Learn Hindustani Classical Singing (Beginner)

Explore hindustani saptak rhythm by practicing beat, taal, and laya using a metronome across 70, 90, and 110 bpm, singing one swar per beat to build rhythm.

Explore the 4/4 beat in Hindustani singing, showing how each measure holds four beats and illustrating with Bollywood songs like Jag Ghoomeya and Enna Sonna.

Master the 3/4 beat pattern by counting three beats per measure (1 2 3), and hear its feel in popular songs like Lag jaa gale and Tumko paya hai.

Discover what the C scale is by practicing the saptak in C with a harmonium, piano, or app, and learn how scales form the foundation of Hindustani singing.

Explains the mandra, madhya, and taar saptaks on harmonium or piano, how sa maps to C scale and other scales, and shows playing a familiar song on a piano app.

Learn Hindustani singing as you explore the harmonium's seven swars and three saptaks, connect them to piano notes, practice with the metronome, and do homework to identify the seven swars.

explains alankaars as ornamental note patterns in hindustani singing, learned as two basic alankaars and their patterns, building on saptak, taal, and daily riyaaz practice.

Learn the pattern of the first alankaar by tracing the swar sequence 1 2 3, 2 3 4, 3 4 5 across the saptak and its reverse, aaroh and avroh.

Practice alankaar slowly at 75 bpm, then double the speed to build accuracy and speed toward about 200 bpm. Sing in bol and in aakaar to improve murkiya and harkat.

Learn alankaar 2 by numbering saptak swars from 1 to 8, practice the aaroh and avroh pattern, and reinforce hindustani classical singing by first playing it on a piano app.

Practice the alankaars with the piano app to learn notes one by one, then use a metronome and gradually increase tempo from 50 BPM to 70 and beyond.

Begin each riyaaz by singing sa for five minutes with a relaxed breath, then practice vowel exercises—a, e, i, o, u—shaping the mouth to the saptak to improve pronunciation.

Advance Hindustani vocal practice by learning alankaar 3 and 4, extending the pattern, mapping notes 1–8, and vocalizing aaroh and avroh.

Practice bol alankaar before moving to aakaar alankaar, ensure your mouth is open when singing aakaar to improve sound and pitch, and use a mirror to monitor mouth movement.

practice alankaars in aakaar to improve harkat and murkiyaan, starting with slow sur and then faster tempo. learn a new alankaar pattern at 80 bpm, with double singing as homework.

Learn alankaar 6 by practicing the opposite pattern, focusing on aaroh and avroh, at 80 bpm, with a demonstration of singing the alankaar in double.

Master alankaar 8 pattern in Hindustani classical singing by practicing aaroh, avroh, and the challenging aakaar at 90 bpm. Take your time with this toughest pattern.

Discover how the eight alankaars can be sung in raag Bhupali by applying its rules, removing Ma and Ni to fit the raag.

Learn to perform teen taal on hands with taali and khaali, and match theka to your singing. Use a tabla app to set tempo, scale, and tanpura for steady practice.

Demonstrate how to read swarmaalike notation for Sthai in Raag Bhupali, starting from khaali beat 9 in Teen taal, with white lines for notes and blue lines for lyrics.

Set the Sur Sadhak app to 120 bpm and sing the bandish, starting from the 9th beat.

Learn the notation of raag bhupali antar, start on the 9th beat (khaali), and practice taan and sargam at 100 bpm, then 120 bpm.

Explore how taans and sargams enhance a bandish, following a raag from aalaap to bandish, then sargam and taan, with practice in bol at 100–120 bpm finishing on 8th beat.

Learn hindustani classical singing focused on raag bhupali in bollywood songs, perfect aaroh, avroh, pakad, and master sthai, antra, taan, and sargam of the bhupali bandish at 100–140 bpm.

Explore Raag Bhairav's characteristics with komal re and komal dha, its aaroh, avroh, and pakad, its vadi dha and samvadi re, practiced in the early morning (6 to 8 a.m.).

Explore the five vikrit swars, strengthen distinction between the 12 notes with swar pehechan exercises, and practice alankaars in Raag Yaman and Raag Bhairav.