Instrumental Music Classes
Learn Hindustani instrumental music through traditional techniques, structured practice and detailed demonstrations across string, wind, percussion and harmonium.
Class Duration: 2.5 hrs per session
Frequency: Once a week on Saturdays
String Instruments
Fingering Techniques of improving or modifying the quality of sound production in order to increase the aesthetic effects are emphasised. Some of these embellishments are kana or grace notes, kampan or tremor, krintan or pizzicato, zamzama, meend or portamento or glissandi, Ladi (quick tremolo strokes) are taught with fine detailing in order to appreciate the subtleties involved in playing Sitar.
Similar ornaments also exist in the case of Sarod but involve slightly different techniques, since the latter does not have frets.
Traditional Techniques
It is very important to understand the String instrument playing styles that exist.
Mashid Khan, a Delhi sitar player, composed several gat-s in various raga-s in which the raga melody was to be played in vilambit teental using fixed mirzab patterns involving both da and ra strokes as well as the combined diri (da + ra) strokes in the same span of time.
These gats were accomplished by toda-s which were extensions of the former, being basically melody lines which expanded on these gat-s and were interspersed with them.
The first line of these gats begins on the 12th beat of the previous avartan. The first line consists of two similar halves and can be regarded as an eight beat pattern, diri da dir da ra da da ra played twice.
There were many improvisations followed post Masit Khan like introducing bin techniques which exhibit the use of meend and zamzama techniques followed by blending elements of Dhrupad with Khayal, by introducing alap in Sitar and Sarod repertoire called jod.
This style is propagated by Ghulam Raza, a musician at the court of Wajid Ali Shah at Lucknow. The Razakhani gat employs not only the da, ra and dir strokes but also the rda strokes, the opposite of dir where the outward stroke is followed by the inward in quick succession.
Today in contemporary performances we see convergence of different styles. Both the gats are practised using various taals and a high degree of stylizations, which are more systematic and intricate, have been introduced in the original patterns by our guru here in Sangeet Sadhana.
In Sangeet Sadhana Gata (vilambit and drut gat) compositions with Khayal Gayaki Aanga are taught following a particular sequence: Sthayi (Manjh), Antara, Dugun Tan and Jhala with Tan and Tihai. We follow the traditional Aalap-Jod-Jhala-Gat sequence.
Instrumental renditions either follow the Tantkari Ang or the Gayaki Ang. Our String instrument teaching style follows Maihar Gharana (Baba Allaudin Khan Gharana), with considerable vocal influence.
It uses both Khayal Gayaki style and Dhrupad Ang in the rendition. Our Guruji is from Maihar Gharana and usage of all forms of Taans like Chhut and Sapat Tans, Phirat, Diri-Diri Tans and Dhrupad style Gamak Taans are practised here with finer detailing and demonstration.
More Instruments
We use both classical and semi classical style of playing the flute.
Class Duration: 2.5 hrs per session
Frequency: Once a week on Sunday
Frequency: Once a week
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hrs per session
Understanding the Theka which provides the standard for improvisations including Uthan, Peshkar, Kayada, Rela, Gat, Tihai and Tukda/Chakradhar.
Sound production style, its quality and the techniques used are studied in detail. Rhythmic practices form the core of our teaching methodology.
We follow the traditional Aalap-Jod-Jhala-Gat sequence. Instrumental renditions either follow the Tantrakari Ang or the Gayaki Ang.
Frequency: Once a week
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Structured Learning
Progress from learning instrument handling and foundational techniques to advanced performance, musical interpretation and individual artistic expression.
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