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Light vocal music lessons

Tuesday, March 10, 2015 4:43 AM

This video provides some quick tips on singing light music.

Kathak lessons for beginners - Episode 2

Wednesday, July 30, 2014 10:24 PM

This is the second episode in the series of basic training in Kathak. The teacher teaches the basic hand and foot movements in Kathak. The episode also describes the technique for Chakkar or spins in Kathak. You will learn how to do spins or Chakkar in Kathak in 5 counts. The episode also covers few basic Hastak in Kathak.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 8

Thursday, June 19, 2014 4:28 AM

This is the eighth episode in the podcast of basic lessons in Hindustani classical. This episode will disucss the Sargam Geet and Bandish with notations for Raag Bhoop also called Bhupali.The episode also discusses the meaning of Sargam Geet and the meaning of Bandish, Gat or Cheez for any Raga. The Bandish chosen in this episode has been written by Pandit Nath Neralkar in dialect of Hindi, called Brij Bhasha.

Kathak lessons for beginners - Episode 1

Friday, April 11, 2014 11:30 PM

This is the first episode in the podcast of basic lessons in Kathak dance. This episode will briefly disucss the history of Kathak and its origin. The costume for Kathak and will start with the basic hand and foot movements in Kathak known as Hastak and Tatkar. Meetkalakar member, Smt. Rajashree Gadhikar will be our guru for this series. Rajashree Gadhikar will help understand the correct posture for Kathak dance performance. She will also explain the concept of Hastak and Tatkar. The episode will conclude with the most basic Hastak in Kathak.

Tabla Lesson for beginners - Podcast 3

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:09 PM

This is the third episode in the podcast Basic lessons in tabla. This episode will introduce the concept of Taal, Matra, Vibhag, Sam, Khali, Avartan, Laya, Bol, Dugun, Tigun and Chougun. The episode also gets you started with Teen Taal, the King of Taals. Anutosh Degharia, a member of Meetkalakar.com, will conduct this basic training in tabla.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 7

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 4:07 AM

This is the seventh podcast in this series. This podcast introduces Raag Bhoop or Bhupali. It will also discuss some basic concepts associated with raga like that, aaroh, avaroh, pakad, vaadi swar, samvadi swar and raag samay. Alankars of Raag Bhoop are also covered in this podcast.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 6

Friday, December 20, 2013 6:44 AM

This is the sixth podcast in this series. This podcast will discuss some basic tips for practice or Riyaaz of Hindustani classical vocal music. It also has tips on singing in Aakar, singing Taans, breathing exercises like Pranayam, Omkar etc.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 5

Monday, October 7, 2013 6:44 AM

This is the fifth podcast in this series. This podcast will discuss some basic tips for practice or Riyaaz of Hindustani classical vocal music.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 4

Monday, August 12, 2013 5:10 AM

This podcast will introduce the concept of Taal and Laya. Taal is important for anybody wanting to learn music. A tala is a regular, repeating rhythmic phrase, particularly as rendered on a percussive instrument with an ebb and flow of various intonations represented as a theka, a sequence of drum-syllables or bol. Lay is the tempo, or speed of a piece. The Hindi term for tempo is "lay" and is derived from the Sanskrit term "laya".

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 3

Monday, June 24, 2013 12:51 AM

This is the third episode in the podcast.This episode will mainly focus on different forms of swaras such as Shudha, Komal and Tivra, their names and the concept of saptak, which is a set of seven swaras. You will also be introduced to the basics of music notationsin this episode.

Tabla Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 2

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:00 AM

This is the second episode in the podcast Basic lessons in tabla. This episode will introduce few basic compositions in tabla such as Ta Ka, Ta Ka, Te Re Ke Te. It will also introduce the basic compositions like ‘Dha’ that require synchronized movements of the left and the right hand. Anutosh Degharia, a member of Meetkalakar.com, will conduct this basic training in tabla. For practice, Anutosh Degharia will discuss a few basic Hasta Sadhan or practice lessons. These Hasta Sadhan should be practiced everyday to get yourself comfortable with playing tabla.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 1

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:00 AM

This is the first episode in the podcast of basic lessons in Hindustani classical vocal. This episode will introduce the seven swaras that form the basis of all the music that you’ve ever heard. Meetkalakar member, Smt. Hema Upasani will be our guru for this series. Hema Upasani will help understand the technique of singing these seven swaras at their designated positions. It is interesting to know how these seven swaras have originated from nature. Hema Upasani will discuss the concept of Aroha and Avroha. She will also take us through a few Alankar. Alankar are the permutations and combinations of swaras. For improving your singing it is important that you practice these Alankars well.

Hindustani Classical Vocal Music Lessons For Beginners - Podcast 2

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:00 AM

This is the second episode in the podcast basic lessons in Hindustani classical vocal. This episode will mainly focus on various permutations and combinations of swaras also called Alankar. GaanHeera Smt. Hema Upasani, a member of Meetkalakar.com, will conduct this training.

Tabla Lesson for beginners - Podcast 1

Monday, November 12, 2012 12:00 AM

This podcast gets you started with basic lessons in tabla playing. Every episode progressively adds concepts so that learning will become easy. This podcast is mainly for the beginners. This episode will focus on the structure of tabla, correct posture while playing tabla and the basic bols in tabla. Anutosh Degharia, a member of Meetkalakar.com, will conduct this basic training in tabla. Anutosh Degharia is a versatile tabla artist from Farukabad Gharana. He not only gives solo performances but also accompanies maestros such as Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Smt. Girija Devi and many more. He is not just an accomplished tabla artist but also a popular guru. You can see his profile on www.anutoshtabla.com