

Sat 02 Jul
|Zürich College of Vedic Studies
Intensive Karatala Course
In this introductory course, you will learn how to properly hold and handle the karatals. You will also learn how to play the most common beats (tin-taal, lofa-taal and double beat) along with simple ornamentations in order to better serve the Harinama-sankirtana-yajna.
Time & Location
02 Jul 2022, 15:00 – 25 Jul 2022, 20:15
Zürich College of Vedic Studies, Bergstrasse 54, 8032 Zürich, Switzerland
About The Event
In this introductory course, you will learn how to properly hold and handle the karatals. You will also learn how to play the most common beats (tin-taal, lofa-taal and double beat) along with simple ornamentations in order to better serve the Harinama-sankirtana-yajna.
You will learn:
Purchasing and preparing the karatals
How to properly hold and handle the karatals
Basic beat (tin-taal) along with ornamentation
Two-er beat (lofa-taal) with ornamentation
Fast beat (double speed) with ornamentation
Properly authorized mantras for all beats which are being taught
How to practically apply the beats in kirtan and in various songs
Requirements
Own pair of karatals; physical course attendance; WhatsApp; eagerness to learn
Details
The course will start on Sat, 2nd July with a theory block of 2 hours
Practical classes will be held in 2 groups on Mondays: July 4, 11, 18 and 25 (from 6:30pm-7.15pm; or 7:30pm-8.15pm respectively)
Max. 4 participants per group
Whatsapp group
Donation for the course is 1 CHF (symbolic)
About facilitator
Sandesh Mataji (Sabina Seeger) has been serving at ISKCON Zürich since 2001 whenever she was in Switzerland (making flower garlands and kirtan; serving Harinama-sankirtana in the streets). Besides that, she was living in Vraja-dhama (Vrindavan and Radhakund) from 2008-2020 (on and off), serving at the ladies-kirtan at Srila Prabhupada’s samadhi and singing for departing Vaishnavas at the Bhaktivedanta Hospice. She had previously taught karatal-lessons at several VIHE-retreats in Vrindavan/at Goverdhana.
2001: Joined ISKCON at the age of 19
2003: First pilgrimage to India
2006: BA in Religious Studies (University of Fribourg)
2007: Bhakti Shastri in Mayapur
2009: MA in Religious Studies (University of Fribourg)
2017: Founding SripadKosh Publications (publishing Aindra Prabhu’s spoken vani in the form of books)
2018: Inauguration of monthly Mantra-singing at the World Music Store Gandharva-loka in Zürich Niederdorf
Schedule
2 hoursTheory, All groups
45 minutesPractice First Lesson, Group 1
Tickets
Registration Group 1
Physical classes for Group 1 will start at 6:30pm
CHF 1.00
+CHF 0.10 Commission
Sold OutRegistration Group 2
Physical classes for Group 2 will start at 7:30pm
CHF 1.00
+CHF 0.10 Commission
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