Bidisha Ghosh

Lesson 3: Raag Bhoopali Introduction, Aalap and Bandish in Teental (English, 18:35 mins) FREE video, watch now

In this class, we begin learning Raag Bhoopali. We learn the aaroha (the ascent) and the avroha (descent) and how to create a simple alap. The rhythm is then introduced, and we learn about teental which is a 16 beat rhythm on the tabla. The major part of the class is devoted to learning a song (bandish) in Raag Bhoopali, which is set to Teental.

Lesson 4: Raag Bhoopali Swarmalika (English, 12:49 mins) FREE video, watch now

In this class, we will continue with Raag Bhoopali and learn a Swarmalika. A Swarmalika is a composition in a Raag that uses just the notes and is set to a rhythm. The Swarmalika we'll learn today is set to Teental, which is a 16 beat rhythm. You can download a copy of the Swarmalika from the Class Notes page.

Lesson 5: Raag Bhoopali Tarana (English, 16:37 mins) FREE video, watch now

In this class, we'll learn a Tarana in Raag Bhoopali. A Tarana is a composition which uses words that have no particular meaning. Many of these words are suggestive of sounds made by the tabla. The Tarana that we'll learn is set to Teental, which is a 16-beat rhythm. You can download the lyrics of the tarana from the Class Notes page.