sir aap bahut hi gazab flute bajate hain...aapka flute sun ke aisa lagta hai jaise kisi ne apna man, praan sab kuch flute par hi nyochawar kar diya ho...great sir....god bless you...🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for this Jay. You have given us a great insight and overview into the structure of performing a raag. And how to slowly unfold it’s mystery and beauty. 🙏🏽🕊❤️
@@Huan_Shi, of course, nothing replaces lessons in person. I am glad you find my work helpful for your music learning. Originally, I made this playlist with the aim of making the music more relatable for lay listeners, rather than as lessons. But, whatever helps... Thank you for your comment.
i've found a guru! And he is playing right in front of me. Thanku sir for your blessings and this beautiful composition through which you simplified this raga and showcased its real beauty. I hope this video will serve its cause for generations to come! SHIVOHAM.
Sir i am a self learning musician. And i believe that music not just a mere hobby or profession, Its a salvation, a search of infinite! For students like me, your videos are of great help as i dont believe in cramming the notations and sargams. I Feel and then i play. And im looking forward to sit with you and complete this adhyaay series. Thanks again for spreading your divine light sir. SHIVOHAM
These are all fantastic, Jay! Thank you so much for doing these. I see many hours of ahead of practicing with these, learning the ragas, and developing my playing. It's great they are all with the D Bass bansuri as well!
Keith Johnsen, thank you for the kind comments. Yes, I've been performing on D for years. It's much more satisfying in terms of the bass response, apart from the fact that it's closer to the male vocal pitch. I'm glad you are enjoying this series and find it useful. Wishing you all the best with your own musical journey.
I have hardly seen bansuri artists choosing to play on D base flute. Everyone plays with E base. It's quite tough to practice in that note. But you have accomplished
Mmm, nothing wrong my headphones I think: www.amazon.in/Sony-MDR1A-Premium-Hi-Res-Headphones/dp/B00NBMHY58. BTW In your other videos the balance is much better. Personally I think that the flute recording could use a li high frequency. Just to make it easier to hear the flute more. Anyway, I am just offering my feedback, because I appreciate your lessons very much!
I guess it's a matter of taste, finally. Some people prefer the tanpura soft, some more present. I can't go back to changing levels in videos I have already uploaded. Also, I prefer not to EQ or process the flute sound. Augmenting high frequencies on the Bansuri makes it sound shrill. It's more of a low to mid range instrument, especially the bass D bansuri which I use all the time. I appreciate the feedback, nevertheless.
Sir how to play ma and pa , I am having difficulty in going form pa to ma or vice versa . So sir if you can make a video for that it will be nice . And sir you are really a flute ustaad , thank you sir.
yamun sharma, practise opening and closing all fingers in a synchronised way (all together at the same time), while switching back and forth between Ma & Pa. Also, try to keep the sound continuous instead of it sounding interrupted between Ma & Pa, both ways, from Ma to Pa and from Pa to Ma. If you keep at it, you should get it in some time.
Hello Sir, your renditions are divine and love your detail explanations. what Bansuri flute scale will be appropriate for the beginners to start with? please suggest.
Ramesh Rajagopalan, there are no fixed rules about appropriate sizes of Bansuris for beginners. If you have short / medium length fingers, you can go for any of these: G, F#, F or E bass. If you have longer fingers and feel adventurous, you could try a D# or a D bass. I personally prefer D & C bass Flutes. Hope this helps.
Thank you for making these videos. Really helpful! Could you also please make some lessons on how to improvise taans in Yaman? Or any raag for that matter.
You are welcome. Improvisation can’t be taught. It can only be learned. The one who can learn, will do so by playing along with this video as well. I don’t see any need to spoon feed. Excuse me if I am too direct.
Well, all the time spent struggling is well spent. All the best. The hope is that when improvisation happens, it will be your own and not imitation without understanding.
I like the choice of D flute, it sounds hauntingly beautiful. Thanks for making these. The whole series is amazing. May I know where do you get your flutes from?
Glad to know that you are enjoying the music. The flute I am playing on here is made by Mr. Subhash Thakur of Punam Flutes, New Delhi. Recently, I acquired a very good D flute made by Mr. Kantilal Patel, a Mumbai-based flute maker. Thanks and cheers.
Jay Thakkar sir I have learned the raag yamn ,bhopali,kafi ,durga,bhairav ,and raag bihag ........in this I have learn alap ,bandish ,and gatkari .....
