A raga, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, may be defined as a traditional pattern of notes in Indian music. But that isn't the description you'd give to a child. City-based music venture The Sound Space (TSS) has devised a new means for kids to explore ragas through a specially curated workshop. Titled On A Lighter Note, they delve into ragas through classical songs from films: think Lata Mangeshkar's Piya tose naina lage re from Guide based on raag khamaj or Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Aas paas hai khuda from Anjaana Anjaani derived from raag bhoopali built on a pentatonic scale.

The workshops on Zoom comprise a four-session module and were kick-started last week with new batches start ng tomorrow. Kamakshi Khurana, who has co-founded the company along with sister Vishala, says that the conceptualisation came about because of the lockdown. "The children were fresh out of the music concert AAMAD that we had put out in collaboration with Taufiq Qureshi and had worked really hard on. After the lockdown was announced, we had to find a way to let their hair down. We needed a break but also had to keep them engaged with music, so, we came up with something exciting," she says.