Mahamadaleshwar Swami Nityananda shares a rich tradition of devotional chanting and music as an uplifting part of spiritual practice.
“Since time immemorial people have evoked the presence of the divine through chanting, allowing the power of the mantras, the sound-vibrations of god, to still their mind and open their hearts, flooding their soul with the elixir of the that incomparable bliss”
We hope to help budding musicians become confident and proficient playing the various chants in Shanti Mandir satsang.
This instruction is offered free to encourage chanters to learn to play in Shanti Mandir satsang and share the joy of music.
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SATSANG CHANTS
Accompanied by harmonium, cymbals and drum, the Shanti Mandir satsang chants include here are:
Kirtan: short repeated stanzas played in call-and-response fashion that build in tempo.
Arati: traditional songs of devotion honouring a particular aspect of the divine.
SATSANG INSTRUMENTS
Free tutorials in playing both tabla or pakhawaj are available here. Instruction for harmonium and cymbals will be included soon.
Pakhawaj
Shanti Mandir has a strong tradition of playing pakhawaj, an ancient instrument which was once common throughout north India but is seen less since tabla has become universally popular.
The style taught at Shanti Mandir by Deepak Tiwari is in the Parampara tradition.
Tabla
Tabla is the most commonly played drum in India and is popular all around the world.
At Shanti Mandir tabla is taught in the Ajarada Style by tabla master Nikhil Bhavsar. The tabla video demonstrations are performed by Sandeep Bijalwan.
Harmonium
The harmonium plays a vital role in every chant at Shanti Mandir, leading the melody, providing a drone element to the music and performing accompaniment to the vocals.
Our free website tutorials will be available soon.
Cymbals
Cymbals or manjeera are a traditional percussion instrument of India and an important part of the instrumentation in chants at Shanti Mandir.
Our free website tutorials will be available soon.
