Complete Indian Hindustani Classical Raga Music Course

Explore the basic theory of hindustani ragas: arrow as the ascending formation and a descending order, the catchphrase, and bandish with laap, vadi, samvadi, and high-note endings.

Explore thaats as the structured backbone of hindustani classical music, tracing from 32 groups to ten thaat families, with seven notes, ragas, and emotion tied to melody.

Explore the ten thaat structures as frameworks, detailing natural, minor, and sharp notes to understand how each part forms a family of ragas.

This lecture introduces raga yaman as a Hindustani raga used in Bollywood and light music, detailing ascent and descent across seven notes and the 6 to 9 pm window.

Explore how Raga Yaman shapes film songs and light music, decode its base notes, and identify whether tunes are purely Yaman or mixed with other ragas.

Master the aalap in raga yaman through slow, gradual improvisation that shapes the raga’s persona. Build the alap by knowing swars, octaves, and sustained notes to craft personal, improvised phrases.

Practice of Raga Yaman Swarmalika through vocal repetition of the bandish, guiding through the first line, then the second, and then the entire line with communal singing.

Learn to perform the raga yaman bandish by aligning lyrics with notes, practicing scale accuracy, and transposing to stay in tune.

Explore raga yaman taans by practicing taan clusters within bandish, starting slow and gradually increasing tempo from slow to double tempo to master fast, nitty-gritty phrases.

This lecture introduces raga bhopali, a pentatonic Hindustani raga with five notes, omitting ma and me; the Carnatic name is warn them rest, and it is sung in Bilawal discipline.

Discover how film songs embody raga bhopali, a pentatonic scale of five notes, sometimes in its pure form or mixed with other elements to convey emotion in Hindi cinema.

Explore raga bhopali taans by singing in a slow tempo and then increasing speed. Progress from slow to higher tempos, doubling the pace with guided examples.

Discover raga kedar in Hindustani classical music, examining how strict note usage shapes composition and how rare kedar-based film songs and 90s examples illustrate the raga.

Learn to sing a bandish in raga kedar swarnmalika by breaking lines in half, aligning lyrics with the lines, and mastering vocal delivery.

In the complete Indian Hindustani classical raga music course, learn the Raga Kedar Bandish by practicing the melody and placing the lyrics over it to develop timing and expression.

introduces raga kamod in Hindustani classical music, detailing its seven swars and simple jati, and explains distinctive swara usage and melodic motifs through gamma rays and shadowed phrases.

Explore songs in raga kamod, noting its mixed structure and how it blends kamod with other ragas in Hindi movie songs, with rare examples illustrating seamless fusion.

Learn the raga kamod swarmalika by studying the bandish, moving through the first line and subsequent lines step by step, and practice singing together.

Practice the raga Kamod bandish, repeating phrases and sections to build confidence, maintain mood, and prepare for smooth performance in Hindustani classical music.

Learn raga kamod taans by mastering a slow tempo, then progressively increase tempo from slow to fast, practicing bandish phrases and taan sequences with controlled speed.

Explore raga bilawal, a Hindustani raga using all seven natural notes, sung in the morning from seven to ten, creating a calm, soulful mood, and distinct from alejo beloved.

Explore raga bilawal’s seven natural notes in aaroh and avaroh, with no sharp or flat notes, creating a peaceful, soulful mood and showcasing songs like the national anthem of India.

Explore raga bilawal swarmalika through guided practice, with step-by-step vocal ascent to reach higher notes and patient, steady progress.

Learn to compose taans in Raga Bilawal by practicing seven notes going up and down, and create at least three taans for your own musical exploration.