Bansuri Bliss Academy
Courses
61 courses · 465 lessons
Sorted by curriculum order, grouped by level.
Beginner9 courses · 158 lessons
Getting Started
The starting point for anybody new to bansuri, this course was created by Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger with the specific goal of ensuring that you have an understanding…
Bansuri Buyer’s Guide
In this mini-course by Dr. Kerry Kriger, you will gain the knowledge to properly choose a bansuri and bansuri maker. You will also find a list of recommended flute makers. This…
Bhoopali
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhoopali, one of India's most popular evening ragas. You will learn scale exercises, compositions, taans, alap, ornaments and more.
Kalyan
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Kalyan, an important scale that every bansuri player must know.
Absolute Beginners
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches a four week online course created for beginning bansuri players. Within these lessons you will learn scales, ragas and a whole lot…
Bansuri Q & A
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger answers questions received from bansuri students from around the world.
Bilawal
Bilawal is the most commonly used scale on the planet and thus is incredibly important for any musician to know. In this course, we will learn a variety of scale exercises in…
Nagaswaravali
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Nagaswaravali, with compositions and improvisations designed for beginners.
Practice Tips
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger provides ideas on how to maximize the impact of your bansuri practice and ensure you improve as rapidly as possible.
Intermediate 110 courses · 95 lessons
Amrit Varshni
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Amrit Varshni, a relatively rare evening raga that is popular with bansuri players due to its easy to play scale.
Bhinna Shadja
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhinna Shadja, an evening raga.
Durga
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Durga, a well-known evening raga from northern India. Durga uses a pentatonic scale and has a peaceful feel. In this course, Dr.…
Gorakh Kalyan
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Gorakh Kalyan, an evening raga from northern India. Learn the scale, compositions and improvisations.
Hansadhwani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Hansadhwani, one of the most popular evening ragas from India. In this course, you will learn a Hansadhwani composition, and also…
Hansa Nad
Hansa Nad is an old evening raga that is rarely heard. It has a pentatonic scale with very easy fingering.
Janasamohini
In this course, Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Janasamohini. Learn the scale, vadi, samvadi, taans, compositions and more. This is a perfect raga…
Mohini
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Mohini, a rare raga he learned from Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao. The fingering is easy on bansuri and the teental composition is…
Shivaranjani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Shivaranjani, a popular evening raga.
Vachaspati
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Vachaspati, an evening raga from northern India. In these tutorials, you will learn the scale, important phrases, vadi, samvadi…
Intermediate 218 courses · 106 lessons
Alahiya Bilawal
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Alahiya Bilawal, a morning raga from northern India. The fingering is fairly easy on bansuri, but the raga is somewhat complex.
Bhimpalasi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhimpalasi, a late afternoon raga.
Brindavani Sarang
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Brindavani Sarang, a raga for the early afternoon.
Boopkali
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Boopkali. Learn scale exercises and ways to improve your rhythm. The raga is also known as Bhoopkali or…
Charukeshi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Charukeshi, a raga brought to north Indian classical music from the Carnatic tradition.
Desh
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Desh, a well-known evening raga from northern India.
Jhinjoti
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Jhinjoti, a mellow evening raga from northern India. In these tutorials, you will learn the scale, important phrases, vadi,…
Jog
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Jog, a popular nighttime melody from northern India. Learn the scale, compositions, and improvisations.
Kafi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Kafi, a springtime raga.
Kalavati
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Kalavati. Learn the scale of the raag, plus alap, compositions, taans, alankars and more.
Khamaj
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Khamaj, a popular evening raga from northern India. Learn compositions and taans in Keherwa and Dadra taals.
Madhukauns
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Madhukauns, a night time raga from northern India. Learn the scale, compositions in different taals (rhythms) and improvisations.
Madhuvanti
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Madhuvanti, a late afternoon raga from northern India. Learn the scale and important exercises.
Nat Hans
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Nat Hans, a rarely heard raga.
Rajasthani Mand
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Rajasthani Mand, a rare raga he learned from Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao.
Sreeranjani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Sreeranjani, a rarely heard raga originating from Carnatic music. Learn scale exercises, a composition and improvisations.
Tilak Kamod
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Tilak Kamod.
Yaman
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Yaman, one of India's most popular evening ragas.
Intermediate 38 courses · 47 lessons
Bihag
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bihag, a popular evening ragas from northern India that features both Shuddh and Teevra Ma.
Gaud Sarang
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Gaud Sarang, which bears little resemblance to the more famous Sarang family of early afternoon ragas. While the…
Gujri Todi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Gujri Todi, a morning raga with a distinctly non-Western feel.
Hindol
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Hindol, a very old morning/springtime raga.
Kirwani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the night time raga Kirwani.
Malkauns
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Malkauns, one of India's most popular late night ragas. Learn the scale of the raag, plus alap, compositions, taans, alankars and…
Nat Bhairavi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Nat Bhairavi, a rare raga (in Hindustani Sangeet), whose scale is also referred to as Asavari taat, Minor scale, Aeolian mode, or…
Simendra Madhyam
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Simendra Madhyam, a raga brought to north Indian classical music from the Carnatic tradition. Learn compositions, taans and…
Advanced10 courses · 32 lessons
Ahir Bhairav
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Ahir Bhairav, a sunrise raga from northern India. Ahir means shepherd…like the shepherds who play bansuri at sunrise to gather…
Bairagi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the morning raga Bairagi, also known as Bairagi Bhairav. Learn the scale, vadi, samvadi and important phrases.
Bhairav
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhairav, one of India's most beloved morning ragas. Learn the scale of the raag, plus alap, compositions, taans, exercises and more.
Bhairavi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhairavi, one of India's most beloved morning ragas. Learn the scale of the raag, plus alap, compositions, taans, exercises and more.
Bhatiyar
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Bhatiyar, a morning raga from northern India with a vakra (crooked) scale. Learn the scale and important phrases.
Bhoopali Todi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the morning raga Bhoopali Todi. Learn the scale, vadi, samvadi and compositions in different rhythms (talas).
Darbari
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the late night raga Darbari. The raga is famously difficult, but the crystal clear advice you receive here will get you on the right…
Jaunpuri
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Jaunpuri, a morning raga from northern India. Learn the scale, a composition, and how Jaunpuri differs from Asavari and Nat…
Lalit
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Lalit, a sunrise raga. Lalit has both Teevra and Shuddh Ma and is likely quite different from any raga you have previously studied.
Mian Malhar
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Mian Malhar, one of India's most popular ragas of the monsoon season. Commonly attributed to the 17th century court musician…
Assorted Collection6 courses · 27 lessons
Group Lessons
A collection of recordings from Bansuri Bliss group lessons that could not find a home in any other of the other Bansuri Bliss Academy courses.
Rhythm
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches classical rhythms of north and south India.
Non-Indian Music
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches non-Indian music. The musical knowledge we've gained through studying Indian classical music can expedite the process of learning…
Bansuri Care And Maintenance
Bansuri Care And Maintenance is a mini-course by Dr. Kerry Kriger aimed at providing bansuri players with the knowledge to properly care for their bansuri.
Music Technology
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger provides some general knowledge related to recording, mixing and producing music. Microphones, hardware, software. Be sure to also review…
Random Fun Stuff
Random Fun Stuff is a collection of fun musical stuff that just didn't fit anywhere else on the site!