Hindustani Classical Vocal Music for Beginners and Intermediate Level

Q: How much time should a student enrolling for this course practice everyday?

This course will require practice time outside of lessons. Time spent practicing may vary from 15 minutes per day to an hour, depending on a student’s level of interest. Students who wish to become professional musicians will need more hours of practice per day using a different set of exercises and materials than students who are seeking to learn music as a hobby. Detailed structure of practice for each student will be discussed and explained during class.

Q: What if a student is unable to attend an upcoming class?

The student is required to inform the teacher about his absence from a particular session, two days prior to the class. In such a case, the teacher will reschedule the class and conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student. In case the student misses to give two days prior notice about his absence to the teacher, then the decision to conduct another class for that student is completely based on teacher’s discretion.

Q: How long will the teacher take to revert to a query raised after class hours?

Students should get a response within 24 hours if the teacher is not preoccupied or travelling.

Q: What if the teacher wishes to reschedule a class?

In case the teacher is unavailable for the scheduled class, he/she will inform the students two days prior to the class. The teacher will conduct the rescheduled class on or before the end (i.e. Saturday) of the ensuing week or such other time as may be mutually decided between the teacher and the student.

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by Angira Kotal

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Awarded first in Pratima Chandra Memorial award competition, 2018 & Yuva Sangeet Ratna by Art Council of England, 2013.

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for 1-on-1, 45 mins class

Recommended: 1 class per week | 12-16 weeks to level up

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Course Summary

This course is aimed at training a student in Hindustani classical music (vocal). A student will be taught the basics of Hindustani Classical Music viz. the swar system, ragas, tala system. This course will also develop the quality and texture of the student's voice. At the end of the course, a beginner student will be able to present a bandish along with sargams and taans set to a particular taal while an intermediate student will be able to present a full-fledged khayal at a basic standard. Also, in this course, you will be taught light or semi-classical compositions like bhajan and thumri.

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Angira Kotal

Experience: 20 Years

From: India

Teacher Skill Keywords
Indian Classical Music, Hindustani Classical Music
Education
Graduate Diploma in Economics from University of Essex, UK
M.Sc. in Economics from UCL, London
Work Details
Vocalist - Hindustani Classical
Singer, Performer - Music

About the Course

The details of the course are listed below:

Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music swar system and how to train the voice;
Introduction to upper and lower octaves, how to practice standing notes, meends;
Introduction to Sapats, Swar alankars;
Learning komal/teevra swars and apply in Sapats, swar alankars;
Learning taal system, bandish;
Introduction to Thaat system;
Introduction to ragas;
Learning Bandishes, taan, sargam;
Introduction to Chhota Khayal Concept;
Introduction to Bara Khayal Concept;
Bhajan; and
Thumri

About Angira Kotal: Angira was introduced to Hindustani classical music at a very early age by her mother Smt Ratna Kotal and soon she came under the tutelage of Shri Shyamal and Smt. Mandira Lahiri. She received taalim from Late Pandit Biresh Roy in subsequent years. However, music training was not continuous for her because of academic priorities. Angira graduated in Computer Science Engineering in 2010 followed by a short stint working in Cognizant Technology Solutions. She resumed learning music in 2011, after a long gap of nine years, under the aegis of Ustad Jainul Abedin. She quit her job in 2011 and took up music as a career. Angira also holds a Graduate Diploma with Distinction in Economics from University of Essex followed by a Masters Degree with Merit in Economics from University College London. During her stay in the UK she won the title “Yuva Sangeet Ratna,Young Musician of the Year Award 2013” organized by Milapfest, UK and supported by Arts Council England. Currently, she is receiving advanced taalim from the renowned vocalist Pandit Omkar Dadarkar. She has won the Pratima Chandra Memorial Award 2018 in khyal and thumri and has performed in prestigious platforms in the UK and Kolkata. Under the thoughtful and pragmatic guidance of her guru, she hopes to take forward the legacy of Hindustani Classical Music both in time and space.