Welcome to Part 2 of our in-depth series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore two culturally rich and academically significant systems: 👉 the Indian Cultural Classification, and 👉 the Ethnographic Classification (Hornbostel–Sachs System). These classification methods offer deep insights into how musical instruments are understood and grouped across civilizations—from ancient India to global ethnomusicology.

📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 4 main categories of Indian musical instruments: ∙ Tantu Vadya (String) ∙ Sushir Vadya (Wind) ∙ Awanaddha Vadya (Percussion with skin) ∙ Ghan Vadya (Solid/A-tonal) ✔️ Key examples: Sitar, Veena, Tabla, Mridangam, Shehnai, Ghatam ✔️ The origins and logic behind the Ethnographic system by Hornbostel & Sachs ✔️ Differences between Indian and Ethnographic systems – especially the presence of Electrophones in the latter ✔️ The 5 Ethnographic categories: ∙ Aerophones ∙ Chordophones ∙ Electrophones ∙ Membranophones ∙ Idiophones🧠 Perfect for: - Music students and educators - Indian classical music enthusiasts - Ethnomusicology learners - Instrument classification exam preparation🔔 Subscribe for more music theory lessons, instrument tutorials, and cultural explorations. 👍 Like | 💬 Comment | 🔁 Share to support quality music education!

Welcome to Part 1 of the tutoREal series on the Classification of Musical Instruments! In this video, we explore the European Cultural Classification system, which categorizes instruments based on traditional orchestral families: woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments. 👉 Learn how each instrument type works 👉 Hear examples like the flute, trumpet, violin, piano, and more 👉 Understand why instruments are grouped the way they are 👉 Prepare for music theory exams, music classes, or general knowledge 📚 What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✔️ The 5 orchestral instrument families in European tradition ✔️ Characteristics and examples of woodwind, brass, percussion, string, and keyboard instruments ✔️ The basics of how these instruments produce sound ✔️ The role of instruments like the piano, harpsichord, pipe organ, and accordion 🎧 Examples of Instruments Covered: ∙ Woodwinds: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone ∙ Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn ∙ Percussion: Snare Drum, Cymbals, Xylophone ∙ Strings: Violin, Harp, Guitar ∙ Keyboards: Piano, Pipe Organ, Accordion 📌 Don’t forget to watch Part 2 where we dive into the Indian Cultural Classification and the Ethnographic (Hornbostel–Sachs) System! Script: Vijay KurienVideo by: Aditya MehtaAudio: AIMusic & photo samples courtesy: Martin Tichy, @ViennaSymphonicLibrary

Introducing Abhay Rumde, the Chief Sound Engineer at Purple Haze Studios in Bandra, Mumbai. With over 25 years of experience, Abhay has played a pivotal role in the recording and mixing of iconic Bollywood hits like Kajra Re, Don, Taare Zameen Par, and numerous other acclaimed albums.

Dive into the journey of this behind-the-scenes maestro who has shaped the sound of several Bollywood hits and beyond. Subscribe to converSAtions with Aditya Mehta – your go-to podcast for thought-provoking discussions on all things audio and music!

With an impressive career record as a re-recording engineer and currently employed with Avid (makers of DAW Pro Tools and much more), Sreejesh Nair shares his experiences to those interested in sound engineering.

Language: Malayalam

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Mumbai-based sound engineer, Kohinoor Mukherjee, gives young students some very important information, guidance and tips to build a career as a sound engineer.

Language: Bengali

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In this episode, Sudeep Audio's co-founder Aditya Mehta from Mumbai, India, talks about how one can build and pursue a career in music in India.

Having exposure to this area from within as well as connected from the outside for over 40 years, Aditya shares his own learnings here.

Like any career in creative arts, there is no right way or wrong way, but i hope the content here guides those parents and young students to take the right steps in order to have a fruitful career for a long time in music. One thing is for sure: Music spreads joy and gives us all one of the reasons to go on. You can enjoy it as a listener but more so as a creator! Best wishes to all aspiring musicians tuned in.

Listener discretion is advised.

Language of this episode: Hindi

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"Sound engineers are artists too", says Anil Chopra, founder of IRAA Awards and the PALM Expo India. Their contribution in the making of a song is as important as the composer and the lyricist, he adds.

Mr. Chopra started IRAA (Indian Recording Arts Academy) Awards where the name itself recognises sound engineers as not technicians but as artists.

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A topper in M.Sc. Inorganic Chemistry at Bombay University, Nikhil Mehta (born 1935) became a sound engineer out of a matter of prestige! Listen to this converSAtion from a brilliant man who recorded several prestigious projects since 1977. Though during this interview he did forget names of several musicians and jobs he handled as a sound recordist.

But those who have worked with him do remember him fondly always. And on the occasion of his Sudeep Studio's birthday (23rd September), we are proud to share a part of the interview (first and last actually) that we were finally able to do in 2021.

In 2024, Shri Nikhil Mehta was posthumously awarded by IRAA the "Lifetime achievement award for contribution to audio recording" at a glittering event in Mumbai.

Language in this talk: Gujarati

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