- Tue6:00 - 7:30 pm
Description
Tabla
# of sessions: 10
Price: $300
Day n Time: Tuesdays 6pm-7:30pm.
Dates: Sep -16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 28 (10/21 - No Class), Nov 11, 18, 25 (11/4 - Holiday), Dec 2
Make Up Class: Dec 9 & Dec 16
πΆ Tabla EP Program (Sep 16 – Dec 2, 2025)
Day & Time: Tuesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Location: Stone Hill Middle School
Note: No class on Oct 21 (Diwali) and Nov 4 (Countywide Staff Development). Those weeks are skipped and the program still finishes in 10 total sessions. Dec 9 & Dec 16 remain as buffer/makeup weeks if needed.
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10-Week Curriculum
Week 1 – Sep 16
π Introduction to Tabla – Basics & first lesson TiRaKita
Week 2 – Sep 23
π More basic lessons – Bols
Week 3 – Sep 30
π Introduction to Taals – Learn Teen Taal & a Badi Rachna
Week 4 – Oct 7
π Light music beats (Thekha) & Bhajan Taal
Week 5 – Oct 14
π Review of all lessons so far + Playing Teen Taal with Lehra
π« Oct 21 – No Class (Diwali Holiday)
Week 6 – Oct 28
π Playing Tabla with a light music song
π« Nov 4 – No Class (Countywide Staff Development)
Week 7 – Nov 11
π Introduction to Kayada in Teen Taal
Week 8 – Nov 18
π Learn 2 Bols & Dohra for Kayada
Week 9 – Nov 25
π Learn Tihai + Review of all Kayada + Performance Preparation (Song & Kayada)
Week 10 – Dec 2
π Kayada – Review & Strengthening + Final Review + πΆ Fun Performance (Parents invited!)
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Dec 9 & Dec 16 → Reserved as Buffer Weeks for any makeups due to unplanned school closures or holidays.
Class dates
09/16/2025, 09/23/2025, 09/30/2025, 10/07/2025, 10/14/2025, 10/28/2025, 11/11/2025, 11/18/2025, 11/25/2025, 12/02/2025
Restrictions
Participants must be entering grades 6 to 8.
Program enrollment capacity
Registration period
Registration starts on 08/31/2025 and ends on 09/14/2025.
In-person location
Stone Hill Middle School: 23415 Evergreen Ridge Dr, Ashburn, VA 20148, USA
Room: Library