Welcome to the course where you'll be through the basics of Tabla, the Classical percussion instrument of India. This one time class is useful for absolute beginners who have never played the instrument or who have learnt a long time ago and would like to refresh the basics. The simple baby step instructions can ensure that anyone from age 9 to 90 will be able to grasp the concepts. The course will help you understand the basic structural blocks of this percussion instrument. Starting from the basic parts of tabla we will move on to different syllables and letters which form the building blocks for creating compositions in tabla. Using these syllables, we will learn the first Taal - Tritaal. The conclusion will be understanding some basic phrases that can be used for practicing and understand how best we can utilise the practice sessions to improve on playing Tabla. 

Who should take this course?

1) Any kind of beginners in Indian classical music.

2) Percussion enthusiasts.

3) People who like to use music to reduce stress by grooving to self created beats.

4) People who want to understand the Indian classical percussion instrument.

Course Prerequisite - One should have a Tabla.