
Explore using the harmonium for meditation and devotion, focusing heart, intention, and mantras. Lead with humility, sing from the heart, and turn classes into an ashram where public opinion fades.
Learn to coordinate bellows pumping with key presses for a controlled harmonium tone, maintain pressure to avoid breaking the seams, and use a glass mute when needed for calibrating volume.
Learn harmonium chord basics by practicing steady pumping, chanting, and moving fluidly between the C and G chords, using tapping to lock the beat and octave shifts for fuller sound.
Learn to breathe life into stagnant harmonium chords by rolling and embellishing C, F, and G through a simple F–C–G progression, with practice tips for hands, tapping, and octaves.
Learn a simple three-chord harmonium progression (C F C F C G C) for call-and-response chants, like Haribol and Jai guru dev, with tips on humility and meaningful prayer.
Learn to play Jai Ganesha on harmonium using simple notes like c f c c f c g.
Learn the maha mantra and three-chord chant used in yoga classes, offering prayers to guru, Krishna, Radha, and divine aspects, emphasizing pure devotion over material life.
Master practical harmonium chords beyond C and G, print or mark the notes, and play along with a Krishna kirtan featuring Sri Krishna Govinda and the chant of his names.
Learn to create two-part harmonium melodies by changing voice over the same keys, using G C D chords and yogya melody chants for yoga, kirtans, and meditation.
Explore a beautiful harmonium melody learned through parampara, crediting Gore Vonni, and practice a simple three-chord progression (c-sharp, e-flat, g) with variations in a meditative style.
Learn a simple harmonium accompaniment to a devotional song from The Kunj of Bihari, featuring the names of Krishna and Radha, with a guided demonstration and practice.
Explore the Harinam Mahamantra melody as an evening piece in three parts, with chord progressions including D and F sharp, octave movements, and a transposed wind-down.
Explore Radhe Govinda on harmonium through evening, waking, and noontime melodies linked to ragas, and learn how mantras influence consciousness and room energy.
Explore stories of Krishna as the cowherd who lifts the hill, and how calling out to Krishna provides shelter and solace, paired with a simple mantra practice for yoga chanting.
Learn to accompany the Damodar Mahamantra on harmonium for yoga, kirtans, and meditations, including chord progressions, melody, Sanskrit transliterations, and the Kartik month devotional chanting.
Practice what you've learned, imbibe the material, and bring it to your class to elevate the room's consciousness. Deepen your teaching, personal meditation, and devotion through singing with joy daily.
Join Raghunath in taking the mystery out of playing the harmonium. This beautiful instrument used in classical India kirtan is ideal for both personal meditation and group chanting. The course is designed for personal enjoyment and for those interested in leading kirtans, and looking to transform their yoga classes into sacred space using transcendental chants. In this instructional video and instructional ebook Raghunath breaks it all down and will have "you off and chanting in no time.” The basics of the harmonium are accompanied by inspiring texts on the power of kirtan and sacred sound as well as full translations of the meaning of many familiar mantras and songs.
The course is especially designed for non-musicians, those not familiar with musical instruments and those who do not know the meaning behind familiar mantras. Raghunath will explain it all and systematically take you through understanding, playing and sonic meditation. It is truly “harmonium playing made easy." Learn mantras, learn melodies – learn to free your voice and tap into the divinely sacred with the harmonium as your guide.