Nathaniel Music Quiz - Ear Training and Music Theory
Hear how modes, thaats, and raga flavors overlap.
Compare exact pitch sets, swaras, and ear cues for Dorian, Mixolydian ♭6, Kafi, Khamaj, Bhairav, and Kalyan. The scale map is literal; the raga notes explain where grammar goes beyond the notes.
Selected
Dorian
Dorian
Selected sound world
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Pitch Set
1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
Sa Re ga Ma Pa Dha ni
Ear Cue
Listen for the i to IV brightness: the natural 6 is the giveaway.
Flavor
Minor third, but with a natural sixth that opens the sound instead of pulling it into natural minor.
By Ear
Sa and Pa drone underneath each playback so the flavor has a tonal center.
Same pitch set as Kafi thaat if Sa is the tonic, but not automatically a raga. Raga needs characteristic phrases, emphasis, and ornamentation.
Raga Phrase Grammar Cards
Dorian mode reference: grammar cues for aroha, avaroha, pakad, vadi/samvadi, and common traps.
Aroha
1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 1
Avaroha
1 ♭7 6 5 4 ♭3 2 1
Pakad
No fixed pakad; use i-IV or 1-♭3-4-6 gestures.
Vadi / Samvadi
Not applicable / Not applicable
Common trap
Calling any Dorian phrase a raga just because it matches Kafi thaat.
Use Dorian for the pitch collection; use Kafi grammar when phrase identity matters.
Compare Against Related Sounds
12-tone mapDorian
Selected sound world
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Kafi Thaat
Same pitch collection
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Mixolydian ♭6 / Charukesi Color
adds 3, ♭6; removes ♭3, 6
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Khamaj Thaat
adds 3; removes ♭3
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Bhairav Thaat
adds ♭2, 3, ♭6, 7; removes 2, ♭3, 6, ♭7
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni
Kalyan Thaat
adds 3, ♯4, 7; removes ♭3, 4, ♭7
1
Sa
♭2
re
2
Re
♭3
ga
3
Ga
4
Ma
♯4
Ma+
5
Pa
♭6
dha
6
Dha
♭7
ni
7
Ni