An online tanpura in G

Walk past any music classroom and the drone you hear is probably G. Safed paanch is where many female students are started — kind to a young voice, close enough to the classic G♯ and A that moving later is a small step rather than a leap. Plenty of singers simply never leave.

A practice key deserves a practice tanpura. Sangat's is free without conditions: all 18 tunings, from a deep Kharaj Sa to a high Ma, both the deeper and brighter voices, three plucking styles, and real plucks at G. There is no account to make and nothing to install — it opens in the browser, on the family tablet or the phone in your pocket.

When the teacher says "a little higher next year", the key moves with two taps and the tanpura follows exactly.