Special Creativity (improvisation/manodharma)  & Composition Courses

Join these weekly Manodharma and Composition Live Zoom Sessions.  Students can register for each week or for a certain number of weeks in advance, based on convenience. Fees are same for both sessions and registrations can be applied any of the two categories below. 

Please Note: WhatsApp +91-7259240932 after you complete registration to receive the zoom links.

Compositions Courses

A golden opportunity to draw from the incredible repertoire of every major musical form from Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran, acknowledged globally as one of the greatest musician-composers India has produced.  What students get is not only the melody, rhythm and lyrics but also the astonishing insights into raga, bhava, laya, lyrics and much more.

• Periodicity: Weekly: 9:00 pm India Time every Sunday 
• Open to: Only to both vocalists and instrumentalists of any age who are at the Intermediate level (at least 10 varnams+kritis combined) or Advanced level (at least 40-50 varnam/krtis)
• Typically, one song will be covered per session or two based on the size of the composition and details involved.
• Duration: Between 45-65 minutes based on musical flow.

• Click here to see a video preview from the session on Raga Anandabhairavi.
• These special weekly online courses by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran are only open to students of Intermediate (at least 10 varnams+kritis combined) or Advanced levels (at least 40-50 varnam/krtis and familiar with manodharma basics).
• Periodicity: Weekly: 9:00 pm India Time every Saturday 
• One or two ragas will be analysed over each session with specific tips on alapana including key & appropriate phrases, definitive endings, syllabalisation, akara techniques and kalpana swaras voice/instrumental techniques.
•  In the case of ghana ragas/rakti/other important ragas (like Shankarabharanam, Todi, Kalyani, Kambhodhi etc/Sahana, Devagandhari, Nayaki, Kedaragowla, Yadukulakambhodhi etc/Keeravani/Shanmukhapriya/Vachaspati/Latangi etc), the same raga may be covered in extra sessions.
• Duration: Between 45-70 minutes based on musical flow.