Gurbani Kirtan Manual

Course Instructor Jasnoor Kaur

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Course Overview

Gurbani Kirtan Manual is a structured course for learning Gurbani Kirtan. The course is designed for beginners with no background in Kirtan or Indian Classical Music. The course comprises 29 Lessons divided in 29 weeks. Each week's lesson is further divided into sub-lessons and include Videos, relevant theory and Quiz. The course is designed for self-learning individuals or can be taught in the class rooms under the guidance of a music teacher. The course is available free of cost to everyone.

Schedule of Classes

Course Curriculum

1 Subject

Gurbani Kirtan Manual

8 Exercises • 192 Learning Materials

Week 1

Introduction

Week-1 Overview & Basic Lessons

Sitting Posture

Video

1:35

Harmonium Position

Video

1:37

How to play Harmonium ?

Video

1:48

How to play first note (SA) on Harmonium ?

Video

1:43

Difference between Male and Female voice

Video

1:9

Naming of Notes

Video

2:8

Homework

Video

044

Week 1 Assessment

Exercise

Week 2

Week-2 Overview

Download Sargam Sheet

PDF

Notes in the Sargam (Identification of the notes{Sur})

Video

1:26

What is Sargam ?

Video

2:26

Saptak and it's types

Video

5:35

Theory of Saptak

How to play 1st Sargam

Video

2:26

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Homework

Video

037

Week 2 Assessment

Exercise

Week 3

Week-3 Overview

How to Play 2nd Sargam ?

Video

3:15

How to Play 3rd Sargam ?

Video

3:1

Homework

Video

036

Week 3

Exercise

Week 4

Week-4 Overview

How to play 4th Sargam ?

Video

4:5

How to play 5th Sargam ?

Video

3:6

Homework

Video

038

Week 5

Week-5 Overview

Waheguru Sabad Composition Sheet

PDF

Introduction to Composition Sheet

Video

1:34

How to read notation from the Composition Sheet ?

Video

5:13

Homework

Video

035

Full Sabad audio (Waheguru)

Audio

050

Quiz

Exercise

Week 6

Week-6 Overview

How to sing Waheguru using Composition Sheet ?

Video

5:51

Homework

Video

035

Full Sabad audio (Waheguru)

Audio

050

Week 7

Week-7 Overview

Tabla Apps for Android and Apple devices

Video

1:17

Android App Settings

Video

4:40

iOS App Settings

Video

1:35

Written Guide to Electronic Tabla App for both Android and iOS.

PDF

Singing Sabad with Electronic Tabla App.

Video

1:55

How to match our singing speed with Tabla speed ?

Video

3:48

Homework

Video

055

Full Sabad audio (Waheguru)

Audio

050

Week 8

Week- 8 Overview

Raag Bilawal - Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai (Composition Sheet)

PDF

What is Raag ?

Video

1:30

How many Raags are in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji ?

Video

1:7

Description of Raag Bilawal

Video

3:59

Importance of Vadi and Samvadi note

Video

1:50

Homework

Video

043

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Quiz

Exercise

Week 9

Week-9 Overview

Sthai Sargam of Raag Bilawal

Video

4:51

Singing complete Sthai of Raag Bilawal

Video

1:36

Homework

Video

038

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Week 10

Week-10 Overview

Learn to sing Sabad on Sthai's 1st line

Video

2:21

Learn to sing Sabad on Sthai's 2nd line

Video

2:34

Learn to sing Sabad on Sthai's 3rd and 4th line

Video

2:20

Learn to sing Complete Sabad on Sthai Sargam

Video

1:19

Homework

Video

036

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Week 11

Week-11 Overview

Learn to sing Antra's 1st line Sargam

Video

1:29

Learn to sing Antra's 2nd line Sargam

Video

1:33

Learn to sing Antra's 3rd and 4th line Sargam

Video

1:8

Learn to sing complete Antra Sargam

Video

1:25

Homework

Video

039

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Week 12

Week-12 Overview

Learn to sing Sabad on Antara's 1st line

Video

1:50

Learn to sing Sabad on Antara's 2nd line

Video

1:57

Learn to sing Sabad on Antara's 3rd and 4th line

Video

2:13

Learn to sing complete Antara

Video

1:19

Homework

Video

038

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Week 13

Week-13 Overview

What is Alaap and how to sing it ?

Video

3:6

What is Title and how to sing it ?

Video

2:12

Learn to sing Complete Sabad

Video

4:31

What is Tihai and how to sing it ?

Video

2:11

Homework

Video

043

Full Sabad audio (Jagat Jalanda Rakh Lai, Raag Bilawal)

Audio

4:54

Quiz

Exercise

Week 14

Week-14 Overview

Tabla app settings for the Sabad

Video