If you have never played an instrument, the harmonium is a kind place to begin.
Your voice stays in front
The harmonium is usually played to accompany singing or chanting. You are not trying to perform a piece. You are finding a note, holding it, and letting your voice rest on it. That takes pressure off your fingers.
One hand breathes, one hand plays
On the Indian harmonium, one hand works the bellows and the other plays the keys. The bellows push air across thin reeds, and that air is what makes the sound. Learning to keep the air steady is a lot like learning to breathe evenly when you chant.
The notes already have names
In Indian music the scale is sung as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni. Once you know where Sa is on the keyboard, you can find the rest, and the same names carry into every mantra and bhajan you learn.
Start small
Learn a few notes. Play them slowly. Sing them back. That is a good first week.
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