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[1Foundation](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/foundation) 2. --- 2Intermediate 3. --- [3Advanced](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/advanced) Indian Slide Guitar Prepared by KalaSudha # Intermediate Indian Slide Guitar Intermediate Indian slide guitar develops meend, gamak, jod and a first gat. Follow 36 path topics across modules 2A, 2B and 2C with teacher review. [Talk to an Advisor](/en-fr/form/learner-enquiry?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1809) [See the modules ](#curriculum) Your path36 path topics across three modules Modules2A–2C LessonsOne-to-one or in a group Ends inAntara Diploma Overview ## About Intermediate **Intermediate Indian slide guitar** develops the glides and phrasing of Hindustani raga, a melodic framework, after you can control pitch with the slide bar. You enter after [Foundation](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/foundation) or a placement session that confirms the same skills. You build on those early phrases by learning and developing a composition. In module 2A you extend **meend**, a glide between notes, and learn gamak, an oscillation around a note. You develop an alap, the unmetered opening of a raga, through three registers. Listening work helps you hear how different players shape the same raga. Read the full overviewShow less Module 2B adds stroke patterns and jod, an exploration with a steady pulse. You learn a gat, a composition within a rhythmic cycle, from notation. Module 2C develops it through vistar, phrase-by-phrase elaboration, and slow taans, melodic runs. You also learn to recognise three ragas and exchange phrases with tabla. The level has **36 path topics** across modules 2A, 2B and 2C. Each module has a pool of 14: eight core topics and six electives. Your teacher fills four open slots from electives, their own topics or both. The common core has no single lineage; style enters through those teacher-set choices in the [KalaSudha-prepared programme](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar). Study live online one-to-one or in a group, with each topic closing after teacher review. Completion includes a **ten- to fifteen-minute set** in one raga and leads to KalaSudha's Antara Diploma. The [Advanced level](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/advanced) then takes raga presentation further. ### What you will be able to do - Shape two-swara glides with accurate arrivals and keep the centre note clear in gamak. - Develop an alap across three registers while preserving the raga's movement. - Play right-hand stroke patterns and sustain a steady pulse in jod. - Learn a gat from notation and return to its opening phrase on the first beat. - Develop the gat through elaboration and slow melodic runs within the rhythmic cycle. - Recognise three ragas by ear and keep the cycle while exchanging phrases with tabla. ### Before you start - Complete Foundation or show the same skills in a placement session with your teacher. - Be able to tune your instrument, play clean notes and present early raga phrases within a counted cycle. [Ask about placement ](/en-fr/form/learner-enquiry?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1809) Modules ## The three Intermediate modules Develop ornament and phrasing, then learn a composition within a rhythmic cycle. The final module joins these skills in improvisation and a reviewed set in one raga. 1. 2A ### Module 2A: Meend and the singing line 8 core + 4 teacher-set from 14 topics Extend meend, the glide between notes, and control the pitch through gamak, an oscillating ornament. Develop alap through three registers and compare two approaches to a raga. Practise phrases in Rupak, the suggested seven-beat cycle, before guided rehearsal and review. 1. 1 Review of Foundation and Bar ResetCore Check posture, bar contact and the right hand after the break between levels. 2. 2 Longer meend and controlled arrivalCore Glide across two swaras and land in tune without overshooting. Explore three-swara glides as further development. 3. 3 Gamak on the SlideCore Shake the bar around a swara so it oscillates and the centre stays clear. 4. 4 The First Raga at Depth: Chalan and Two LinesCore Learn the first raga's chalan and phrase families, then hear it played in two slide lines and name what differs. 5. 5 Alaap in Three RegistersCore Extend the alaap into the lower and upper octaves, keeping the raga's movement in each. 6. 6 Rupak: the Seven-Beat CycleCore Count Rupak, starting on khali, and play phrases inside it. 7. 7 Guided Raga Study, Meend-LedCore A guided rehearsal: alaap in the first raga with meend and gamak, corrected live. 8. 8 Module 2A ReviewCore Present alaap in three registers with meend and gamak, and phrases in Rupak. 9. 