Carnatic vocal taught the way a guru teaches it
Children begin where every Carnatic musician begins, with sruti, breath and the sarali varisai, and move step by step to alankaram, geetham, varnam and krithi. Small live batches, taught by a graded concert vocalist who corrects the note while it is still in the air.
About Carnatic Music
Carnatic vocal from sarali varisai to the concert stage.
Children begin where every Carnatic musician begins, with sruti, breath and the sarali varisai, and move step by step to alankaram, geetham, varnam and krithi. Small live batches, taught by a graded concert vocalist who corrects the note while it is still in the air.
What your child will gain
A voice that stays in sruti, the foundation everything else rests on
The full beginner ladder, sarali, janta, alankaram, geetham, swarajathi
Varnams and krithis sung with correct gamaka and sahitya
Tala kept by hand with confidence, in the common talas
Devotional repertoire for home, temple and festival singing
The stage nerve to sing in front of people and enjoy it
Class details
Everything at a glance
- Ages
- Ages 5-16
- Format
- Online
- Duration
- 45 min · Weekly
- Level
- Beginner → Advanced
- Language
- English (+ Sanskrit)
- Batch
- Small & personal
A thoughtfully structured journey
Each module builds on the last, nurturing understanding, confidence and character, step by step.
Sruti, Breath & Voice Culture
Sitting with the tambura sruti until the ear locks to it, then breath, open-throat production and the daily voice warm-up. Nothing after this module works if this one is skipped.
Sarali & Janta Varisai
The graded exercises every Carnatic vocalist starts with, in Mayamalavagowla, sung in three speeds so the child learns kalapramanam alongside the notes.
Alankaram & the Seven Talas
The sapta tala alankarams, with the tala kept by hand, not by counting in the head. This is where rhythm stops being guesswork.
Geetham & Swarajathi
First compositions with sahitya, where swara, meaning and rhythm finally meet, and the child sings music rather than exercises.
Varnam & Krithi
Adi tala varnams, then krithis from the Trinity and from Purandaradasa and Annamacharya, with gamaka taught phrase by phrase.
Raga & Manodharma
Recognising ragas by their phrases, then early alapana and simple kalpana swara, the beginning of a musician thinking for themselves.
Devotional & Tamil Isai Repertoire
Bhajans, Thevaram, Thiruppugazh, Divya Prabandham and slokas set to raga, the songs a family actually sings at home and at festivals.
Kutcheri & Stage Preparation
Building a short concert set, singing with a sruti box, handling nerves, and performing for an audience at our termly showcase.
Simple, personal and effective
Live & interactive
Camera-on classes with a real mentor, never pre-recorded.
Small batches
Personal attention so every child is seen, heard and guided.
Weekly rhythm
A steady weekly class with gentle practice in between.
Start free
Begin with a free, no-obligation trial class with a mentor.
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A senior Carnatic vocalist who began learning at five, trained under a guru in the Srirangam tradition, and was a graded artist with All India Radio, Trichy. She has performed across Trichy, Karur, Tiruppur, Neyveli and Chennai, sung many times at the Thiruvaiyaru Aradhana, given the lead vocal for a dance-drama on Sri Ramanuja, appeared on Mega TV and DD Podhigai, and was conferred the title Tamil Isai Vani after a concert The Hindu called soul-stirring.
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