Occasionally, we have new and used veenas for sale. Shipping the veena from India to the USA and other countries may be expensive and may cause damage to the veena due to difference in pressure and temperature.
You may also order online from reputed makers. Veenas are made only in South India and may be purchased either locally in a music store in India. Therefore, we advice that the students own their veena for practice at home. However, proficiency in veena comes only with regular practice. Our New York locations are equipped with multiple veenas, so students do not have to bring their own veena for classes. Yes! Do I need a veena to take lessons in RagaChitra’s New York location? Do I need a veena to take online lessons?
Some of our online students are as young as 6 and 7 year olds.įor online lessons, students need to have a PC or laptop and a stable Internet connection. RagaChitra has been offering online music classes for over a decade now and have perfected the technology and methods to deliver clear and effective classes to all age groups. If you live outside of New York City, RagaChitra’s online vocal and veena lessons are great ways to pursue carnatic music!
What are the requirements to take online classes? Who is the teacher for in-person and online lessons?īoth in-person and online lessons are taught by Nivedita ShivRaj. Our online lessons have been meticulously designed to be clear, effective and interesting – just like in-person lessons. If you have an Internet connection, you may take our lessons on your laptop, cell phone or desktop PC from any part of the world. Online vocal and veena lessons are offered using Google Hangout, Skype and other state-of-the-art technologies. Floral Park, Nassau County (Long Island), New York.įor directions to our locations, please see Directions page.We offer basic, intermediate and advanced level music classes for all ages. Classes have been designed to include carnatic music theory as well. Our music classes impart methodical, intensive training to attain proficiency in carnatic music. Yes, we offer carnatic veena music lessons in locations in New York City and also online veena lessons for students in other locations in the USA and in other countries. Do you offer carnatic veena music lessons? RagaChitra Classes are not just for students aspiring to become singers and instrumentalists, but for everyone who has a passion for carnatic music and would like to just sing or play some of their favorite bhajans and kirthanas (songs).Īt RagaChitra, we share our love and passion for carnatic music with like-minded music lovers.
Classes are structured to include carnatic music theory. Our music classes impart methodical, intensive training to students to attain proficiency in carnatic music. RagaChitra Fine Arts is guided by renowned carnatic musicians and our music lessons reflect our experience in composing and presenting carnatic music and carnatic jazz. See this page to learn more about Nivedita ShivRaj. She has been in the panel of judges in Queens Council on the Arts and is the first and the only carnatic musician to have been awarded the coveted Con Edison Residency for original carnatic music compositions. Nivedita ShivRaj is a favorite carnatic musician in the USA and has presented concerts in prestigious stages and events, including New York Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Museum and New York Botanical Garden. She composes original music and leads the award-winning carnatic jazz band “Charanams”.
Nivedita ShivRa is a pioneer and professional musician in carnatic music. Our students, ranging from 5 years of age to 75, learn and practice carnatic music the right way and proudly participate and present carnatic songs in festivals and celebrations. We have also been offering carnatic music lessons to hundreds of students in the USA, Canada, Singapore, Australia and other countries. At RagaChitra Fine Arts, we passionately offer music classes and lessons for carnatic vocal music.įounded and mentored by Artistic Director Nivedita ShivRaj, RagaChitra Fine Arts has been promoting carnatic music in the USA for more than a decade.