Flute Course for Beginners : Mastering Indian Bamboo Flute

Learn the proper holding technique for the Hindustani flute, using both hands to cover all six holes and balance the flute with the thumbs, keeping a steady posture for beginners.

learn to command high and low pitches on the flute by adjusting blowing intensity rather than finger movement, with guided patterns and practice exercises.

Learn the fundamentals of sargam and its relation to western notes, mapping Hindustani swaras to twelve notes, including komal and shuddha variants, for flute practice.

Learn half notes on the flute and play all 12 Hindustani swaras and 12 western notes on a single C medium flute, with precise finger slides.

Master the major scale on the Hindustani flute by using sargam, covering all swara in the major set, and explore melody creation and upcoming minor scale practice.

Explore how to play the Hindustani flute minor scale, using komal re and ni with half holes, and compare it with the major scale to build fluency.

Explore tempo, bpm and metronome for flute practice, starting at 60 bpm and rising to 90–120, with alankar drills. Learn counting beats and the link between western notes and sargam.

Master alankar set 02 by repeating sargam two times with two outward strokes per note and practice with metronome at 60–90 bpm, including car 1 and car 2 patterns.

Master alankar set 3 by practicing ascending and descending note patterns such as 1-2-1 and 2-3-2 (sa re sa), and develop precise sound through metronome-guided repetition.

Advance to alankar set 05 by practicing skipping notes in ascending and descending patterns, build on previous four alankaras, and use a metronome at bpm 60–100 to pace daily practice.

Explore alankar set 06, a four-note pattern using sa re sa ni across lower and higher octaves, with focused fingering and metronome-based taal practice.

Master alankar number seven in this beginner flute lesson by practicing four-note patterns in ascending and descending sequences with a metronome, and complete the arrow to avro octave conversion homework.

Learn alankar set 08 with a five-note sargam pattern sa re ga re ga, practiced with a four-beat metronome, and explore ascending and descending sequences via avro and abro.

Master alankar set 9 by practicing sargam on flute, exploring sa re ga ma pa, avaroha, and metronome-guided exercises with step-by-step progression and homework.

Alankar set 10 advances beginner flute practice by teaching two-part note patterns sa re ga sa ni sa, with ascending and descending sequences and metronome guidance.

explore four ornamentations: kan, meend, khatka, and gamak, and learn how to infuse emotion into flute melodies by precise finger movements and breath control, applied to sargam and alankaras.

Learn to play the Merry Christmas melody on the Indian bamboo flute, mastering melody and note placement with sargam notation, pitch shifts, and ear training through a hit-and-trial approach.

Master the happy birthday melody on the Indian bamboo flute by practicing sa to ma transitions, holding the flute in higher octave, and using a metronome at 60–90 bpm.

Learn the Titanic theme My Heart Will Go On on the flute, focusing on the prelude and interludes, with sa re ga ma pa pitch movement and step-by-step practice.

Master the Titanic song on the indian bamboo flute by tracing melody shifts, sa notes, and meend, with octave jumps and guided practice.

Identify the reference note sa and the melody’s direction to map any song on the flute. Practice jumping through notes from that reference, listening for pitch, and learning without notations.

Revises the beginner flute crash course from holding the bansuri, mouth position, and finger exercises to sargam and western notes, major/minor scales, metronome, ornamentations, and simple songs.