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Registrations for spring course starting 2010 is available now!

The Music of South India is taught in English. This e-learning course is constantly being updated to serve the needs of musicians, teachers and students. It covers the salient features of the classical music of southern India - known as 'Karnataka Sangitam' in India, and Carnatic (Karnatic) music in the English speaking world. Its key feature is interaction among participants, course tutor and experts.

The fall 2009 course is conducted in collaboration with three internationally renowned performers who have graciously offered to serve as Co-Tutors, each with ample teaching experience at home and abroad.

In order to keep it accessible to music lovers and students all over the world, participation fees remain affordable. (The rates are even differentiated depending on participants' personal situation.) Yet there are no compromises as regards the first class server hosting services without advertisement. The same applies to the high regard for the privacy of all participants just as the Co-Tutors joining the course team.

Young and senior participants from all over the world, both non-Indians and persons of Indian origin—musicians, teachers, students, music loving professionals and scholars in various fields—have already participated in earlier versions of this course. Their enthusiastic participation, encouraging responses, recommendations by word of mouth, and frequent inquiries have provided the motivation to offer this not-for-profit course again in fall 2009 and spring 2010.