1 Meend Across Three SwarasElective One meend that passes through three swaras with each one heard on the way. 10. 2 Phrase Memory and RecallElective Hear a phrase of the raga once, then play it back. 11. 3 Notating Ornamented PhrasesElective Write meend and gamak into notation so another player could read them. 12. 4 Style: Allauddin Khan Paltas Through Vikrit SwarasElective The Maihar palta drills carried through komal and tivra swaras. 13. 5 Style: Sitar-Ang Meend ShapesElective The meend shapes of the sitar line, as the Hansa veena plays them: pulled phrases rather than straight glides. 14. 6 Style: Vocal Alaap PhrasingElective Alaap built the way a singer builds it, breath-length phrases sung first and then played. Show 10 more topics Your teacher fills 4 slots from the electives, their own topics or both. 2. 2B ### Module 2B: Strokes and the first gat 8 core + 4 teacher-set from 14 topics Learn bol patterns, syllables for the plucking strokes, and add a steady pulse in jod. Read a gat from notation in the suggested Teentaal cycle and return to its opening phrase. Rehearse the composition with your teacher before the module review. 1. 1 Review of 2A and Ornament StabilityCore Check that meend and gamak hold their pitch after a week away from them. 2. 2 Bol Patterns: Da Ra Dir DirCore Right-hand bol patterns built from Da, Ra and Dir, played evenly. 3. 3 The Second Raga: Chalan and Its NeighbourCore Learn the second raga (suggested: Bhupali) and the raga it is most often confused with. 4. 4 A Razakhani Gat in Teentaal, from NotationCore Learn a drut gat in Teentaal (the gat is the teacher's choice) from its written notation. 5. 5 Gat Handling: Mukhda and ReturnCore Leave the gat for a phrase and come back to its mukhda on sam. 6. 6 Jod: Pulse Under the AlaapCore Add a steady pulse to the alaap so it becomes jod. 7. 7 Guided Gat StudyCore A guided rehearsal of jod, gat and mukhda returns with the teacher correcting live. 8. 8 Module 2B ReviewCore Present the bol patterns, jod and the gat with returns. 9. 1 First jhalaElective Alternate the main string with the chikari in an even pattern. Start at slow laya and work towards a faster pace. 10. 2 Dadra and a Light PhraseElective Count Dadra and play a light phrase or short dhun inside it. 11. 3 Reading a Gat at SightElective Play an unseen short gat from notation. 12. 4 Style: Listening: Ali Akbar Khan and the Sarod LineElective Ustad Ali Akbar Khan's sarod, the source of the right-hand vocabulary in the Kabra and Maihar slide lines. 13. 5 Style: a masitkhani gat played slowElective Play a vilambit (slow) gat in the sitar manner on the Mohan veena. 14. 6 Style: Chikari Patterns of the Kabra InstrumentElective The chikari strokes that fill and mark the cycle on Pandit Kabra's instrument. Show 10 more topics Your teacher fills 4 slots from the electives, their own topics or both. 3. 2C ### Module 2C: Developing the raga 8 core + 4 teacher-set from 14 topics Learn a third raga by ear and develop your gat through vistar, melodic elaboration, and slow taans, melodic runs. Study raga classification and time of day. Exchange phrases with tabla, then present a ten- to fifteen-minute set for Intermediate review. 1. 1 Review of 2B and Weak LinksCore Find the weakest item from 2A and 2B and spend the session on it. 2. 2 The Third Raga by Ear and by RuleCore Learn the third raga (suggested: Durga) and tell it by ear from the two you already play. 3. 3 Vistar: Developing the GatCore Grow the gat by adding phrases that start from it and return to it, cycle by cycle. 4. 4 Taan Logic Without SpeedCore Build taans as patterns from the raga's swaras and play them slowly before any speed. 5. 5 Time Theory and the That SystemCore Place the three ragas in their thats and their times of day. 6. 6 Playing with Tabla: Trading PhrasesCore Take turns with the tabla player: you play a phrase, they answer, both land on sam. 7. 7 Guided Intermediate PresentationCore Rehearse the Intermediate set with your teacher: alaap, jod, gat with vistar and taans. 8. 8 Intermediate Completion and ReviewCore Present a ten- to fifteen-minute set in one raga. 9. 1 Meend Inside the GatElective Place meend inside the gat without losing the beat. 10. 2 Layakari: Dugun Phrases Inside TeentaalElective Play phrases at double speed inside the gat's cycle and return to single speed. 11. 3 Allied Ragas by EarElective Hear ragas that share swaras with the three you play and tell them apart. 12. 4 Self-Directed Practice DesignElective Write your own week of practice from the module's material and keep to it. 13. 5 Style: Gayaki and Tantrakari Side by SideElective The singing line and the sarod right hand in one raga, played as two angs and then joined. 14. 