The Mridangam Explorative | Practice Session 1

The Mridangam classroom must be a charged space, but sometimes with the fast moving world, it gets more cerebral than experiential. This series is an effort to dial back the teaching methodology in Mridangam playing to one that organically transfers nuances in playing without verbally communicating.
In gratitude to my gurus Guruvayur Sri Dorai, Uuzhavoor Sri PK Babu and Nellai Sri A Balaji for passing on so generously this wonderful art form to me and enabling me to share it with a few friends in turn.
This video explores the phrase 'Tha Dhi Thakadhina Dhim Tha Dhim' and I'm joined in this session by my student Aryan Ramesh.
Cinematography/Edit: M Muthukrishnan, M Boopathy and Adharsh Devarajan
Venue: Sahrdaya Creative Spaces
Lighting Engineer: Sneha Sheejith
Special Thanks: Rithvik Raja, Vignesh Ishwar, TM Krishna, Ravi Kiran G, Shreya Devnath

[@arvind6592]

Remembering my childhood. Very nice 👌.

[@g.v.t.nbrothers3398]

Vera Levewl anna.... semmma.... inspired from this !

[@raghavrangaswamy5406]

This is truly first of its kind with best in class sound mixing 🙂 Wonderful ambience and definitely experiential than cerebral; thumbs up to the young boy for following his master really well!

[@PraveenKumar]

Thank you :)

[@user-dm2iw1pe2j]

​@@PraveenKumar namaskaram sir i would like to learn mridangam from you how can i meet you and talk with you can you give any info

[@bhadrinathvenkatachar2792]

I watched for first few minutes... It's very interesting🎉🎉 Kudos🎉🎉

[@vikas16128]

Excellent 🙏🙏

[@MeeraSreenarayanan]

I am here for the fourth time. Something so liberating about this process and playing.

[@PraveenKumar]

Very glad that it’s resonating with you!

[@vimallal4148]

great work

[@chandrasekarannarasimmalu8181]

Amazing Mridangam teaching sir 🙏🙏🙏

[@PraveenKumar]

Thank you!

[@Mukeshmukesh-sy7rp]

💥💯👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🫂 Great job

[@BALANBEATS]

usefull sir thank you

[@monodux]

This is absolutely brilliant. I love the format- reminds me of sitting across from my teachers when I was young. Thank you so much for posting!

[@shreekaryadthore5271]

What a joy to listen. The interspersed silence gives it a meditative effect. Thank you.

[@PraveenKumar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jayasankarm3691]

Excellent Class Sir...very much useful ❤

[@chandrantharayil4045]

❤

[@gonnabakutalataravi6917]

👏👏🙏

[@ThePradeep75]

thanks..really blessed to listen this!

[@sreeharimeledam1152]

Great session🙏🏻❤️

[@shravannagarajan3853]

Intense and meditative. Thank you so much for this ❤

[@PraveenKumar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ganeshbabu2173]

Really amazing sir

[@viswanathanramamurthy5666]

Wonderful exploration

[@sunilKumar-cb4op]

Satakoti Namaskaram Praveen Sir. Thanks a lot for sharing this amazing Practice Session.

[@PraveenKumar]

🙏🏾

[@mgururaj]

Very nice excercise for learning.

[@sivasuntharasarmanageswara9683]

Superb sir ❤

[@greymanBB]

Excellent👌🏽👌🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@musicbeats2792]

wonderful playing super

[@LayaPriyaFinearts]

Excellent

[@chandrakanthrhythms7200]

Nice session anna, fully engaging ✨✨

[@PraveenKumar]

Glad you liked it

[@sjahin]

most beautiful !!

[@PraveenKumar]

Thank you! 😊

[@gangadharanjayavel2422]

Waiting for session 2 anna❤🤞

[@PraveenKumar]

Next Friday :)

[@ganeshbabu2173]

Easly understand and for practice sir

[@PraveenKumar]

Glad you are finding it easy!

[@narayanaswamymuniyappa6995]

Very nice sir

[@kirankurella2534]

Sir, thank you so much.

[@PraveenKumar]

Most welcome

[@smartys1sud]

Could be more useful if you have shown fingering for learners

[@madhusuthanan7603]

Very nice Sir please give the Lessons what you are playing

[@PraveenKumar]

Will try to make another edition soon!

[@madhusuthanan7603]

@@PraveenKumar is it possible to give the Lessons as text it will useful

[@adithyakbhat1039]

Hello excuse me sir .how to play mridangam in bhajans or songs and how to mix