What is music?
Singing, playing (instruments), and dancing — these three together are called music.
How many Swar are there?
There are seven notes, and their names are as follows:
Shadja, Rishabh, Gandhar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat, and Nishad.
When sung, they are vocalized as: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.