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3.2 Janta varisai: the plain pairs
Play the first group of janta varisai, in Adi tala, with the stress in the right place.
The first janta exercises pair each swara with itself as the line walks up and down the scale. They are slower than they look, because the stress has to be produced deliberately and not merely allowed to happen.
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Learn the first janta varisai upward and downward.
karnATik — Beginner lessons · TutorialAdd the next two, keeping the stress on the second of each pair.
Play them at second speed once the stress survives.
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