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# How long does it take to learn the bansuri?

 Updated 27 October 2026

 

Your progress on the [bansuri](/en-int/instrumental/hindustani-classical/bansuri-flute), the side-blown bamboo flute, follows your practice, and before any melody comes a clear tone. At **Foundation**, your teacher shows where to set your lips at the blowing hole, and you adjust them a little between attempts. Later stages add **meend**, a glide made by sliding a finger on or off a hole.

Your teacher closes each topic only after reviewing your work, and the award for each level records your learning hours. KalaSudha's [online academy](/en-int/academy) teaches the bansuri in live one-to-one lessons, plus workshops and summer camps where enough learners sign up.



 

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