Carnatic Sangeetham · Hyderabad since 2016
A Journey Through the Timeless Tradition of Carnatic Sangeetham
Rooted in the Guru–Shishya Parampara, RAAGA nurtures music with devotion, discipline and sincerity.
Carnatic vocal for children and adults at our Jubilee Hills and Phoenix Arena, Hitech City centres, online worldwide, or hosted in your community. Beginners welcome.
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- Teaching in Hyderabad since
- 2016Teaching in Hyderabad since
- Centres, plus online and community classes
- TwoCentres, plus online and community classes
- Rooted in the Guru–Shishya
- ParamparaRooted in the Guru–Shishya
- Open to children and adults
- All agesOpen to children and adults
Sādhana · Where you learn
Two centres in Hyderabad.
The syllabus, the Gurus and the standard are identical wherever you learn. Only the room changes.
Jubilee Hills
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Our founding centre, teaching here since 2016. Small batches for children and adults, in person, with the guru in the room.
Classes at Jubilee HillsPhoenix Arena
Hitech City, Hyderabad
Our Hitech City centre, convenient for families in Madhapur, Gachibowli and Kondapur. The same syllabus, the same teaching.
Classes at Hitech City
Or learn from where you are
Online
Live classes over video for students outside Hyderabad and across the world, at times that work for the Gulf, the UK and North America.
Online Carnatic classesCommunity classes
Learning hosted within a residential community, taught by the same Gurus to the same syllabus. Tell us where you are and we will discuss what is possible.
Ask about community classes
Why RAAGA
What you get here that you won’t get elsewhere.
Authentic Carnatic training
Taught in the Guru Shishya Parampara, by ear, by repetition and one phrase at a time. Not a syllabus invented for a website.
Individual attention
Every voice settles at its own pace. Students are taught individually within small batches, so the teaching follows the learner.
Traditional progression
Sarali Swaras through to Manodharma Sangeetham, published in full, so you always know which stage you are at and what comes next.
Performance and academic pathways
Kutcheris, recitals and recordings for those who want the stage. Certificate, Diploma and degree preparation for those who want a qualification.
Anubhava · Listen
Hear what a first lesson sounds like.
Every lesson begins by finding Sa. Tap through the seven swaras, then play the tuning sequence that gives a Carnatic voice its ground.
Tap a swara to hear it. Sa and Pa never move. They are the two fixed notes a tanpura is tuned to, and the reference every other note is heard against. These seven are the whole of Carnatic music; everything else is what you do with them.
Parampara · Meet the tradition
Learned in a line, from your first Sa.
Carnatic music is transmitted, not delivered. It passes from teacher to student by ear and by repetition. A phrase is sung, returned, corrected and returned again. That is the Guru–Shishya Parampara, and it is how every student here is taught.
Students stay with their teacher rather than being handed between instructors as they progress. In this music that continuity is not a nicety; it is how phrasing, gamakas and the discipline of a particular line are actually passed on.
Prārambham · How to begin
What actually happens next.
Enquire
A few questions take about thirty seconds. You can also message us on WhatsApp.
Speak with RAAGA
We’ll call to understand who is learning, any previous training, and which times suit you.
Attend your trial
One complete class with the teacher at Jubilee Hills, Hitech City or online. Bring nothing. It is a real lesson, not a demonstration or an event. Parents are welcome to sit in.
Prārambham · Begin your journey
Start your musical journey.
Begin with a complete trial class at Jubilee Hills, Hitech City, or online. For children and adults, with no previous training needed.