Come as you are, and leave singing.
Harmonium, kirtan and mantra lessons with Monika, in Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh.
Tap the keys to hear a harmonium.Click or tap the keys to hear a harmonium. With a key selected, the letters A to K play too.
Meet your teacher
Monika teaches the harmonium for kirtan, mantra and chanting. Students describe a patient, sweet teacher whose simple way of explaining builds confidence, even in people who were not sure they could learn.
- Where
- Upper Tapovan, Rishikesh
- What she teaches
- Harmonium, kirtan and mantra chanting
- To begin
- Send a message and ask for a time
What you can learn
Your first notes
Where the keys are, how to work the bellows, and the sargam: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni. Slowly, and at your own pace.
Mantras and kirtan on the harmonium
Simple melodies you can play while you chant, so your voice and the instrument carry each other. Kirtan and mantras, one step at a time.
A short lesson while you are here
Travelling through Rishikesh? Visitors have come for a single session to learn a mantra and play along.
Hear Monika play
Kirtans and performances
A few minutes of Monika at the harmonium, before you write to her.
Rated 5.0 out of 5, from 38 Google reviews
Read every review on Google“Chanting along to the music calmed my mind and gave me a sense of peace.”
“Her simple and easy to follow techniques helped me and boosted my confidence.”
“Really sweet lady and is capable of teaching the mantras clearly.”
In their words, on video
See class moments
Chanting clips and glimpses of class, on Instagram.
Ready when you are.
Send Monika a message to ask about timings and fees, or just to say hello.