Sitar Lesson for Beginners: Da and Ra stroke

Sitar themed shirts, mugs and more for sale in my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/notbadstuff A viewer and I were talking about sitar fundamentals and I said I would make a video discussing the Da and Ra stroke. This is a key fundamental technique and something I see a lot of self-taught and beginner sitar players struggling with. Da = strumming the string while closing your hand Ra = strumming the string while opening your hand. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Do you want to learn sitar? Please contact my teacher, Ustad Ikhlaq Hussain Khan who is now providing lessons online using Skype, FaceTime or WhatsApp. You can reach him at: https://ragasitar.com Tell him you watch my videos. Thanks! ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/notbadfi... Help support me on Patreon:   / jeffstarr   ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Watch more of my sitar videos:    • Vlog: Learning Indian Classical Music & Sitar   Watch my short films:    • Jeff's "not too bad" short films   Watch my guitar videos:    • Guitar Videos   Social:   / notbadfilms     / notbadfilms     / mrjeffreystarr   http://Notbadfilms.com