Harmonium Tutor 1 - An Introduction

by Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish and Ashwin Batish

The Harmonium has become a very popular and a proficient tool for the singer in today's music. Many light classical singers have adopted this instrument for accompaniment. It is also becoming an instrument of solo performance. Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish is a master of all these styles. He and Ashwin demonstrate the basics with many examples that will get the student initiated into the proper technique.

This first tutor is just the basics. It will be followed by more volumes that will cover deeper raga based theory and technique.

Contents:

1. Raga Bheempalasi alaap
2. Harmonium design and care
3. Sitting position / Left and Right hand positions
4. North Indian Sargam explained
5. Notes of Bilaval Thaat
6. The 12 notes of the octave and their Sargam
7. Bilaval Thaat fingering from various keys
8. Basic exercises
9. A Solo Harmonium performance
10. Performance using the Harmonium as accompaniment for singing

(Program duration 55 minutes)