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“Sur” is a note, it may be produced by any instrument, or by using vocal chords. “Taal” is a way to measure time. There are many “Taals“, ways to measure time.

Swar means a note in the octave. The seven basic notes of the scale (swaras), in Indian music are named shadja, rishabh, gandhar, madhyam, pancham, dhaivat and nishad In the Indian Classical Music, Raga is the basis of melody and Tala is the basis of rhythm.

Significance of these seven notes of sur is as follows. Sa (For Agni Devta), Re means Rishabh (For Brahamma Devta), Ga means Gandhar (For Goddess Saraswati), Ma means Madhyam (For God Mahadev or Shiv), Pa means Pancham (For Goddess Laxmi), Dha means Dhaivata (For Lord Ganesha) and Ni means Nishad (For Sun God).

The 7 notes of music Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni are frequently used to symbolize the musical notes, known as Swaras, in traditional Indian music. However, these Swaras are usually sung in their acronym form.

English meaning of sur-taal Hide. Noun, Masculine. harmony, tone and rhythm, tune and beat.

In Indian classical music, there are seven basic notes or "sur" in the octave, known as sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, and ni.

Most of the time a svara is identified as both musical note and tone, but a tone is a precise substitute for sur, related to tunefulness. Traditionally, Indians have just seven svaras/notes with short names, e.g. saa, re/ri, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni which Indian musicians collectively designate as saptak or saptaka.

Swar is a note with reference to a base note Sa. Sur is a single note or a Swar played on an instrument or sung so delicately and so so precisely that the swar becomes alive and the listener goes in a state like “Wow! This is heaven!”.

The seven svara are Shadja (षड्ज), Rishabh (ऋषभ), Gandhar (गान्धार), Madhyam (मध्यम), Pancham (पंचम), Dhaivat (धैवत) and Nishad (निषाद). The svaras of the sargam are often learnt in abbreviated form: sā, ri (Carnatic) or re (Hindustani), ga, ma, pa, dha, ni.

Full form of Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and NI is as follows. Sa - Shadja, Re - Rishabh, Ga - Gandhar, Ma - Madhyam, Pa - Pancham, Dha - Dhaivat and Ni - Nishad. Collectively these notes are known as the "Sargam" or Seven Noes of Sur".

French Borrowed from French sur, Italian su.

The tal is a repeating rhythm pattern usually played by the tabla - small drums. It usually has between six and sixteen beats. The beats are grouped into small sections within the pattern. The first beat of the cycle is known as sam. It marks the beginnings and ends of improvisations so it is often accented.