Tabla Classes

Tabla Classes

 

Tabla Classes in Swindon, Wiltshire. Photo: Kreetee S.

Tabla Classes in Swindon.

 

Weekly tabla classes in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.

These tabla classes in Swindon have been running weekly during term time since 2016.

Classes are run and organised by Jon Sterckx.
Please contact here to register your interest.

Saturdays 10am – 11am – Improvers Class.
Saturdays 11am – 12pm – Beginners Class.

Classes are held at the Lawn Community Centre, Swindon SN3 1JL.

All welcome. Classes are small and we have a great supportive community spirit in the classes.
Parents can also join the class and learn with their children which gives great encouragement, especially for young children, as well as sharing a learning experience together.
Classes are very friendly and supportive. No experience needed to join the Beginners class.
Classes cover rhythms & techniques from Indian Classical music & also ‘light’ Classical, and ‘popular’ styles of music. (see the videos below of a student performance in Tintaal – classical rhythmic cycle and in Kherva – a folk/light classical rhythm).

Students have opportunities to perform through the end of year ‘Together with Tabla’ showcase event and at other cultural and community events in the area.

Individual tabla tuition is available for students in Gloucestershire (Stroud / Stonehouse / Gloucester / Cheltenham areas) and can be arranged through some schools in the local area (ie. Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham). Contact for more information.

If you are interested in joining the classes, having individual 1:1 lessons or would like more information, please Contact Here

Read testimonials & comments from Jon’s students here: https://jonsterckx.co.uk/percussion-tuition-reviews


Swindon Tabla Classes

Swindon Tabla Classes flyer 2022


During the Covid-19 Pandemic, the classes continued online and students continued to learn and develop their skills through the online lessons. This is a video of extracts from the 2020 online ‘Together with Tabla’ end of year performance event.

Promotional Video for Online Tabla Classes funded by Asian Arts Agency:


Videos from student performances:


Videos of Jon performing with tabla:


Tabla is the main percussion instrument of the North Indian (Hindustani) musical tradition. Played across the North Indian subcontinent, tabla are popular in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh & Afghanistan.
Tabla are also becoming increasingly popular the world over as an excellent instrument for ‘fusion’ and crossover styles of music. The range of sounds & rhythmic possibilities that tabla offer make them an incredibly versatile instrument.

Tabla are not an easy instrument to learn, but with good regular guidance from a teacher they can be very rewarding to play. These classes follow a very methodical step by step approach using the traditional Indian learning system and methods including the use of tabla bols (spoken rhythmic syllables) and learning traditional rhythms, phrases & compositions.