyaja 06 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp N
vibhAvari 06 S R M P D S S D P M R S rp N
viphaNi 06 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
anguru 07 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
ciranTi 07 S R G P D N S S N D P G R S rp N
cittakarSaNi 07 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp N
dIrghikA 07 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
hamsanandana 07 S R G M P S S P M G R S rp N
hamsAnandi 07 S R G M P S S P M G R S rp N
kalAsAvEri 07 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp M
malayajalEpini 07 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
rAjaranjani 07 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp N
vITikA 07 S G M P N S S N P M G S rp N
adbhOdam 08 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp N
bhadratODi 08 S R G M D S S N D P G S rp CR
bhAskaran 08 S R G P N S S N P G R S p TAS
bhUpALa 08 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp N
candrikAtODi 08 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp CR
hindOLam 08 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp GNB
kalAsAvEri 08 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp R
khaDgadhAriNi 08 S G M P D S S D P M G S p TAS
khaDgadhAriNi 08 S R P D N S S N D P R S rp N
khaDyOtyakAnti 08 S R M D N S S N D M R S sll
khaDyOtapriyA 08 S R M D N S S N D M R S rp N
kSaNikA 08 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp N
mrgAkSi 08 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
navamAlika 08 S R G D N S S N D G R S hs RR
navasutikA 08 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
niSkaran 08 S R M P D S S D P M R S rp M
parIti 08 S R M P N S S N P M R S rp V
pArkkaran 08 S R G P N S S N P G R S pr
prabhupriyA 08 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp V
rEgupti 08 S R G P D S S D P G R S p MM
rukmAngi 08 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp N
shuddhasAmantam 08 D S R M P D D P M G R S p TAS
shuddhasImantini 08 S G M N D S S D M G R S rp R
shuddhasAmantam 08 S G R M P D D P M G R S rp R
tarangam 08 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp N
sUryaoLi 08 S G M P D S S N P M R S pr
bhUpALa 09 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp SD
candrikA 09 S G M D N S S N D M G S rp BMK
bauman 09 S R M P D S S N P M R S p TAS
kotravai 09 S R M P N S S D P M G S pr
marALagAmini 09 S R G M N S S N M G R S rp N
sAlmali 09 S R G P N S S N P G R S rp N
shAnavi 09 S M P D N S S N D P M S rp P
sheyyAL 09 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp VV
shilamban 09 S G P D N S S N D P G S pr
shilamban 09 S G P D N S S N D P G S rp P
shyAmaLI 09 S R G P N S S N P G R S sll
trimUrtipriyA 09 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
vanamAli 09 S R G P N S S N P G R S p TAS
AnandasvarUpi 10 S R G P D S S N D M G S pr
anantashAyi 10 S R G P N S S D M G R S pr
anapAya 10 S R M P N S S D P M G S pr
guNavati 10 S R M P D S S D P M R S p TAS
buddhan 10 S G P D N S S N D P G S p TAS
cittamOdini 10 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp N
jnAnabOdhini 10 S R G D N S S N D G R S rp N
mA-anaka 10 S G M D N S S N D M R S pr
pUrNaka 10 S R G M D S S D M G R S rp P
santvabhASiNi 10 S G M P D S S D P M G S rp N
shAtarUpi 10 S R G P D S S D P G R S pr
vaijayanti 10 S R G P D S S D P G R S rp N
vaijayanti 10 S G M P D S S D P G R S p TAS

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Lakshman
Very impressive!
I wonder how many of these actually have any compositions!
Just also give the descriptive details of your cryptic authorities

[Lakshman]

N-Nadamuni Panditar
SD-Subbarama Dikshitar
RP-Ragapravaham
RR-R.R.Keshavamurti
SLL-Sangita Lalitya Lahari
PS-P.Sambamurti
TAS-T.A.Sambandamurti
CR-C.Rangiah
M-Mahadevan
BMK-Balamuralikrishna
P-Palaiyazhi

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Thx!

[ragaveda]

Thank you Lakshman.. that was very informative. And thanky ou Vasanthakokilam for yuor wishes.
Nick.. to answer your question, google anthroposophy and you will know more.. There are some ragas that have soothing effect and also energizing effect on the nerves and what we are looking for is to combine the therapy and the effective usage of the correct ragas to speed up the healing process... We are actually looking for ragas composed in Sa Re Ga Pa Da... Do re mi so la in western.