Curriculum & Learning Structure
Who This Is For
Aspiring percussionists, accompaniment practitioners, and students seeking rigorous, traditional training in Indian classical drumming.
Learning Focus
Nikas (stroke articulation), hand positioning, rhythmic memory, padhant (oral recitation), and dual proficiency in solo performance and accompaniment.
What You Will Study
Classical talas (Teental, Jhaptal, Rupak, Ektaal, Chautal, Dhamar, Keherwa), traditional Kayadas, Peshkar, Relas, Tukras, Parans, Chakradhars, and accompaniment principles for vocal, instrumental, and temple pad-gayan.
Practice / Riyaz
Daily finger-conditioning drills, wrist flexibility exercises, metronomic riyaz with lehra, and progressive layakari mastery (Thah, Dugun, Tigun, Chaugun, and Athgun).
Traditional & Cultural Context
The foundational rhythmic heartbeat of Indian music, connecting the temple traditions of Braj with classical concert traditions.
Assessment
Solo practical presentation with lehra, spontaneous accompaniment test to vocal phrases, oral padhant with correct tali-khali gestures, and written notation assessment.
Certification
Certification is issued according to the applicable academic and examination framework of Vrindavan Sangeet Samiti upon successful board assessment.
Srikhol & Tabla, Pakhawaj
VSS-CRS-003
Applications are open for the current academic session across affiliated kendras and Vrindavan campus.
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