Are you itching to see how Justin Bieber or Katy Perry can be desi-fied – then this course is perfect for you! This course teaches you the skills to make desi versions of western melodies, and blow everyone’s mind! This is important to us because not many people know how cool raga music can be, and we want to create raga superstars around the world.
I’m Mahesh Raghvan, a music producer from Dubai, who loves fusing Indian classical and western music. I run a project called FLAIR – Carnatic Music 2.0. I have done many desi covers of western songs, including the viral hit cover of ‘Hello’ (Adele). I now want to empower musicians around the world to create their own hit desi covers, and am launching this course in partnership with Raga Labs and many talented musicians to help them get started!

Modules

Module 1: Western Music vs Indian Music

Lessons

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 1: Lesson 1 – Western And Indian Music: The Basic Differences Preview
• Module 1: Lesson 2 – Scales vs Raagas
• Module 1: Lesson 3 – A Comparision of Playing Styles

Module 2: Indian Music Basics

Lessons

• Module 2: Lesson 2 – Swaras (Re, Ga and Ma)
• Module 2: Lesson 1 – Swaras (Sa and Pa)
• Module 2: Lesson 3 – Swaras (Dha, and Ni)
• Module 2: Exercise – Ear Training
• Module 2: Lesson 4 – Raagam/Raaga Introduction
• Module 2: Lesson 5 – Raagam/Raagas Introdution

Module 3: Ornamentations

Lessons

• Module 3: Lesson 1 – Introduction
• Module 3: Lesson 2 – A Talk on Ornamentations 1
• Module 3: Lesson 3 – A Talk on Ornamentations 2
• Module 3: Lesson 4 – An Introduction to GeoShred
• Module 3: Lesson 5 – An Introduction to the ROLI Seaboard RISE
• Module 3: Lesson 6 – Ornamentation Exercise 1
• Module 3: Lesson 7 – Ornamentation Exercise 2
• Module 3: Lesson 8 – Ornamentation Exercise 3

Module 4: Indianizing Melodies

Lessons

• Module 4: Lesson 1 – Introduction
• Module 4: Lesson 2 – Transitions 1
• Module 4: Lesson 3 – Transitions 2
• Module 4: Lesson 4 – Indianizing a Melody 1
• Module 4: Lesson 5 – Indianizing a Melody 2

Module 5: Indianizing Western Tunes

Lessons

• Module 5: Lesson 1 – Introduction
• Module 5: Lesson 2 – Indianizing Titanic (Part 1)
• Module 5: Lesson 3 – Indianizing Titanic (Part 2)
• Module 5: Lesson 4 – Indianizing ‘See You Again’ (Part 1)
• Module 5: Lesson 5 – Indianizing ‘See You Again’ (Part 2)
• Module 5: Lesson 6 – Indianizing the ‘Game of Thrones’ Theme