[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c7.108 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c7.108 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c7.108 - **Language:** English ### [c7.108](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.108) Instruments such as the vina, &c., have, however, a compass of nearly four octaves. In order to signify the octave in which a note is to be played, a dot or dots are usually placed above or below it. There is no definite rule for this; each musician or writer upon music apparently advocates some method of his own. - [Previous: c7.107](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.107) - [Next: c7.109](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.109) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.108](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c7.108) · Pramāṇa