The word alaap means a dialog or conversation. Alaap is a dialog between the musician and the raga. The purpose of including an alaap in a composition is for the singer to set the scene for the composition...
Drumming rudiments, or rudimental drumming, is a form of percussion music; a drum rudiment is one of several relatively small patterns which form the foundation for more extended and complex drumming patterns....
Long time back, during my initial phase of learning guitar (will be learner forever), I was unable to figure out scale. Also, most of the time in a song, for example, in R&B, "I believe I can fly",...