Online Veena Classes

Join us and learn to play the Veena.

About Veena

Veena is a plucked string musical instrument with four main melodic strings and three auxiliary strings and is considered one of India's most ancient string instruments. Veena evolved from the Sanskrit term vana. Veena can produce pitches in a full three-octave range. And is a principal instrument used in Carnatic classical music.

Veena has 24 frets, four melodic strings on the frets, and three auxiliaries on the side.

1st string Sarani indicates - Rig Veda
2nd string Panchama indicates - Yajur Veda
3rd string Mandara indicates - Sama Veda
4th string Anumandra indicates - Atharva Veda

Popular types of Veena

Rudra Veena
Saraswati Veena - a.k.a Raghunatha Veena
Vichitra Veena

Level 1 - foundation COURSE OUTLINE

Sarali Varisai

Fundamental sequences
Move smoothly up & down the scale
Sing the lesson at four speeds

Janta Varisai

Learn double and triples of single swaras
Play Gamakas
Sing all the notes in akaaram

Daatu Varisai

Learn to play "jump" notes up & down
Play notes no matter the sequence
Sing notes with 4 speeds and with taalam

Melstaayi Varisai

Learn to play in higher octaves

Mandrastaayi Varisai

Learn to play in lower octaves

Alankaaram

Learn to play multi taalam sequences.
Druva Taalam, Madhya Taalam, Roopaka Taalam, Jhampa Taalam, Triputa Taalam, Ata Taalam, Eka Taalam

About Me

I started learning to play Veena at 12 and have played since then for 30+ years now.

I have performed in several concerts, both solo, and in groups. I have started taking foundation veena lessons for students of all ages and have had much pleasure doing so.