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.

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