Tabla with Dips aims to give everybody an opportunity to either learn how to play the tabla, or participate in group sessions to understand more about the history, culture, and music theory.
Choose your preferred service and get in touch!
Classes
As well as producing the great sounds of this drum, the experience of learning an Indian classical music tradition helps you find a way to get in touch with your own learning techniques and find a meditation within music. With options available both face-to-face and online, start learning how to play tabla at your own pace.
Face to Face Open Tabla Classes
Supporting the local communities, facilities, and services, these group sessions offer the traditional experience of building our community through learning and creating art together. Sessions will continue as government guidelines permit.
Group learning is based on traditional methods with individual attention as well as a chance to make new friends, and jam together in groups.
Current classes:
- Harrow – St Albans Church
- Oxford – Jericho Community Centre
- Southampton – The Hilt (Coming Soon)
20 Minute Tabla
Ideal for those with little spare time, these prompt sessions can be arranged to suit your schedule and are an efficient way to explore your skills through personal guidance on a regular basis.
- Private online Tabla training sessions.
- Online
- Quick/easy/ efficient sessions focused fully on your personal progression
- Flexible timings For all ages (for 7 yrs +)
Tabla Juniors
Specialised short, fun sessions to break up the day and for children (usually up until 7 years old) to explore their sense of rhythm and sound from a young age. For toddlers, sessions are designed with a parent/guardian to help work through entertaining practice drills based on traditional teaching methods.
Playing together, and using rhythm practices as simple as clapping, can bring fun, expressiveness, and interaction into the household. Why not get some of your kid’s friends together and book in a trial for an online session ?
Tabla Clinics- ‘Face to face’
In addition to online learning get in touch and book a ‘health check’ for both your Tabla and your technique.
Providing regular and safe opportunities to meet in person and iron out any online issues.
Courses
Created for both music lovers and performers, online courses give everyone an opportunity to build on their natural sense of rhythm through tabla theory and opens up a whole new world of music listening.
Indian classical arts are ‘oral traditions’, and by learning the rudimentary time cycles, you will be able to keep following Indian Classical concerts actively and in a completely new way!
Entertaining weekly interactive day time webinars.
Introduced during the pandemic these sessions offer a light-hearted interactive session for those interested to explore a new subject from their comfort home.
Classical Theory – 6-week online courses
Lectures, available to investigate the intricacies of the instrument and the ‘taal – laya’ Indian classical rhythm system. Sessions include live demonstrations and references to classic concerts by the maestros. Suggested for adults interested in learning taal theory.
Taal training for groups
Either online or face to face sessions to get more impact and harmony in your group activities by taking some rhythm sessions together.
Private Hire
Book a live tabla performance or workshop catered for your needs.
Cooperate sessions – Starting with a free trial, this is a unique way of introducing a musical environment to the organisation. Workforces can arrange a one-off rhythm workshop or make regular Tabla sessions available in the office.
Including Workshops/ Group Tabla Performances / Specialised Corporate services
Group performances – Adaptable to any occasion, a specially crafted group tabla performances are proving to be a big hit!
Collaborations with non-profits – Get in touch to find out ways to involve music and rhythm to help reach your organisation’s aims and objectives.
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