Sitar lessons in person or via Zoom
A typical lesson lasts 1-3 hrs and includes tuning, revision, introduction of new material and some short breaks.
For beginners:
For beginners:
- Brief history and purpose of classical music
- Sitting posture
- General tuning
- Left hand technique
- Strikes of the right hand
- SRGMPDNS and basic excercises
- How to approach your practise
- How to change strings and maintain your sitar
For more advanced:
- Theory of raag and taal
- Bhatkhande system of notation
- Precise tuning to the correct shruti according to raag
- The disposition of a classical performance
- Different types of compositions
- Exercises and ideas based on the different parts of a performance
- Deeper look into improvisation and concepts like taan, tihai, layakari and special techniques
- Advanced maintenance, doing jawari, tying frets, adjusting string action
Group Workshops/Demonstration
For musicians, music lovers, or any group interested in Indian Classical Music. The material is adjusted to the interests of the group and could be covered in anything from a one hour crash course to a full day or several days:
- Brief history and purpose
- How to listen to it and how to appreciate it
- Introduction to the instruments
- Group exercises on different scales and rhythms
- Using ideas from classical music in other genres