Seattle Indian Music Academy

Ancient Music for Contemporary Lives

SIMA offers curriculum in percussion, voice and various instruments. If the class  you are looking for isn’t on this page, contact us and we’ll try to help locate a class for you.

Instruction is offered in Santoor, Harmonium, Keyboard, Accoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Violin, Jal Tarang, Bulbul Tarang and Hawaiian Guitar. Classes progress from the basics of music, to literacy with the chosen instrument, technique, tuning, and reading music. At the advanced level, students learn how to compose, as well as advanced instrumental technique.

General Instrumental Training

Classes Offered

Tabla Classes

The SIMA tabla curriculum is intended to give each student a cohesive understanding of the instrument within a short amount of time. Within months, students learn all the material they need to perform a short tabla solo or play tabla with other musicians. As students progress through the various levels of education, their knowledge and confidence increase with the help of lecture-demonstrations by and interaction with SIMA faculty and associates, all highly skilled musicians who provide students with opportunities to practice their skills in a friendly and constructive environment.

Vocal Classes

Driven by the philosophy that anyone can learn to sing, SIMA’s vocal music program offers students an opportunity to study the vocal music of North India under the care and supervision of experienced and well-respected musicians. Small class sizes, an innovative curriculum and motivated peers, along with occasional access to some of the world’s best musicians in the subject, make the SIMA vocal program a unique educational and artistic experience. Students go through a series of levels of training, each progressively more difficult until they master basic musicianship, and elementary music theory.

Music Appreciation

SIMA’s new introductory  courses on Hindustani music allow interested beginners the opportunity to become educated consumers of music, and a  potential gateway to a more series study and appreciation of the subject.  Taught by SIMA’s highly experienced faculty, these courses are a gentle introduction to a subject many perceive to be too difficult to understand. Music appreciation courses are offered in short sessions of a few classes, and gradually build up knowledge and understanding in the mind of the student. Find out more about SIMA’s present music appreciation course.