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What is the Toronto Tabla Ensemble Shool? Explained by two 9 year old students: Menon and Nikhil.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsMIJgiPIg)

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About TTYE

Our goal at the Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble (TTYE) is to transform the common tabla student into an elite tabla player. Thus for a  player to be eligible for the Youth Ensemble they must be hand-picked by none other than our teacher, Ritesh Das who evaluates each student. When the TTYE comes together, we experience intense practice and rehearsal, at the same time enjoying what we do. Students in the ensemble enjoy playing because they practice hard and their effort shows during the ensemble’s performances. One of the key factors that keeps us together is motivating each other as team players.

The TTYE made their debut in November 2017 at the Harbourfront Centre during sold out show ‘Parampara’ featuring musicians and artists from Toronto and San Francisco.

Since then they recorded their first audio track along with a music video shot on a boat, appropriately titled ‘Sailing’, released January 2018.  They have performed at numerous community outreach events, and fundraisers around Ontario as well as the Royal Ontario Museum. Currently they are working on recording their next single and music video to be released October 2018. 

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Training tabla players: The six year tabla program consists of rigorous training in theoretical and practical aspects of the Hindustani classical art of tabla. The courses are overseen by academic director of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Ritesh Das, and require completion of yearly examinations. The exams test practical and theoretical aspects of tabla playing along with the historical and cultural background necessary to gain an understanding of the art form. Completion of the six year program ensures a comprehensive grasp of professional tabla solo and accompaniment repertoire. Graduation from the program requires the student perform an hour-long tabla solo followed by accompaniment of a featured musician or dancer of the Hindustani tradition. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the two year graduate course offered by the Toronto Tabla Ensemble in arts administration and concert presentation. Training professional artists: Students who complete the six year tabla program are eligible to receive two more years of training as professional artists. While continuing advanced studies in tabla under Ritesh Das, the student also focuses on obtaining skills in arts administration and arts presentation. The advanced tabla study consists of further repertoire as well as experience in teaching tabla classes, accompanying classical music and dance, and composing. No experience necessary, have fun learning rhythm, dance, culture and much more!

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Celebrating 25 years of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Help us in our endeavour to produce...

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NRITYA BHARATI GLOBAL All classical music and dance courses are overseen by academic director of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Ritesh Das, and students up to 16 years of age require completion of yearly examinations. Classical music and dance courses are based on the curriculum of Prayag Sangeet Samiti with modifications by Ritesh Das and his guru Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. The exams test practical and theoretical aspects of the art form along with the historical and cultural background necessary to gain a complete understanding. After 6 months students are encouraged to participate in the annual student recital.

At Nritya Bharati Global, music and dance students work together in the class room, to enhance their knowledge and prepare them for performing together.

Under the banner of the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, the professional performance arm of the institution, students are able to continue their education in performance, concert production and professional music production.

We currently have 3 class locations to choose from