Sitar Practice: Gat and Taans 09.23.16 – Practice makes perfect

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Jeff

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.

Sitar Practice: Increasing taan speed. 06.01.2016

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Jeff

My guru wants me to play as fast as 200 beats per minute. I’m working up to that goal and practicing my newest Taan. The gat is in Raga Yaman.

A taan is sort of similar to playing a riff in western music.

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