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# How do I start learning the sursingar?

 Updated 25 October 2026

 

You can learn the [sursingar](/instrumental/hindustani-classical/sursingar) with KalaSudha online and in workshops, from **Foundation** level. The first stage teaches you to strike the metal strings with wire, building even downstrokes and upstrokes before the left hand moves on the fretless plate. We teach children as well as adults; ask us about a starting age and about a size for a younger learner.

Returning players start again where they left off, however long the break. The levels in our [courses](/courses) make that possible, once your teacher has reviewed where you stand.



 

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