This course covers the basic concepts of tunefulness, matching your voice to pitches you ear, the basic building blocks of Sargam, and all the basic vocal exercises you need to start developing your vocal technique.
Course Curriculum
About the Author
Gaayatri Kaundinya is a Hindustani vocalist hailing from the Maihar-Senia gharana, having trained under the late Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for 14 years, beginning her vocal training from him in the traditional Guru-Shishya parampara at the age of 4. Her repertoire consists of traditional Dhrupad style raaga development, Khyaal renditions, as well as Thumri, Ghazal, Dadra, and Bhajans in the unique Maihar vocal style.
She has had the fortune of living an extraordinary musical life, growing up with and receiving the blessing of many greats of Hindustani music such as Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Smt. Annapoorna Devi, Pandit Jasraj, and many others. She also studied at the Sangeet Research Academy under Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, and in LA with the late Smt. Lakshmi Shankar.
She became a performing artist by the age of 7, and a professional touring classical vocalist at the age of 18. She has given numerous live performances in the USA as well as India, notably as an invited guest performer at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, a yearly soloist the San Francisco World Music Festival, and was a featured performer at the annual Jaipur Literature Festival. She is currently working on releasing recorded music, as well as teaching students through the non-profit organization she founded, The Avartan Foundation, Inc.