Can you hear notes (as Sa, Re, Ga, Ma....) in your head when you listen to a tune? What I mean is, can you decode a melody into notes on your own, without reading notations or any other help?
Beautifully played Sir..Really shoothing and calming music...rag Kalyan..If possible can you post rag Bihag Alap In E Base Scale #KomalGandharFluteAcademy
I teach via pre-recorded videos. Not via live video like Skype. If interested, write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com for “Bansuri Rec” course details.
@@musicabstract :). Brilliant playing. How do you manage not to get any hissing sound (even mild) at all? May I know who you learnt bansuri from? Do you live in Mumbai? And doesn't Kantilal Patel stay some where near Andheri / Juhu side.?
@@nandakumarmenon695, glad you are enjoying the music. The more you practise, the lesser the hiss will become. While recording, mic placement & angulation can be used to further reduce the hiss. That said, I feel a little sound of blowing in the right proportion can sound good. Bansuri is an acoustic instrument, after all. My Gurus are Shri K. R. Dhamapurkar (vocal), Shri Anant Patwardhan & Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Bansuri). I reside at Khar West, Mumbai. Yes, Kantilal Patel lives in Juhu close to M. K. Sanghvi college.
@@musicabstract Wow, you learnt under Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia too? Insane. I'm a beginner, I learn on weekends with a guru. I'm just curious how was your training process...everyday? How many hours a day? I'm sure you've been training for a long time. You're a full time professional flute player? I'm sorry if those are too many questions. Love all your videos, btw! Very helpful.
@@rineeshparai1780, Yes, I am a full time flautist with 25 years of musical experience. If by "professional", you mean, whether I charge money for performing & teaching, then yes, I am a professional musician. Good to know that you find my videos helpful.
Hi ,i am a flute learning student. i to play. i watch your videos, you deserve more love.we love you.
Thank you for your kind compliment.
I truly appreciate it. 🙏🏼
sir aap bahut hi gazab flute bajate hain...aapka flute sun ke aisa lagta hai jaise kisi ne apna man, praan sab kuch flute par hi nyochawar kar diya ho...great sir....god bless you...🙏🙏🙏
Thank you. 🙏🏻
Jaybhai thanks u explain so well n I like the name venu sutra
My pleasure.
Thank you so much ! I'm learning bansuri since 6 months, 6 months of raga Yaman , everyday ! I love It more and more.
God bless You.
Glad you are enjoying the music. You are welcome.
Thanks for this Jay. You have given us a great insight and overview into the structure of performing a raag. And how to slowly unfold it’s mystery and beauty. 🙏🏽🕊❤️
It’s my pleasure.
Glad you enjoyed the music. 🙏🏻
Sir ji kiya khany. ap ne sur per mhanat ki us dor mai jha laykari per sara zor hai kiya khany. humy bhi bhi yeh taufeeq ho
👍🏻
Круто👍👍 Полноценные уроки. Благодарю, Мастер 🙏
My pleasure 🙏🏻
@@musicabstract, занимаюсь по Вашим урокам, конечно ничто не заменит живые уроки...
@@Huan_Shi, of course, nothing replaces lessons in person.
I am glad you find my work helpful for your music learning.
Originally, I made this playlist with the aim of making the music more relatable for lay listeners, rather than as lessons.
But, whatever helps...
Thank you for your comment.
Waah! Such amazing Groundedness!! Love the rendition!
Glad you’re enjoying the music!
Trust you’re doing great.
🙂👍🏻
i've found a guru! And he is playing right in front of me. Thanku sir for your blessings and this beautiful composition through which you simplified this raga and showcased its real beauty. I hope this video will serve its cause for generations to come! SHIVOHAM.
Glad to know that you are finding the music helpful.
Sir i am a self learning musician. And i believe that music not just a mere hobby or profession, Its a salvation, a search of infinite!
For students like me, your videos are of great help as i dont believe in cramming the notations and sargams. I Feel and then i play. And im looking forward to sit with you and complete this adhyaay series. Thanks again for spreading your divine light sir. SHIVOHAM
You are welcome. Best wishes.
I fell in love with the instrument. I bought two and enjoying myself immensely!
Glad to know. Enjoy playing!
So peacefull,divine,near to God
B e a utiful... And i learned so MUCH. A true saint.
