नादNaad Shala

Instrument path

Bansuri

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A bamboo bansuri on teal silk

A first path on the side-blown bamboo flute. You learn how the bansuri sits, how a finger covers a hole without leaking air, and how to hold one note with a quiet breath. Sa Re Ga comes only after that note stays steady. The teacher chooses which holes are Sa for your flute.

Raghu Bansuri teaches Indian classical bansuri at Naad Shala, in Arambol, Goa.

First lessons. A beginner bansuri in any common scale is enough.

Instrument film · 0:12A short demo film for this instrument. It is not a teacher on camera. Each lesson below has its own film.

You will learn

  • Hold the bansuri level, without gripping
  • Cover one hole so the note does not leak
  • Play one steady note on a quiet breath
  • Find Sa, Re, and Ga on your flute
  • Play Sa Re Ga and back without a gasp

At home

  • A bansuri
  • A quiet corner
  • A phone or a laptop for Zoom, set so the teacher can see your hands and the flute

Lessons

Open a lesson, watch the film, and check off the practice. Marking it done saves that lesson on this browser and moves the path forward. Later lessons stay open. There is no score to pass.

0 of 4 lessons finished on this browser. Next: The hold, 8 minutes of practice.

  1. The holdRest the bansuri under the lip and let the fingers sit over the holes.This week0:18
  2. One steady noteBlow one open note and keep it from wobbling.Later0:18
  3. Cover a holeClose one hole fully and hear the note drop.Later0:18
  4. Sa Re GaPlay Sa, Re, and Ga, and sing each name.Later0:18