'Rivers of Sound' Free Discovery Calls
Go From Loving Kirtan to Leading Kirtan
Book a FREE 15 minute Discovery Call HERE if interested in chatting with Allison and finding out if you're a good fit for Rivers of Sound. Start date is TBA.
Rivers of Sound includes 3 one hour sessions, let's start the conversation about your kirtan music journey!
Rivers of Sound may be for you if:
- you want to build community through sound
- you want to build your repertoire of chants
- you want to learn more about Indian Music principles
- you love Kirtan music and want to build confidence to lead singing circles, sacred fires, ceremony, or kirtan
- you want harmonium instruction and to improve your sanskrit pronunciation
- you need info about audio gear for live streaming and amplification
- you need help working with a microphone
- you want to use the app iTablaPro
- you are curious about playing music and learning songs inside of your birth raga
- you're a songwriter or aspire to write your own music
Rivers of Sound
Go from loving Kirtan to leading Kirtan
This course will give you the tools to become a spearhead for developing spiritual community through song in your place of residence.
Build community and harness the subtle allure of Indian music principles:
- Get inspired to lead chanting circles and/or kirtans so that you can build the community you seek
- Learn to amplify and live stream your Kirtan practice
- Learn the basics of Indian Music, Harmonium, and Sanskrit pronunciation
- Learn to read the Music Library and gain lifetime access to the video tutorial archive instructing 50+ mantras and chants
- All instruments are welcome
Includes private sessions, live classes, and pre recorded material
Schedule TBA
Early Bird Special: $1500
An Ocean of Sound students: $750
Regular Cost: $1800
What This Course Includes:
- 3 private sessions with Allison - to be scheduled after registration
- Schedule TBA
- Thursday and Friday evening 6:00-9:00pm est
- Finding Your 'Sa"
- Harmonium Basics
- Sanskrit Basics
- Rhythm Basics
- Saturday and Sunday morning 9:00 - 12:00
- Indian Music Basics
- The Ethics of Community Building
- The Importance of Sadhana
- Audio Gear and Tech for Streaming and Amplification
- 4 Friday night kirtans w Allison
- Kirtan with Allison
- Lead a Chant LIVE with Allison's gear or test your audio gear and lead a chant online
- Thursday and Friday evening 6:00-9:00pm est
- Kirtan Music Library: Lifetime access to the digital Kirtan Music Library with over 80 video tutorials and 50 instructional charts: you can chew on this material for many years to come as you build your repertoire of chants
- Heart of Yoga School Chant Book: a fully transliterated chant book with over a hundred mantras and kirtan chants
- Sanskrit Pronunciation Audio Series
- Pre-recorded Satsangs with Allison’s Teachers:
- Dr. Robert Svoboda on the topic of Indian music
- Prem Sadasivananda on the topic of Sanskrit
- K. Sridhar on the topic of Indian music and Bhakti Yoga
- Checked Homework thru audio/video memos on WhatsApp -
- Sanskrit pronunciation
- Harmonium scales
How do I buy a harmonium for the course?
Please email my friends in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India at: info@saptaswara.in and mention that you are taking a course with K. Sridhar’s American student Allison. Ask Saptaswara Musicals about their money back guarantee if the instrument arrives damaged.
I suggest a double reed harmonium without a coupler. At least seven stops, more is fine. You don’t need anything fancy. With shipping it should cost $400-ish.
Learn:
- Harmonium: gain access to the music library with video tutorials for 50+ mantras and chants - if you are a brand new beginner you are welcome to join Rivers of Sound,though you may enjoy starting with Allison's intro course “An Ocean of Sound” here
- Sanskrit: Correct pronunciation and how to read the transliteration, access to the fully transliterated HoYS Digital Chant book
- Rhythm: rhythms other than 4 and how to use the iTabla Pro app
- Scales and exercises for the voice and harmonium - you will need to practice harmonium exercises about 5 minutes a day
- Spot practices for calming the nervous system and building confidence
- How to live stream and optimize audio for leading kirtan online
- Community Building + Write your Code of Ethics