Best Indian Music Lessons & Schools in Clovis, CA

From the Business:Discover the timeless beauty of Indian classical music with our Veena classes. Lessons are tailored for beginners ( no prior Veena knowledge) as well as for students with prior experience. We welcome you to develop your skills and deepen your understanding of this exquisite instrument. One-on-one classes to ensure focused, individualized attention for each student. The blend of standard curriculum plus exercise makes it more enjoyable for students. It's a performing art so the goal is to have small and large organized recitals once student gain the knowledge and are comfortable with their instrument.Why Learn the Veena?The Veena is a powerful string instrument known for its rich, soulful sound that resonates deeply in classical Indian music. Learning to play the Veena not only offers a musical challenge but also enhances your understanding of rhythm, melody, and spiritual expression.Read more

From the Business:Subhashini with her mother Shyamala’s guidance began her vocal training at the age of five. She was fine tuned by Guru Vidwan Ramachandra Rao. Concurrently, her Veena training began under the guidance of her Grand Father, Vidwan Gopinatha Das (founder of PAMPA) and continued with Smt. Usha Shastry. Subhashini gave her first stage performance at the age of seven for the Japanese International Music festival in India. As a child, she accompanied renowned artists such as Dr. Balamurali Krishna in his well-known musical album ‘Narasimha Suprabhatha,’ composed by Vidwan Gopinatha Das. She also had a great opportunity of composing and performing a song for a popular Hollywood music producer Christopher Franke. Subhashini has collaborated and created fusion music with a flavor of Karnatic, Jazz and Blues in collaboration with renowned Sitarist Ashwin Batish and also performed with Super stars Shankar Mahadevan and Vijay Prakash. Subhashini started the Bay Area center for Shankar Mahadevan Academy in 2015. Subhashini is a well versed ‘artist’ in the field of Carnatic classical vocal music, string instrument Veena. Additionally the academy offers training for music certification program that will get you certified and earn academic college credits. Both online and in-person training is available based on the requirement. To know more details kindly contact us.Read more

From the Business:Rita Sahai is a rare Hindustani vocalist residing in the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States. Ritaji’s uniqueness comes from her being simultaneously a soulful performer, a brilliant and prolific composer and a venerated music teacher. She is a senior disciple of Sangeet Samrat Ustad Ali Akbar Khan Saheb, and is the only vocalist and composer to carry forward the heritage of the Seni Allaudin Gharana. She has served as an ambassador of India’s rich musical heritage over the three decades that she has been in the United States.Hindustani vocal classical and light classical lessons, music workshops concerts ensemble performances etc. Rita, an acclaimed composer, performer and teacher of Hindustani (North Indian) vocal music, tours extensively throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and India. Rita, an acclaimed composer and performer of Hindustani (North Indian) vocal music, tours extensively throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and India. In the three decades that she has lived in the United States, Rita has served as an ambassador of India's rich musical heritage. Through workshops and lectures she has reached out to the larger non-Indian community and educated them in the intricacies of Hindustani music. She conducts classes all over the Bay Area, from Sacramento and Berkeley to Fremont and San Jose. Her students come from varied cultural and musical backgrounds. Rita’s Western students discover a universal appeal and depth of emotion when singing classical ragas, and Rita's classes are a way of reconnecting to the art and culture of their mother country for her Indo-American students. Sahai is a faculty member at UC Davis, in the department of Ethnomusicology, and is director of two choir groups - the UC Davis Hindustani Ensemble and the Vasundhara Choir. Rita has also taught music at Ali Akbar College of Music, San Jose State University, Mills College and UC Berkeley as well as a course on creative world music.Read more