Flute For Beginners

About instructor

Dr. Aakash Thakkar

Dr. Aakash Thakkar is currently Head Faculty at The Wind Instrument Department, World Forum for Art and Culture.

Dr. Aakash Thakkar is a young dynamic Hindustani Classical Flautist, Composer, and Ayurvedic Vaidya by profession. He is a mentor to many students across India and Abroad. He has ...

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Course overview

From introducing you to the concept of raga and rhythm, which when fused together creates the magic of soulful classical music, to covering advanced alankars, this course designed by the extremely talented Dr. Aakash Thakkar is designed to take you from a beginner to an advanced level in the art of using a flute.

Dr. Aakash Thakkar is a young dynamic Hindustani classical flutist and an acknowledged scholar of the prestigious NCPA-National Center of Performing Arts Scholarship Award, 2018-2019. He has trained under the guidance of renowned Gurus and is now sharing his expertise in this self-paced course.

What You'll Learn:
•Advanced Alankars
•Intermediate lessons in Rhythm
•Elements of a Raga
•Introduction and exploring raga Bhoopali.
•Alaap, Bandish Alaap, Bandish, Taans and Tihayis.
• Step-by-step orientation to a series of elements in a typical Hindustani Classical Music Concert with Lecture and Demonstration
•Introduction to other branches of Classical Music - Western Classical and Carnatic Classica

Who is this idea for:
For beginners looking to build a strong foundation in the art of using a flute to those looking to take their skills to the next level.

Number of Sessions: 16

Ep 1: Introduction, Understanding of the concepts of flute, What is Bansuri?, What is made up of?, Types of flutes, Design of the flute

Ep 2: Exercise of producing the sound through pen cap, Position of the fingers, placement of the flute while playing, Decoding the notes

Ep 3: Pitch/Shrutis, Understanding Frequency, Decoding the Swaras, First Alankara

Ep 4: Understanding the Thaat system, metronome

Ep 5: Swar Sadhana, Alankaras

Ep 6: Rhthyms, Terminology of Flute, Teentaal

Ep 7: Alankaras in Teentaal, Continuation of remaining alankaras

Ep 8: Octave, Komal Swaras, Alankaras

Ep 9: Swar Sadhana, Understanding a bandish, Jhaala, Tihai

Ep 10: Different sizes of Bansuri and how to play them, Revision

Ep 11: Advanced level, Understanding Raags

Ep 12: Understanding Raag Durga

Ep 13: Raag Durga Composition

Ep 14: Revision, Continuation of Raag Durga Composition

Ep 15: Conecpt of steadiness, Aalap

Ep 16: Conclusion

Course Details

This course is for beginners
Access valid for 6 months ( from the date of purchase )
Total number of of lessons- 16

Requirements

Interest in learning flute

Curriculum for this course

16 Lessons

Introduction

7 Lessons

Episode 1
Introduction, Understanding of the concepts of flute, What is Bansuri? What is made up of, Types of flutes, Design of the flute

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Episode 2
Exercise of producing the sound through pen cap, Position of the fingers, placement of the flute while playing, Decoding the notes

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Episode 3
Pitch/Shrutis, Understanding Frequency, Decoding the Swaras, First Alankara

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Episode 4
Understanding the Thaat system, metronome

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Episode 5
Swar Sadhana, Alankaras

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Episode 6
Rhthyms, Terminology of Flute, Teentaal

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Episode 7
Alankaras in Teentaal, Continuation of remaining Alankaras

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