Glad you are enjoying the music.
These are all fantastic, Jay! Thank you so much for doing these. I see many hours of ahead of practicing with these, learning the ragas, and developing my playing. It's great they are all with the D Bass bansuri as well!
Keith Johnsen, thank you for the kind comments.
Yes, I've been performing on D for years. It's much more satisfying in terms of the bass response, apart from the fact that it's closer to the male vocal pitch.
I'm glad you are enjoying this series and find it useful. Wishing you all the best with your own musical journey.
This turns out to be very much helpful
Thank u sir 😀❤️
Beautiful! Namaskar!
Namaste. Thank you.
It was just amazing to listen to your playing. Gr8!👌
👍🏻
Stunning
Wow
So nice
I found krishna god.really really its brilliant .make me perfect sir.love you
Glad you enjoyed the music. Thank you.
a great service to music !! rare effort to help beginers ,understand and emulate raag yaman.Thanks.
Glad you are enjoying the music. You are welcome.
thanks.will follow raag bhoop also.Thanks again.
By all means. Anytime.
I have hardly seen bansuri artists choosing to play on D base flute. Everyone plays with E base. It's quite tough to practice in that note. But you have accomplished
👍🏼
Amazing parformance 🎻🌼🥀
🙏🏽👍🏽
Motivating
👍🏻
Incredible गुरु जी
Thank you sir
👍🏻
Great
Excellent..... wow...
Glad you enjoyed the music.
Wonderful
Thank you.
Kya bat hai jay sir wah
Glad you are enjoying the music.
Thank you sir ..... I request you to use E scale flute so we can play and practice with you...
You can play tivra maa of taar so easily
Thank you very much. I will write. Regards
Anytime. You are welcome.
Very nice thank you sir. The tanpura is a little to loud in comparison with your flute.
You are welcome. The flute and the Tanpura sound well balanced
when listening through a good pair of headphones or speakers.
Mmm, nothing wrong my headphones I think: www.amazon.in/Sony-MDR1A-Premium-Hi-Res-Headphones/dp/B00NBMHY58. BTW In your other videos the balance is much better. Personally I think that the flute recording could use a li high frequency. Just to make it easier to hear the flute more. Anyway, I am just offering my feedback, because I appreciate your lessons very much!
I guess it's a matter of taste, finally. Some people prefer the tanpura soft, some more present. I can't go back to changing levels in videos I have already uploaded. Also, I prefer not to EQ or process the flute sound. Augmenting high frequencies on the Bansuri makes it sound shrill. It's more of a low to mid range instrument, especially the bass D bansuri which I use all the time.
I appreciate the feedback, nevertheless.
I agree. Yes, you always play on D bass I see. I enjoy your playing. Thanks again. Cheer, Bart
Thanks and cheers.
Sir please upload raag kafi..alaap,jod and jhala..
Your videos are really helpful..
Thank you ☺️
Sir how to play ma and pa , I am having difficulty in going form pa to ma or vice versa . So sir if you can make a video for that it will be nice . And sir you are really a flute ustaad , thank you sir.
yamun sharma, practise opening and closing all fingers in a synchronised way (all together at the same time), while switching back and forth between Ma & Pa. Also, try to keep the sound continuous instead of it sounding interrupted between Ma & Pa, both ways, from Ma to Pa and from Pa to Ma. If you keep at it, you should get it in some time.
Jay Thakkar thank you
Even I find it very difficult. The shift of pitch becomes very evident
It would be great if you make a video and expliain.
Great rendition.
I want to achieve this skill
Wonderful sir...but tanpura is very loud..
Hello Sir, your renditions are divine and love your detail explanations. what Bansuri flute scale will be appropriate for the beginners to start with? please suggest.
Ramesh Rajagopalan, there are no fixed rules about appropriate sizes of Bansuris for beginners. If you have short / medium length fingers, you can go for any of these: G, F#, F or E bass. If you have longer fingers and feel adventurous, you could try a D# or a D bass.
I personally prefer D & C bass Flutes. Hope this helps.
@@musicabstract Yes, It helps. Thanks for the quick reply and god bless you.
Thank you for making these videos. Really helpful! Could you also please make some lessons on how to improvise taans in Yaman? Or any raag for that matter.
You are welcome.
Improvisation can’t be taught. It can only be learned. The one who can learn, will do so by playing along with this video as well. I don’t see any need to spoon feed. Excuse me if I am too direct.
