| Music "Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." Vocal: Beginning with the sargam and the swarmalika in teentaal and jhaanptaal, children are introduced to the basic ragas. They sing compositions based on these ragas. Practice of the sargam through games makes riyaz exciting for the children. Bhajans and other light classical compositions are also a part of their repertoire. Instrumental: Harmonium : " Every instrument originated through Harmonium only.” Once the children learn this, they can easily play piano etc. |
| Tabla: Tabla enjoys the status of being the most popular percussion instrument of India. It is an indispensable part of classical recitals (both vocal and instrumental), folk song recitals, and music played at weddings and religious ceremonies. Rhythm is the keynote here. To achieve a perfect rhythmic balance, the first emphasis is on flexibility of the fingers that will create the harmony. They are taught the Bols in a variety of taals (ektaal, teentaal, jhaanptaal, rupak, dadra and kaharba). |