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Raga Yaman Gat and Taans

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Here is a video of me practicing gat and taans for Raga Yaman.

I am working to build up speed. My teacher wants me to play at 250 beats per minute (BPM). Although I’ve been able to play a handful of taans at 200bpm, tonight I stayed at 170 BPM to try and clean up the technical errors in my playing.

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Raga Yaman Alap Practice 10-27-16

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In this video I am practicing my opening phrases to the Alap for Raga Yaman.

This is difficult stuff!

I struggled with some pitch issues and my attack on some notes is a little rough but this is all part of the learning process. Hopefully this is an improvement over my last Alap video.

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Easy Sitar Taans? Let’s find out…

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I have been struggling with these two “easy” sitar taans.

Well, they SHOULD be easy but they are very deceiving and require a lot of accuracy.  I give all my my Sitar Taans nicknames. I call these “Run from Ni” and “Run from Re.”

I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 250 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!

I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.

How to play Sitar Fast: playing sitar at 200 beats per minute!

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Do you want to learn how to play sitar fast?  So do I!

I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!

Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman. I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Confused #1.”

I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.

The Fastest I Have Ever Played This Sitar Taan!

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People love fast sitar music.  But it’s really hard to do!

Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman. I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can play tonight?

I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this: “1-2-3-4-5.” Although I may start calling it “Confidence” now.

I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.

My Newest Sitar Taan!

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Here is a video of me practicing my newest Taan for Raga Yaman.

I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Chikari Pauses.”

I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!

I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.

How To Learn Sitar? Tips from my experience.

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Hi, I’m Jeff Starr, a sitar student and filmmaker.

I often get asked how to learn sitar.

So, I made a short video to share my experience as a student and give you my tips and suggestions.  In the end, it’s pretty easy if you do one really important thing.  But, you gotta watch the video to find out what that is.

Should you learn the sitar?  If this is something you have been thinking about then I really think you should do it.  It’s definitely difficult but there are strange moments that can be easy. And once you practice, everything gets easier.  Don’t be afraid to try it out.and if you are wondering if you are too old you are not.

Sitar Practice: Gat and Taans 09.23.16 – Practice makes perfect

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Here is a video of me practicing one of my Taans for Raga Yaman.

I give all my my Taans nicknames and I call this one “Triplet with Stairs.”

I am working to build up speed as my teacher wants me to play at 200 beats per minute (BPM). Let’s see how fast I can get today!

I took my first sitar lesson on January 27th, 2012.