I understand, thank you. I am a disciple of Pt. Pravin Godkhindi and I'm struggling a bit with taans as of now. I'll continue with my efforts :)
Well, all the time spent struggling is well spent. All the best.
The hope is that when improvisation happens, it will be your own and not imitation without understanding.
Rightly said. I hope so too. Thank you, sir :)
Anytime!
आभार क्या हम बात कर सकते हैं मुजे आपसे पन्नाबाबुजीकी बातें बतानी है ।
You may write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com.
I like the choice of D flute, it sounds hauntingly beautiful. Thanks for making these. The whole series is amazing. May I know where do you get your flutes from?
Glad to know that you are enjoying the music. The flute I am playing on here is made by Mr. Subhash Thakur of Punam Flutes, New Delhi. Recently, I acquired a very good D flute made by Mr. Kantilal Patel, a Mumbai-based flute maker. Thanks and cheers.
Excellent
I wish it was in E though!
So that we (as students) could play along with you and absorb the alaap even more.
However no doubt it sounds beautiful 👌
Sir I want to learn classical music on flute
Please find a teacher around where you reside.
Jay Thakkar sir u can not teach me
I teach only advanced students -
ones with prior experience at learning music and note recognition / ear training.
Jay Thakkar sir I have learned the raag yamn ,bhopali,kafi ,durga,bhairav ,and raag bihag ........in this I have learn alap ,bandish ,and gatkari .....
Can you hear notes (as Sa, Re, Ga, Ma....) in your head when you listen to a tune? What I mean is, can you decode a melody into notes on your own, without reading notations or any other help?
Sir you don't use any threads in the middle of your flute, doesn't it crack? I mean it is very expensive so cracking must hurt.
Excellent. Is it possible to consult you on Whatsapp/phone/Skype ? Do you conduct tutorials?
Feel free to write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com. I shall explain my method of distant teaching - learning process. Regards.
Beautifully played Sir..Really shoothing and calming music...rag Kalyan..If possible can you post rag Bihag Alap In E Base Scale #KomalGandharFluteAcademy
may god bless u....how do u play 1/2 note below madraP.
Here, I play the mandra teevra Ma by turning the flute inwards when the fingers are in Pa position.
Thanks for watching.
sir do you play dhrupad ang ?
Essentially, this approach is similar to that of Dhrupad. But, I don’t bother myself with labels. What matters is the music.
@@musicabstract absolutely loved it
Glad to know.
Hi Sir, do you provide online personal teaching sessions over Skype?
I teach via pre-recorded videos. Not via live video like Skype. If interested, write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com for “Bansuri Rec” course details.
Hi Sir, do you teach Bansuri lessons on skype?
Hi. I teach via pre-recorded videos. Not Skype. If interested, write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com.
No offense but you sound like you are addicted to the taar saptak.
No offence but that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.
@@musicabstract :). Brilliant playing. How do you manage not to get any hissing sound (even mild) at all? May I know who you learnt bansuri from? Do you live in Mumbai? And doesn't Kantilal Patel stay some where near Andheri / Juhu side.?
@@nandakumarmenon695, glad you are enjoying the music. The more you practise, the lesser the hiss will become. While recording, mic placement & angulation can be used to further reduce the hiss. That said, I feel a little sound of blowing in the right proportion can sound good. Bansuri is an acoustic instrument, after all.
My Gurus are Shri K. R. Dhamapurkar (vocal), Shri Anant Patwardhan & Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Bansuri).
I reside at Khar West, Mumbai.
Yes, Kantilal Patel lives in Juhu close to M. K. Sanghvi college.
@@musicabstract Wow, you learnt under Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia too? Insane. I'm a beginner, I learn on weekends with a guru. I'm just curious how was your training process...everyday? How many hours a day? I'm sure you've been training for a long time. You're a full time professional flute player? I'm sorry if those are too many questions. Love all your videos, btw! Very helpful.
@@rineeshparai1780, Yes, I am a full time flautist with 25 years of musical experience.
If by "professional", you mean, whether I charge money for performing & teaching,
then yes, I am a professional musician.
Good to know that you find my videos helpful.
Where are you based at? Are you conducting offline or online classes?
I offer a distance learning course for Raag music on Bānsurī. For course details, you may write to me at musicabstract@gmail.com.