Bansuri Bliss · Milestones
Milestones
The path through Bansuri Bliss, one step at a time. Each milestone is something you can play — sign in as a member to read what it asks of you.
66 milestones. Grouped by level, easiest first.
Beginner
20 milestones
Attended a Group Lesson
Attended a Private Lesson
Attending the classes regularly
Be able to consistently play all the shuddh notes…especially Pa
Bhoopali - Arohi Avarohi Five Ways
Building a bansuri case
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Deciding to play bansuri
Get a consistent sound.
Know where sum and khali are in teental without having to look at your phone
Play a long Sa and let the volume fade out slowly
Play Bilawal, Kalyan, Bhoopali ascending and descending scales.
Play composed alap and not sound like you are in a hurry
Play continuously, especially between Ga (or Ma) and Pa; i.e. no unnecessary breaks in the music
Play lines on repeat without stopping at the end.
practicing daily
Purchased a spiral-bound notebook dedicated to Indian classical music
Purchasing your first bansuri (or receiving one)
Taking your first private lesson with a bansuri teacher/guru
Write music AND request confirmation of its correctness from a literate musician.
Intermediate
33 milestones
Amrit Vashni - Teental Exercises Quiz
Bhoopali - 20 Ways To Ornament Sa
Bhoopali - Arohi & Avarohi With Gamaks From Above
Convert a pentatonic ascending scale into 8 beats
Determine The second level of an alankar when given the first.
Error Reporting: reported an error in a Bansuri Bliss PDF
Identify the most important taals: teental, rupak, jhaptal, ektal, dadra
Identify the notes you are hearing when you listen to a recording of a raga you know.
Jhala Scale Exercises In Teental
Kafi teental jhala arohi and avarohi...one cycle on each note (16 cycles total)
Keep the beat while playing music (no rhythmic accompaniment)
Know if you arrived at sum as expected.
One cycle of teental jhala, all Sa: SSSSSSSS|SSSSSSSS|SSSSSSSS|SSSSS---
Pick your flute up and play a raga you haven’t practiced in months and still remember the basics.
Play 16-beat taans
Play 8-beat taans
Play a concert in front of people who are not necessarily listening to you
Play an alankar all the way up and all the way down without error.
Play compositions in non-teental taals.
Play gamaks exercises.
Play Gamaks On Every Note In A Scale Exercise
Play improvised alap and not sound like you are in a hurry
Play one note per beat improvisations (ideally with gamaks on every note)
Play scales that include each of the komal notes.
Play the alankar with tabla rhythm (most likely teental).
Playing low Shuddh Ma consistently
Playing low Teevra Ma consistently
Practiced with a real tabla player
Purchasing a quality bansuri
Scale Pattern Recognition And Expansion
Sight read indian classical music (play what’s on the paper even if you’ve never seen it before)
Take a difficult phrase and make it simpler
Transcribe a class (write the written notes for a group lesson)
Advanced
13 milestones
Cross-fingering to get from High Pa to High High Sa
Identify famous ragas by ear.
Identify the notes you are hearing even if you do not know the raga.
Improvise in non-teental taals.
Madhukauns - Ornaments Exercises
Make up your own 8-beat and 16-beat taans
Play a concert in front of people who are listening to you
Play compositions exactly as they are written, with or without tabla.
Play gamaks in compositions and improvisations.
Play lehara while a tabla player solos and come out at sum together.
Played a tihai spontaneously
Read and write Indian classical music.
Teach Something To The Group