[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) › c8.21 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c8.21 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c8.21 - **Language:** English ### [c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8.21) These notes must follow each other in proper succession; for instance, when the melody is ascending, the note Ma must follow Ri; in descending, a similar method of progression must be adhered to. Hence from these notes, without breaking the rules, many melodies can be formed. - [Previous: c8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8.20) - [Next: c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8.22) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c8.21) · Pramāṇa