Music Courses
Why Learning Indian Classical Singing:
Improve your breathing capacity
Enhance voice quality and control, make your voice sweeter
Engage with deep embodied spirituality through breathing awareness
Enhance the quality of your dancing, including memory, concentration and embodied dynamics
Why Learning Odissi Taal:
Essential training for a dancer, enhance embodied understanding of traditional repertoire
Enhance enjoyment and playfulness in dance: rhythm is the most fun part of dancing!!!
Essential tool for choreographic practice
Brain gymnastic: keeps your brain active
Current Courses
May-June 2022
SINGING FOR DANCERS WITH RANJANA GHAtaK (UK)
Starting on 24th May for 8 weeks*
Level: Beginners-Improvers
When: Tuesday: 6.30-7.45pm
8 sessions:
4 pre-recorded released weekly: Vocal exercises + Phrases in selected Ragas for Dance
4 live online sessions on Zoom : Study of Odissi Repertoire Music (Vasant Pallavi Sloka)
Teacher: Ranjana Ghatak
Fee:
4 Pre-Recorded Sessions Only: £40
4 Live online sessions Only (knowledge and regular practice of vocal exercises is a pre-requisite): £45
8 Sessions full course: £85
*No class on 14th June. In place of this, there will be a class on 16th June.
Past Courses
January-March 2022
SINGING FOR DANCERS WITH RANJANA GATHAK (UK-USA)
Level: Beginners-Improvers
When: Tuesday: 6.30-7.45pm
8 sessions:
4 pre-recorded released weekly (18-25 January, 1-8 February): Vocal exercises + Phrases in selected Ragas for Dance
4 live online sessions on Zoom (22 February, 1-8-15 March): Study of Odissi Repertoire Music (Namami, Hari Riha)
Teacher: Ranjana Ghatak
Fee:
4 Pre-Recorded Sessions Only: £40
4 Live online sessions Only (knowledge and regular practice of vocal exercises is a pre-requisite): £45
8 Sessions full course: £85
October-November 2021
SINGING FOR DANCERS WITH RANJANA GATHAK (UK-USA)
Level: Beginners-Improvers
When: Tuesday: 6.30-7.45pm
8 sessions: 5-12-19-26 October, 2-9-23-30 November
What:
Singing Exercises
Phrases in Selected Ragas
Study of Arabi Pallavi musical composition
Teacher: Ranjana Ghatak
Fee: 8 Sessions £85, Drop in: £12
July - August 2021
SINGING FOR DANCERS WITH RANJANA GATHAK (UK-USA)
8 sessions Wednesday 6-7.15 pm BST (July: 7, 14, 21, 28 - August:4, 11, 18, 25) Online Zoom (unlimited access to recordings of class)
Sargam (Vocal Exercises)
Study of phrases on different ragas
Study of slokas from the Odissi traditional Repertoire
Summer Offer Fee: ONLY £85 (for 10 hours of tuition)
May - June 2021
Singing for odissi Dancers With Ranjana Gathak (UK-USA)
5 Sessions Wednesday 6-7.15 pm BST (May: 5-12-19-26, June 2)
Sargam (Vocal Exercises)
Study of slokas from the Odissi traditional Repertoire (Namami Vignaraja and Namo Devi)
Fee: £60
Introduction to Odissi Taal with Dr Elena Catalano (UK)
This workshop is an introduction to Odissi taal and it is offered in preparation to the short-course (5-weeks) led by Shri G. Ramprasad in January-February 2021 (see below). This one-off workshop aims to provide students with a solid understanding of concepts and practical aspects of Odissi Taal so that they can make the most of the course with the taal teacher.
Odissi Rhythm: aesthetics, concepts and practical aspects
Study of the most commonly used Odissi rhythmic cycles: taal structure, recitation with hand-clapping in three speeds
Level: beginner to intermediate
Fee: £12
Please notice this workshop has taken place in December 2020. However, by paying you will have access to the recording of the whole session and all the materials and information shared. An email with a password will be sent to you after registration.
Access Learning Resources for this workshop (password protected) HERE
January- February 2020
Hindustani Vocal for odissi Dancers With Ranjana Gathak (UK-USA)
5 Sessions Wednesday 6-7.pm GMT (January: 6-13-20-27, February: 3)
Sargam (Vocal exercises) in Bilawal Thaat + another Thaat
Note placement and connecting location of notes with the voice
Study of Odissi Repertoire Item Harir Iha
Study of a Sloka dedicated to the Goddess (Sarva Mangalam or Namo Devi)
Odissi Tala With G. Ramprasad (India)
5 Sessions Sundays 12-1pm GMT (January: 10-17-24-31, February: 7)
Odissi Talas Recitation: Reciting dughun, tighun and chaughun for common talas (ektali, triputa, khemta and jhampta tal)
Ukutas and Khandi: rhythmic syllables used in Odissi: how they can be combined, how they can be recited with different intonation or stretching to afford different movement qualities, examples and practice of different combinations using some of the ukuta, creating simple khandi.
Tihais: commonly used tihais, how to create tihais in common talas (understanding the structure of a tihai, how many avartans it can take, use of pauses, whether it needs to end always on sama). Creating a tihai
Arasas: elements of an arasa, structure of an arasa, what makes a good arasa, arasa examples, creating your own arasa and receiving feedback.
RANJANA GATHAK
Ranjana was born and raised in London and started learning North Indian Singing at a young age. She decided to continue her learning by studying under Maestro Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty at his school in Kolkata. She continues to train with him and his student Anol Chatterjee. Ranjana recently released a contemporary album titled The Butterfly Effect with Liran Donin and Jack Ross. The trio were invited to open for John McLaughlin at the Barbican in April 2019. She has worked as a performer/composer and teacher for the last 10 years, performances include Buckingham Palace, Saffron Walden, Bath International Music Festival, London Jazz Festival, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Opera House. Since Spring 2018, Ranjana has been teaching beginners vocal for the Ali Akbar College of Music and worked with the Chitresh Das Institute in San Francisco, California.
Shri G Ramprasad
The Mardala is a percussion instrument unique to Odissi. Shri G.Ramprasad, in a career spanning over twenty years, has dedicated himself to exploring the intricacies of this percussive art, evolved from the traditional rhythmic instrument of Odisha under the guidance of his Guru, Shri Banamali Moharana, Head of the Department of Odissi Mardala and Shri Dhaneswar Swain, lecturer at Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya. Some of the leading artists he has accompanied include Padmavibhushan Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, Smt. Sanjukta Panigrahi, Sri Gangadhar Pradhan, Sri Durgacharan Ranbir, Smt. Kumkum Lal, Smt.Aruna Mohanty, Smt. Jhelum Paranjpe, Smt. Debi Basu, Smt. Daksha Mashruwala, Smt. Anandi Ramachandran, Dr. Ileana Chitaristi, Ms. Parwati Dutta..Pt.Raghunath Panigrahi, Sri Ghanashyam Panda and Sri Ramhari Das.
Register HERE
15% discount if you join:
Vocal + Taal + Repertoire Class (£153 instead of £180)
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