Tabla Classes in Houston, TX

Imparting Tabla to the next generation of students in a pure and undiluted form.
Classes

Pt. Shantilal Shah

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Our Performances

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“If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline, and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.”

Shinichi Suzuki

Tabla is one of the most unique percussion instruments in the world. It requires discipline and patience to learn well. It’s rich repertoire of compositions extends back hundreds of years, which allows for an incredible scope for learning and improvisation.

Benefits of Learning Tabla

  • Learning Tabla develops concentration in the student that can be used anywhere.
  • As a tonal instrument, Tabla creates a unique sensitivity for sound.
  • Students of Tabla learn lasting life lessons like discipline, and patience.
  • Learning Tabla exposes students learn about the vast classical music of India.
  • The complicated rhythmic patterns of Tabla help develop a strong sense of rhythm and tempo in students.
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Tabla students perform at Telica Diwali Festival
Pt. Shantilal Shah with Tabla Students at the Children's Museum of Houston