Sama Veda has the credit that it is the earliest music of India. Even in early pre historic period, Sama Veda developed the notes from one to three, that is Samika, Gathika and Archika. This method paved way to give birth the Saman Saptakam, the seven notes Krurta, Prathama, Dvitiya, Tritiya, Chaturtha, Mandra and Atisvarya. As Sama Veda is the treasure house of resource, it is the necessity to analyze Sama Veda to acquire knowledge of history of music of early days. This research will throw light on the following of Sama Veda; text-Saman Samhita, arrangement of Sama Veda, technical terms and definitions of Ganas, various Recensions (Vedic Schools), notes utilized by Recensions, singing method (with notation), Stobhas, Saman Saptaka, Musical hand utilized to denote notes, Singers and their duties, Laya and metre(rhythm), Sama Veda paved way for forerunners, Laukika ganas- four kadais and so on.
SamaVeda, Recensions, Singers, Ganas, Music
