A musical introduction: Listen to the Gayatri Mantra and begin to get it in your mind. Memorize… Video 2

Learn the basic chords for the chant, Jai Ram Sita Ram – video 3…

Learn and memorize the melody for the chant, Jai Ram Sita Ram on the harmonium… Video 2

Listen to the chant, Jai Ram Sita Ram. Learn how the chant feels and begin to memorize… Video 1 in the series.

The Pilgrimage of the Heart Kirtan Ensemble plays the kirtan, Rama Ragava, a traditional chant, melody by Sri Chinmoy… Video 9

Some fascinating historical background about the Gayatri Mantra, one of Hinduism’s and Buddhism’s oldest and most revered meditations… Video 1

Learn to play and sing the melody for the chant, Gayatri Mantra… Video 3

A chant to Ganesha, the elephant-headed God figure, remover of obstacles… Video 1

Explore odd meter: Learn the 5/4 time signature of the fun chant to Ganesha… Video 2

Learn to sing the Ganesha chant’s melody and play it on the harmonium… Video 3

Learn the root chords for this fun chant to Ganesha, the elephant-headed remover of obstacles… Video 4

Learn chord inversions (re-ordering the notes in a chord) for the chant to Ganesha. Simplify chord changes and make room for motion… Video 5

Learn how to use inversions to simplify chord changes. Free your hand to play both chords and melody at the same time, without looking! Motion… Video 6

Bringing the elements of melody, chords, inversions and motion together on the harmonium for the chant to Ganesha… Video 7

Learn to play the chant to Ganesha on the guitar… Video 8

Learn to play the chant to Ganesha on the bass guitar… Video 9

  Tom and Sujantra play the chant to Ganesha: guitar and tabla… Video 10

An introduction to the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy… Video 1

Learn the melody for the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy…video 2

Learn the root chords for the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy… Video 3

Learn the chord inversions for the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy. Free your hand… Video 4

Learn to incorporate musical motion to add variety and interest to the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy… Video 5

Learn the basic guitar chords for the chant, Each Soul is in Transit, by Sri Chinmoy… Video 6

Learn the chant, Each Soul is in Transit by Sri Chinmoy on the guitar with a percussionist. Any drum will work… Video 7

Putting all the elements together, Pilgrimage of the Heart Kirtan group plays Each Soul is in Transit by Sri Chinmoy… Video 8

Putting all the elements together… The Chant to Ganesha with the Pilgrimage of the Heart Kirtan Ensemble… Video 11