How to Play Harmonium for Beginners with Vaishnava Bhajans

Name: How to Play Harmonium for Beginners with Vaishnava Bhajans
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Created byLondon College of Vedic Studies

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

How to play harmonium
How to sing vaishnava bhajans
How to lead kirtan
Learn different melodies!

Course content

1 section • 5 lectures • 1h 40m total length

Jaya Radha Madhava31:37
In this section we learn harmonium with the song, or bhajan, 'Jaya Radha Madhava' by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. We will cover ideas such as chords, repetition, word placement, rhythm and drone effects.
We will build upon these ideas as me introduce more in the subsequent sections.
Sri Krishna Caitanya Prabhu20:15
Here we learn a melody that can be used for many different bhajans, but here we demonstrate this with 'Sri Krishna Caitanya Prabhu' by Narottama dasa Thakura.
Je Anilo Prema Dhana14:44
Here we learn how to play 'Je Anilo Prema Dhana' by Narottama dasa Thakura.
Damodarastakam20:53
Here we learn how to play the 'Damodarastakam' which is sung during the sacred Kartika month. In this section we will also learn about different time signatures.
Jagganatha Astakam12:43
'Jagganatha Astakam' is a bhajan sung around the time of the sacred Ratha Yatra procession that originated in Jagannatha Puri. Here were learn this bhajan and a little of it's history.

Requirements

Have an intrest in kirtan

Description

Radha London Isvara dasa was a monk for more than ten years, learning and practicing the devotional instruments of the Bhakti Yoga tradition namely Mrdanga, Harmonium and Karatals.

He is a classically trained and qualified musician, able to play a variety of different instruments, an experienced performer and teacher for over twenty years.

He now teaches many high profile students and beginners alike. His many years of knowledge and experience make him a perfect choice to help guide you.

He is very down to earth and practical. Offering simplicity that will allow you the basic beats to build upon while inspiring you to quickly get started in playing harmonium.

He will also share some philosophy about Kirtan that if applied can set you apart from other players and enable you to enter deeply into the devotional mood of Kirtan.

These videos will allow you the opportunity in the privacy of your own home to learn and practice so that you may also then join and share in the blissful experience of Kirtan.

We sincerely pray that you will find these videos useful and would appreciate any feedback so that we can continue to improve the quality of our teaching experience.

Who this course is for:

Bhakti practitioners