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:

• 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