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# How long does it take to learn the sarangi?

 Updated 27 October 2026

 

Patient, regular practice sets the pace on the [sarangi](/en-int/instrumental/hindustani-classical/sarangi), which the Metropolitan Museum of Art calls a particularly difficult instrument to master. You stop its strings with the fingernails, pulling them sideways on a short neck.

You begin at **Foundation** with the bow: slow, full-length strokes on one open string, until each change of direction leaves no gap in the tone. Our [courses](/en-int/courses) run in levels, and each level's award records your learning hours. KalaSudha teaches the sarangi in live one-to-one lessons online, with workshops and summer camps where enough learners sign up.



 

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