Bansuri Bliss
Courses
61 courses · 464 lessons
61 courses, sorted by reverse curriculum order, grouped by level.
Beginner9 courses · 158 lessons
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.
Nagaswaravali
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Nagaswaravali, with compositions and improvisations designed for beginners.
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…
Bansuri Q & A
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger answers questions received from bansuri students from around the world.
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…
Kalyan
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Kalyan, an important scale that every bansuri player must know.
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.
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…
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…
Intermediate 110 courses · 95 lessons
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…
Shivaranjani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Shivaranjani, a popular evening 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…
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…
Hansa Nad
Hansa Nad is an old evening raga that is rarely heard. It has a pentatonic scale with very easy fingering.
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…
Gorakh Kalyan
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Gorakh Kalyan, an evening raga from northern India. Learn the scale, compositions and improvisations.
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.…
Bhinna Shadja
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhinna Shadja, an evening raga.
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.
Intermediate 218 courses · 105 lessons
Yaman
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Yaman, one of India's most popular evening ragas.
Tilak Kamod
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the evening raga Tilak Kamod.
Sreeranjani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Sreeranjani, a rarely heard raga originating from Carnatic music. Learn scale exercises, a composition and improvisations.
Rajasthani Mand
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Rajasthani Mand, a rare raga he learned from Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao.
Nat Hans
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Nat Hans, a rarely heard raga.
Madhuvanti
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Madhuvanti, a late afternoon raga from northern India. Learn the scale and important exercises.
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.
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.
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.
Kafi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Kafi, a springtime raga.
Jog
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Jog, a popular nighttime melody from northern India. Learn the scale, compositions, and improvisations.
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,…
Desh
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Desh, a well-known evening raga from northern India.
Charukeshi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches raag Charukeshi, a raga brought to north Indian classical music from the Carnatic tradition.
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…
Brindavani Sarang
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Brindavani Sarang, a raga for the early afternoon.
Bhimpalasi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bhimpalasi, a late afternoon raga.
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.
Intermediate 38 courses · 47 lessons
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…
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…
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…
Kirwani
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches the night time raga Kirwani.
Hindol
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Hindol, a very old morning/springtime raga.
Gujri Todi
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Gujri Todi, a morning raga with a distinctly non-Western feel.
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…
Bihag
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches Bihag, a popular evening ragas from northern India that features both Shuddh and Teevra Ma.
Advanced10 courses · 32 lessons
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…
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.
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…
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…
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Assorted Collection6 courses · 27 lessons
Random Fun Stuff
Random Fun Stuff is a collection of fun musical stuff that just didn't fit anywhere else on the site!
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…
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.
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…
Rhythm
Bansuri Bliss Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger teaches classical rhythms of north and south India.
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.