Learn Tabla with Gurdain Rayatt
Tabla tuition for all ages, from complete beginners to advanced students, through regular one-to-one lessons, online learning and workshops
One-to-One Tabla Lessons
Personal tabla tuition for children and adults, from complete beginners to advanced students. Lessons are tailored to each student’s level, musical interests and goals.
Typical weekly sessions may include:
– technique, sound and clarity
– repertoire, rhythm and accompaniment
– 30- or 60-minute lessons, online or in person
Online students can receive lesson recordings and a written archive with notes and advice.
Workshops and Group Learning
Regular group workshops for students who want to develop their tabla practice through shared learning, focused guidance and practical group work, including:
– practice phrases and riyaaz tips
– rhythm exercises including tali/khali and recitation
– compositions (kaidas, relas, gats, tukras, chakardars)
– individually tailored advice on a per student basis
Schools, Universities and Lecture Demonstrations
Gurdain’s attention to detail, inspired by his father and his grandfather’s teachings have led him to inspire and commit to the greatest progress in his students. He extends this nature to his demonstrations to unfamiliar audiences or specialists in other fields and genres.
Tailoring the experience to the right group of people is very important so that tabla can be expressed and explored in the correct amount of detail while still being enjoyable and inspiring to listen, watch and learn.
He has worked with institutions such as University of Surrey, York University, SOAS, conducted demonstrations and interactive workshop sessions with primary and secondary school children, as well as multiple open-air community demonstrations for Essex Cultural Diversity Project and Essex Music Services and Hounslow’s Night of Festivals