Private and Group Tabla Lessons

Sam Evans teaches Tabla to students in Hawthorn in both individual and group classes.  The lessons are aimed at students gaining the correct technique and tone quality to allow them to create their own music and their own improvisations as Tabla players. Lessons are constructed to suit each musicians needs while maintaining the sublime tradition of Indian Tabla. Students that prefer to learn a more modern or percussion orientated approach to Tabla can do so while also learning some of the traditional aspects of Tabla playing.  Students that have a greater interest in the tradition of Indian Tabla can follow the same teaching methods that Sam has learnt while living in India.  Students also learn how to use the Indian recitation system known as tabla bols in learning the art of tabla playing.

Sam has 15 years experience in teaching percussion to students of all ages and levels from primary, secondry and tertiary to mature age and professional players. He has learnt the art of tabla playing in India from Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, one of the world's greatest tabla players.
Sam is also a registered member of The Victorian Institute of Teaching: the statutory authority for the regulation of the teaching profession in Victoria.

Tabla Ensembles
Regular students are invited to join one of three tabla ensembles that are run to help students develop skills in playing with other musicians. Students are put into an ensemble suitable for their level of playing, from beginners to advanced and have the opportunity to perform in these ensembles in the end of year concert.

Guest Artists
As part of the process of learning tabla, students have the opportunity to practise with guest artists at the school on a regular basis. These artists are often, but not limited to, performers of Indian music. The school has guest artists every term and students are able to have their lesson with both the visiting artist and their tabla teacher at the same time in learning the art of accompaniment. These lessons are part of being involved with the school and are at no extra cost. This term the school has a visiting
International Guest Artist: Shri Debasis Chakroborty

Lessons Times
11am to 9:30pm Monday to Wednesday.

Fees
                Hour lessons        $50
Half-hour lessons        $30
Groups of 2 - per person per hour        $30
Groups of 3 - per person per hour        $25
Hire of tabla set per week         $  5

Contact Information
For availability of lesson times and more information please phone or email

Monash University
As well as running the tabla school Sam lectures at Monash University, Clayton campus, in Indian music, Indian rhythm and world music.  Sam designed and runs the course at Monash University in Indian Rhythm and is the director of the World Music Orchestra: a 24 piece ensemble that plays a variety of ethnic music from around the world.


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