> you may be encouraged to pick different notes than for a descending one Hmm, this is not entirely true. There are absolutely symmetric rāgas, and some of the

> you may be encouraged to pick different notes than for a descending one Hmm, this is not entirely true. There are absolutely symmetric rāgas, and some of these are extremely popular: I mentioned Śankarābharaṇaṃ, but there are several others, like Kalyani (Lydian mode), Tōdi (Phrygian mode), or pentatonic scales like Mohanam, Hamsadhwani, Hindōḷaṃ, etc. > in ICM the emotional states are generally thought of as temporal Indeed. One might think minor scales are 'more sad' than major ones, but this doesn't translate well to Indian classical music. > it is important to note that harmony plays very little role in ICM Also true. Indian classical music has little theoretical and practical use of 'chords' in the Western sense, except perhaps the drone strings on the vīṇā.