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Indian Music Appreciation Course

Darbar Festival

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Harmeet Virdee teaching a class with his sitar

Delve into the Indian musical tradition with this one-day course – the essential all-singing, all-dancing guide to everything you wanted to know about Indian classical music but were afraid to ask.

This course aims to demystify the traditions and the practices that are central to this most ancient and evolved of classical musical traditions. Aimed at complete beginners, it is also useful for those with some knowledge of Indian or European classical music.

Livestreamed Sat 16 and Sun 17 October 2021 at 14:00 to 17:30 each day .

 

Schedule: 

Saturday 
14:00 - 15:30 Taal and the Tabla 
15:30 - 16:00 Break  
16:00 - 17:30 Demystifying Ragas  

Sunday 
14:00 - 15:30 Stages of a concert performance  
15:30 - 16:00 Break  
16:00 - 17:30 Listener's choice. An overview of the performers to support your learning and listening pleasure 

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Darbar is committed to reaching Zero carbon emission and Darbar will plant a tree for every ticket sold

Produced by Darbar in association with Barbican

How to book and watch online

When you click the ‘Book tickets’ button you’ll be taken to the Darbar Concert Hall website where you’ll be able to you buy your tickets. You’ll need to create an account and log in to the Darbar website on the day of the event in order to watch the show.

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