6 Style: sympathetic strings in vistarElective Let the sympathetic strings ring through vistar, the melodic elaboration. Show 10 more topics Your teacher fills 4 slots from the electives, their own topics or both. Why Intermediate ## What Intermediate builds - ### Ornament with pitch control Develop longer glides and gamak while keeping their pitch clear. Your teacher checks the arrivals and helps you use each ornament within a raga phrase. - ### A gat you can develop Learn a composition from notation, then leave it for your own phrases and return on the first beat. Build elaboration before increasing the speed. - ### Phrasing with rhythmic support Keep a steady pulse in jod and exchange phrases with tabla. Guided rehearsals bring these skills into the set you present at the level review. Lessons ## Ways to learn ### One-to-one Learn at your own pace. You book online lessons through KalaSudha in your own time zone. [Register interest in 1:1 lessons ](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/intermediate/show-interest) ### In a group Learn in a group on a timetable. [Ask about group lessons ](/en-fr/form/learner-enquiry?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1809) Teachers ## Teachers for Intermediate - Indian Slide Guitar ### [Pandit Debasis Chakroborty](/en-fr/artist/debasis-chakroborty) Senia-Maihar Gharana Pandit Debasis Chakroborty, an Indian slide guitarist of the Senia-Maihar gharana, is the senior-most disciple of Pandit Brij Bhushan Kabra, and his playing reflects Kabra's style. Teaches [Indian Slide Guitar ](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar) - [Indian Slide Guitar: Foundation](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/foundation) - [Indian Slide Guitar: Intermediate](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/intermediate) - [Indian Slide Guitar: Advanced](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/advanced) [View profile ](/en-fr/artist/debasis-chakroborty) Questions ## Questions about Intermediate Entry, pace, assessment and what you show to finish the level. ### What should I already be able to play before Intermediate Indian slide guitar? Intermediate Indian slide guitar starts after [Foundation](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/foundation) or a placement session. You should be able to set up and tune your instrument, then play clean notes with even strokes. Find Sa and Pa, the tonic and fifth, by ear. You also need melodic exercises within a counted cycle, an early alap, the unmetered opening, and phrases in one raga. Your teacher checks these skills before placing you. ### How long does it take to learn Indian slide guitar? How quickly you learn [Indian slide guitar](/en-fr/instrumental/hindustani-classical/indian-slide-guitar) depends on regular practice and on your ear, because a slide bar sets each pitch. At **Foundation**, with the guitar across your lap, you hold the bar still at one position and pluck one melody string until your teacher hears a clean attack. Later stages add **meend**, a glide made by moving the bar after the pluck. Each level you complete on KalaSudha's [courses](/en-fr/courses) earns an award, and the award records your learning hours. You learn live and one-to-one online, with workshops and summer camps where enough learners sign up. ### How are students of online Indian classical music courses assessed? On KalaSudha's online Indian classical music courses, teachers assess students topic by topic. Each topic credits named skills, and the teacher closes it only after reviewing the student's work. Foundation assessment uses practical work and spoken questions. Intermediate adds written theory, and Advanced adds theory papers and a judged stage performance. A module certificate follows each module, and KalaSudha issues an award at the end of each level. ### What must I demonstrate to complete Intermediate Indian slide guitar? Intermediate Indian slide guitar ends with a reviewed ten- to fifteen-minute set in one raga. Play alap, the unmetered opening, followed by jod with its steady pulse. Present a gat, a composition within a rhythmic cycle, then develop it with new phrases and slow melodic runs. Your teacher also checks the pitch of meend glides and gamak oscillations, recognition of three ragas and phrase exchanges with tabla. Theory work covers raga classification and time of day. Your teacher closes each topic after review. ### Still have questions? Our support team can help you find the right answer. [Contact support](/en-fr/form/learner-enquiry?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1809) Next steps ## Ready to begin Intermediate? Tell us what you want to learn and where you are today. An academy advisor will help you find a good next step. [Talk to an Advisor](/en-fr/form/learner-enquiry?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1809) [ Back to Indian Slide Guitar](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar) Next level ### Advanced [Explore Advanced ](/en-fr/course/indian-slide-guitar/advanced)