Practice Hindustani Vocal Music at Home
Reading about a raga is the easy part. These are the tools and routines for the part that takes years: daily riyaz with a drone and a taal, and answering the examiner without hesitating.
Tanpura Online
A four-string drone tuned to your Sa. Sing against it to settle your sur.
OpenTabla Online
Ten taals with a live theka at any tempo. Keep laya while you sing a bandish.
OpenDaily riyaz routines
Three timed routines, from 20 minutes for beginners to a full hour for Madhyama students, each step linked to the tool and lesson it needs.
OpenOral exam practice
259 questions an ABGMVM examiner asks, by level, with the short answer to give and a link to the lesson behind it.
OpenLearning this with a teacher
These pages will take you a long way on theory. The singing needs a guru — live online classes, one level at a time, with exam preparation built in.