Welcome to the Language of Music

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ABOUT THE COURSE
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The Language of Music is a foundational course to prepare you for Art of Kirtan’s harmonium, mridanga, and kartal courses. It also gives you the language to understand all of our future music course offerings. 

The course is divided into three main parts: rhythm, melody, and harmony. These are the basic elements of music. Gaining this fundamental understanding makes it much easier to learn both singing and musical instruments.
  • Instructors: Bada Haridas & Visvambhar Sheth
  • Level: All levels
  • Videos: 29 (4h 30m)

Course Contents

meet your instructor

Bada Haridas

Kirtan and harmonium teacher
A lifelong musician, Bada Haridas has studied and taught Indian devotional music since 1975. He is a celebrated Kirtan singer and performs at festivals around the world.
In this unique course, he shares his knowledge and years of experience to help you enter into the world of sacred music and Kirtan. 
meet your instructor

Visvambhar Sheth

Kirtan, bhajan, mridanga, and kartal teacher
An internationally recognized Kirtan singer, recording artist, and inspirational speaker, Visvambhar (Vish) has a lifelong connection to India and its culture. Being brought up in a Kirtan family and community, he began leading Kirtan when he was five years old. Vish is a multi-instrumentalist and a master of the Mridanga drum. Vish has a rare capacity to invoke and transmit the essence of kirtan.
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BUNDLE TWO OR MORE COURSES AND SAVE!
Bada Haridas and Visvambhar created these courses to give you everything you need to become an expert kirtaniya yourself. 
The Language of Music course provides a musical foundation that is important. 
You'll have a more enjoyable time with the harmonium, mridanga and kartal courses if you take the Language of Music course too.