Private and Group Tabla
Lessons
Sam Evans B.Mus. Hons (music perf. tabla) Masters Candidate (music perf. tabla)
Sam Evans runs a busy Tabla School in Hawthorn, teaching both individual and group classes. The tabla lessons are aimed at students gaining the correct technique and tone quality to allow them to create their own music and their own improvisations as tabla players. Lessons are constructed to suit each musicians needs while maintaining the sublime tradition of Indian tabla. Students that prefer to learn a more modern or percussion orientated approach to tabla can do so while also learning some of the traditional aspects of tabla playing. Students that have a greater interest in the tradition of Indian tabla can follow the same teaching methods that Sam has learnt while living in India. Students also learn how to use the Indian recitation system known as tabla bols in learning the art of tabla playing.
Sam has 15 years
experience in teaching percussion and tabla to students of all ages and levels from
primary, secondary and tertiary to mature age and professional players.
He hold a first class Honours degree in music (tabla) and is currently completing
a Masters degree in music performance (tabla). He
has learnt the art of tabla playing in India from Pandit
Anindo Chatterjee, one of the world's greatest tabla players. Sam
is also a registered member of The Victorian Institute of Teaching:
the statutory authority for the regulation of the teaching profession in Victoria.
Tabla Ensembles
Regular students are invited to join one of three tabla ensembles
that are run to help students develop skills in playing with other
musicians. Students join ensembles that are suitable
for their level of playing, from beginners to advanced and have the
opportunity to perform in these ensembles in the end of year concert.
Guest Artists
As part of the process of learning tabla, students
have the opportunity to practise with guest artists at
the school on a regular basis. These artists are often (but not limited
to) performers of Indian music. The school hosts guest
artists every semester and students are able to have their lesson with both
the visiting artist and their tabla teacher at the same time in learning
the art of accompaniment. These lessons are part of being involved with the
school and are at no extra cost to the students. In 2008 the school
hosted International Guest Artist, Shri
Debasis Chakroborty, the highly renowned Indian
Classical Guitarist. Last year the school hosted another
International artist from India, Sarangi player Sangeet Mishra.
End of Year Tabla Concerts
All regular students are invited to perform at our end of year tabla school concerts. Held at the Boite World Music venue, the end of year concerts are an opportunity for students to perform in a welcoming environment, to meet other tabla players and see performances from students of all levels.
Click here to view a photo gallery of the 2009 Tabla School Concert.
Lessons Times
11am to 8:30pm Monday to Wednesday.
Fees
Individual
1 hour lessons $55
Individual half-hour lessons $35
Groups of 2 - per person per hour $35
Groups of 3 - per person per hour $30
Hire of tabla set per week $ 5
Contact Information
For
timetable information and availability of lesson times or more information, phone or email
Tabla at VCE and University Level in Australia
As well as running the tabla school, Sam has established a path for learning the tabla in formal education in Australia. After many months of work with the VCE board it is now possible to sit VCE exams on tabla in Australia. There is now a syllabus for tabla in place at the VCE that has been designed by Sam that can be used by any students wishing to sit their final secondary schooling exams on tabla (as distinct from percussion). Sam has also created a tabla syllabus that is currently in place at NMIT Tafe, as well as Monash University. For the first time in Australia, students can now study tabla in formal eduction from secondary schooling to tafe and all the way through to under-graduate and post-graduate level.
Monash University
As well as running the tabla school Sam lectures
at Monash University, Clayton campus, in Indian music, Indian rhythm and
world music. Sam designed
and runs a mutiple level course in Indian Rhythm at Monash University
and is the director of the World Music Orchestra: a 24 piece ensemble that
plays a variety of ethnic music from around the world.
Tabla Sales, Repair & Hire
Sam stocks a range of tabla sets, cases and accessories for purchase here in Melbourne. Beginning students are able to hire tabla sets for practice at home. Repairs and reskinning of tabla sets is also offered. All drums and skins are of the highest quality. Contact Sam for prices and availablity.
Location and Public Transport
The Tabla School is in Hawthorn, and is within
easy access from thefollowing public
transport options, downloadable timetables & maps below.
Melbourne Metro Train Network Map:
Train Stations:
Easy access from Glenferrie and Hawthorn stations which are on the Alamein,
Belgrave and Lillydale lines.
Alamein Timetable 
Belgrave Timetable
Lillydale Timetable
Tram Lines:
Easy access from tram routes 16, 70 and 75.
No. 16 (Kew - St Kilda - Carlton) Timetable
No. 70 (City - Wattle Park)
Timetable
No. 75 (City - Vermont South)
Timetable
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