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(d) Spiritual benefits

It is considered very useful for students as listening to their favorite
music keeps the mind stable and focused on their goals. In the Gurukul
education system, there is also a tradition of making students recite
Vedic mantras in the tone and rhythm of music. Correct chanting of
such mantras will have a positive effect on the environment, improve
clarity in pronunciation, increase memory power, and the mind will
renrnin serene and calm. Therefore, inusic also plays an important
role in entering the path of spiritual n18ditation.

Activity 12.1

Collect s01ne information about the physical, inental, social, and
spiritual benefits of music from parents, music lovers, or the Internet.
Prepare a chart in PowerPoint slides or write down son1e bullet points
in copy and present it in the classroom.

12.2 Introduction to the tenninology of niusic

There are different types of terminology in music. The information
of which facilitates the learning and practice of music. Some of the
tern1s used in n1usic are presented below:

(a) Octave

An octave is a series of eight notes in a musical scale. There are seven
different consecutive notes of the musical scale, and the eighth note
is the repetition of the first or root note which is double the frequency
of the first or root note. In Western musical system it is called octave
but in Nepali Classical music it is called "Saptak". "Sapta" in Sanskrit
ineans seven, and since there are seven different named notes, it is
called Saptak. Harmoniu1ns usually have 3 7 to 42 keys to play those
notes; while grand pianos have up to 88 frets in which there are 52
white and 36 black keys. To gain information about the octaves, first
focus on the white keys and play them on your instnunent as described
in the activity below.

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