Saadhana Sessions
Saadhana Sessions was started for intermediate to advanced students of rhythm who want to make the step from musician to artist.
"reverberate with the drum"
The way a dojo works for martial arts, Saadhana Sessions is the stamina workshop necessary for professional performance.
"practice zone"
This program would be particularly suitable for academies of music with groups of students requiring advanced guidance and training.
"laugh with friends"
misterdangam
Misterdangam Guild
The Misterdangam Guild is a revolutionized curriculum for learning the Mridangam in an online environment. Combining a huge traditional repertoire carefully contextualized for the modern drummer, the Misterdangam Guild is a one of kind modular teaching system which has equal emphasis on the creative front as well as technique and mechanics of playing mridangam. Fast paced, fun and engaging, the Guild offers eight week courses for every level of student from beginner to professional.
module A : BALA PAADAMS
Exercises to strengthen technique and develop consistent tone on the Mridangam.
This is suitable for beginners and intermediate level students.
To register, please send a short video sample here.
module B :
KORVAI LAB
A composite of all the popular mathematical patterns, this module analyses and induces composition used in concert repertoire.
This is suitable for beginners to advanced level students.
To register, please send a short video sample here.
module C :
HOW TO ACCOMPANY
The most fundamental function of Mridangam playing, this module enables an understanding of melody and percussion in its myriad possibilities.
This is suitable for intermediate to performance-ready students.
To register, please send a short video sample here.
module D :
COLLABORATIONS
This is an explorative for the advanced student of Mridangam with a strong foundation interested in making connections to the grammar of Tabla, Tavil and world percussions.
To register, please send a short video sample here.