The regular courses in Bansuri will go on for months and years together, depending upon the interest of the student to learn Bansuri. In regular course a lot of love, commitment and patience are needed from both the teacher and the student.
Initially we begin with the finding the right embouchure and fingerings and the right grip on the Bansuri. Next we practice Alankaras. Alankaras are simple groups of notes “ornaments” which we practice to get the fingerings accustomed to playing the Bansuri.
After completion of basic alankaras we start with pre-composed Bandishes, Alaps and Taans in raga Yaman in Dadra taal, Raga Hamsadhwani in Teen taal and again Raga Yaman in Teen taal.
Going forward, Spontaneous or extempore improvisations and Gamakas are practiced in many different ragas like Bihag, Madhuvanthi, Des, Marwa, Pooriya Kalyan and many more ragas. These are learnt and practiced over a span of many years.
All of our classes are conducted in a long term basis on a foundation of good relationship and mutual love and respect.
Indian classical music is one of the purest forms of music and it requires years of dedicated and sincere practice ‘Sadhana’ to excel. Our sincere request to all our students is that be patient and practice regularly. This journey in the music is infinite and the joy lies in the journey itself !
All Bansuri lessons in Venuganapriya Academy of Music are personally conducted by Shri Venugopal S Hegde and are given through individual one-on-one lessons.
To initiate your Bansuri learning journey at our academy, kindly send an email to Shri Venugopal Hegde Ji.
Once a student enrols himself/herself, after prior discussion one time slot will be finalised and allotted for the classes and each week that time slot would be reserved for that student.
Each week one lesson of the duration of around 30mins would be scheduled. In any given three month period around 10-12 lessons will be conducted.
On some weeks we may not be able to meet on the scheduled time because of the teacher’s or student’s unavailability, in which case prior information is needed and the lesson will be conducted on the same reserved slot in the week after.
At any point of the course if a student becomes busy with any commitments, he/she can discontinue the course for a month or more and re-join the course when it becomes possible.
The course fee is the remuneration for the education in its entirety in the long term.
The course fee for one month is USD $150. It can be paid monthly or once in every three months.
If you are interested in enrolling to the regular course in Bansuri we can schedule an introductory online Bansuri lesson. You will need to have a good Bansuri with yourself while attending the introductory lesson.
For scheduling the lessons please contact us along with these details: Name, City and Country, Bansuri scale you have, Convenient days and timings to attend the lessons (Please mention three or more different timings) and your message.
Email address: venugopalhegde@msn.com
Traditionally, Indian classical music has always been transmitted through in-person classes, allowing students to grasp numerous subtle nuances just by physically sitting near their Guru.
In Venuganapriya Academy of Music, located in Dharwad, India, we conduct weekly in-person Bansuri flute classes, giving both group lessons and one-on-one lessons. Many locally situated students attend the weekly in-person regular courses and learn Bansuri with regular practice.
We encourage our students who are learning through online lessons from within India and from around the world to personally visit us whenever possible for a few days and attend the in-person classes. This experience enables the students to gain a deeper understanding of the art of Bansuri and its unique elements.
All in-person classes at our Academy are given free of cost. This is our loving contribution to the world of Indian classical music and towards serving Goddess Saraswati.
Please contact us for joining and attending the in-person classes in our academy.