नादNaad Shala

Instrument path

Harmonium

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An Indian harmonium with the bellows open

A first path on the harmonium. You learn to sit so the bellows can move, to find Sa, and to sing the note names while the hand plays them. The path uses sargam (Sa Re Ga Ma) because that is how a beginner hears the instrument. A song comes only after a straight alankar stays in tune with the bellows.

First lessons. Sung note names, not staff reading.

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

  • Move the bellows without a gap in the sound
  • Find Sa and play Re and Ga from it
  • Sing the name while you play
  • Keep a straight alankar even
  • Play a four-note line from class

At home

  • A harmonium
  • Space to sit with the bellows
  • A phone or a laptop for Zoom

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 5 lessons finished on this browser. Next: Air in the bellows, 11 minutes of practice.

  1. Air in the bellowsSit at the harmonium and keep one note sounding while the bellows move.This week0:18
  2. Sa Re GaPlay Sa, Re, and Ga, and sing each name as you play it.Later0:18
  3. A straight alankarPlay Sa Re Ga Ma and back down, in time.Later0:18
  4. Steady air under a lineKeep the bellows even while the fingers change notes.Later0:18
  5. A four-note lineLearn one short line from class, names first, then the keys.Later0:18