Music Beyond Borders : Ten Popular Music scales in the World | Dr Sreevalsan J Menon | TEDxEdappally

Dr. Sreevalsan J Menon, a globally recognized Carnatic musician and composer, proposes that there are shared musical patterns across various cultures. He highlights the ten most common scales worldwide, eight of which are heptatonic (seven-note) and two are pentatonic (five-note). Dr. Menon not only identifies the ten most common musical scales worldwide but also showcases their versatility by singing them and demonstrating tunes inspired by various genres, including Samba, Maqam, Raga, Rock etc. This highlights the interconnectedness of musical elements across different cultures. He also emphasizes the diversity of musical scales within Asian cultures, noting that there are many more popular and distinctive scales used in various regions, often heard, sung, and composed beyond the ten highlighted. Dr Sreevalsan J Menon is a TOP grade Carnatic vocalist on All India Radio. He has performed worldwide and won awards like the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and Kerala Kalamandalam awards. Menon has composed music for over 20 Malayalam films and two English films. His songs and score for "Saint Dracula" qualified for the 85th Academy Awards. The background score for "Ottaal," which won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Festival 2016, was praised. He has also played the lead role in the film "Gramavrikshathile Kuyil." Sreevalsan is a professor at Kerala Agricultural University. He has a Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension. He specializes in studying rituals, folklore, folk art, and cultural ethos related to Kerala's agricultural history under the project "Cult, Culture, and Agriculture." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@mamaslostsoul]

Brilliant. so beautiful exposition of basic raaga and its transformation into amazing melody. encompassing the world music. just amazing !!! thanks for sharing.

[@suvarnav3770]

Very enriching topic and so engagingly presented! Thank you! ❤

[@anithakumari5444]

TED x music❤ the talk beautifully brought out lessons and the amazing global footprint of musical similiarities🎉🎉🎉as always the best

[@sreedeviunni3946]

Very informative n interesting. Definitely your Tedex session must have benefited several musicians, students, even music lovers.. Amazing knowledge you have acquired n so nice of you to pass it on to people..
Be blessed. 👍🏼👌🏼👏🏼

[@UmaLokanath]

Exactly. For music students this would be very useful.I forwarded this to my niece and she loved it.

[@ASHASupportingDoctors-qh8qi]

Very informative, educational and well rendered. A unique and global view

[@UmaLokanath]

So full of information. Worthwhile and interesting watch. Thank you Sreevalsan Sir. 🙏🙏

[@divyavimalmusic]

Beautifully portrayed the topic,doing full justice to the title. Thank you Sir❤

[@csreelatha6251]

Very nice presentation, informative for music lovers🙏👌

[@MusicMumbe]

Beautifully presented Sree

[@shajipanicker8559]

Excellent talk !😍

[@prsreekumar9953]

Very interesting and informative. Brilliant presentation. Expecting more like this.

[@bijukumar747]

Musical genius

[@soundmukku]

Very informative sir🥰❤️ Superb presentation❤

[@venugopalkj5393]

Very informative

[@sathyarajamohan4565]

Awesome 👌 very enriching for all music lovers. Sir you are an excellent singer and musician beyond compare. Immensely blessed to be listening to you.😊

[@sreejarajeev3897]

🙏🏼 very informative Sir. The connection of each regional music explained so well.. For me this is really inspiring

[@spatshello]

beautiful Sir

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Oh❤

[@Vaibhav_PramodeNair]

🌺🙏