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.

Practice taals and saptak with a metronome at varying bpm, using the piano to avoid notes, and find two songs per category from any genre; prepare for scales and harmonium.

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 classical singing by playing a song like happy birthday, noting that the starting sa falls on the first black key of madhya saptak, indicating a c sharp scale.

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.

Learn about alankaars, practice two-alankaars on the piano app, and sing them in bol and aakaar at 75 bpm and double, with a glimpse at 200 bpm and vowel-exercise tips.

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.

Learn the first sargam of Mere Dholna from Bhool Bhulaiya, first at the original tempo, then at a slower tempo with a piano app for pitch and a metronome.

Learned alankaar patterns 3 and 4 in bol and aakaar at 75 bpm and double tempo; homework to figure last alankaar, next class covers patterns and karaoke with sargam notes.

Listen to the song, analyze it, write the lyrics, and sing along with reduced volume; record, review, and repeat with karaoke tracks for Sur support to perfect the tune.

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.

Discover how to pick songs at beat or offbeat by clapping to the taal, identifying on-beat and off-beat moments, and practicing the aalaap on off-beat.

Present a glimpse of karaoke singing with 'Jiya Re,' noting an off-beat start after the 20th beat to motivate your own practice.

Learn how to properly learn any song using Alankaar patterns 5 and 6, sung in bol and aakaar at 80 bpm. Practice beat and off-beat singing with karaoke tracks.

Explore alankaar 7 patterns in Hindustani classical singing, practice aaroh and avroh with 1–8 note patterns, sing both starting positions, and reinforce sur knowledge toward the first raag Bhupali.

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.

Explore raag Bhupali, a beginner Hindustani raag, and learn its aaroh and avroh, forbidden notes madhyam and nishaad, pakad, and vadi and samvadi with singing time 6 to 9 p.m.

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

Master the aaroh, avroh, and pakad of raag bhupali, practice at 85 and 90 bpm in bol and aakaar, and write the swarmaalika notation for the upcoming bandish.

Master teen taal by understanding its 16-beat cycle, taali and khaali, sum and theka, then apply madhya, vilambhit, and drut laya to a bandish in raag Bhupali.

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.

Practice the sthai of the bandish to gain comfort, then learn antra, taans, sargams; explore teen taal, swarmaalika, and Bhupali at 100 and 120 bpm with the rhythm tabla app.

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

Set the Sur Sadhak app to 120 bpm to practice singing antra, focusing on tempo control for Hindustani singing.

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 to sing taans and sargam in raag bhupali, building a beginner's foundation in Hindustani classical singing.

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.

Learn vikrit swar concepts in Hindustani singing, including komal and teevra notes and five vikrit swars, through swar pehechan note-identification exercises using sa to vikrit swars, while reinforcing the saptak.

Discover Raag Yaman with Vikrit swars, teevra ma, aaroh and avroh, the pakad ni re ga ma, and alankaars practiced with a piano app for 6 to 9 pm singing.

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.