A detailed outline of the two-year course curriculum can be found here. As an overview, here is what the course will cover:
• Basics of sounds, bols, theory and exercises.
• Basic taals and variations of Keherva, Hinch, Dadra, Khemto, Dipchandi and Rupak. This will allow you to play with bhajans (Indian devotional songs) quite comfortably.
• Lots of practical, useful and valuable insights from global expert players who have had many years of experience playing with bhajans.
• There is very minimal classical tabla in the whole course.

This course is unique in many ways and has lots to offer for those who are primarily interested in learning how to play tabla with bhajans.

• The focus of this course is to teach students how to play taals that are used with the majority of bhajans (Indian devotional songs).
• There is very little classical tabla taught, as the objective of this course is very clear: to teach how to play with bhajans first. Thereafter, if you wish to learn classical tabla, the road ahead will be open and easier for you.
• There are several things about this course which will further explain ‘Why you should learn with us’.

This course will help students of all ages. In particular, the age group at which the course has been presented is between 12 and 55 years. This is so that it can be learnt at a reasonably mature level, without much difficulty or support required.

All our classes are online; there are no face-to-face tutorials.

Each full class video is approximately 25-30 minutes long. But each class will be broken down and available to watch in bite-size video clips.

Unfortunately, that is not an option we can provide. But you can do 1 module at a time to suit your time availability. Each module has information that is vital to the next module, without which it will be hard to progress.

You will have 16 weeks to complete 10 classes, to allow for a busy schedule, or illness, holidays, etc. But remember, the longer the gap without practice, the harder it becomes to retain your knowledge and skill level.

• You can download/print all the course notes to keep as a permanent record for yourself to review at any time even after the course is finished.
• The other resources are not downloadable.

After passing each module’s exam, we will provide you with an e-certificate.
We will also award you a certificate to confirm that you have fully attended and completed this Tabla for Beginner’s Course.

Please click here to understanding the pricing.

The classes, videos and notes are all in very simple English, so they are easy to understand. However,
the bhajans you learn to play along with are in Hindi or Gujarati, as this is the primary aim of the
course – to teach enthusiasts to play with bhajans (devotional songs).

You can be anywhere in the world, on an island or in a busy city, with your family or friends.
You can log on to the course site on your phone, tablet, laptop or PC.
Your teacher will come to you as soon as you log on.
So, don’t worry about where you live. We’ve made this course very convenient to every individual.

ALL the classes/sessions are pre-recorded and available online, so they can be paused, played or
repeated again and again, as many times as you like… whenever convenient to YOU.
We understand that people have time constraints and have busy lives, hence we have left it up to
you when you would like to attend your own classes.
You do not need to adjust your timing to suit any teacher.
You learn it in your own convenient time, whenever you feel like it.
You can learn in the early hours of the morning, during a lunch break, in the evening after school or
work or even late at night. Whenever and whatever suits you.
You do not need to wait for a link to join the class or waste any time.
You won’t have to wait for a teacher who may be delayed for any reason (traffic, another class, etc).
You won’t have to travel to rush to get somewhere for your class.
You simply sit at home, make a few clicks online to be in your class within seconds and begin
learning almost instantly.
Simply enrol/join now and you can begin today.

This is neither practical or fruitful for various obvious reasons:
1. Every learner has different paces of learning. Some may need to repeat things and some may want to move ahead.
2. If someone misses a few classes, then they will fall behind as the group will have moved ahead.
3. The actual course only keeps a record of 1 student at a time.
Hence, we are sorry that we cannot facilitate group learning through our course.

We are glad you asked this question. It is not essential that any learner has a brand new pair of tabla. An old or unused pair can also be used. However, it is important even for a beginner to play or practice on a pair of tabla which produce clear and decent sounds. So, we recommend you ask around and find someone locally who could tune your tabla for you before you begin.

Yes we have several options. Currently, you can either purchase 1 module at a time or you can purchase 1 year.
If you purchase the 1 year option, then you save more than 4 classes worth of money.