Harmonium Course with Alice Miyagawa

Harmonium Course

Modules 1-4

1, 8, 15 & 22 June

9:30-1:30 Byron Shire

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A wonderful workshop series for people who love MANTRA CHANTING, SINGING & KIRTAN!


Designed for beginners who want to play harmonium and chant mantras for meditation and enjoyment. Get started with Workshop Module 1 then study modules in consecutive order.


A fun way to learn or brush-up on basic music theory, simple chords, rhythms, and sweet melodies. Gain skills to develop a personal practice or to lead your own kirtan circles, moving between gentle mantra meditation and the fast-paced ecstasy of the bhav. Let’s play and chant!

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Group Intro (for new students)

In the Intro Workshop (aka Module 1) of 4-hrs you will learn:

- Harmonium History & Evolution

- Harmonium Anatomy

- Compare Harmonium Models

- Keyboard Navigation

- Bellows Techniques

- Basic Music Theory

- How to Play Harmonium & Sing Mantra Music

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In the Short Courses you will learn:

- To Build your Skills & Repertoire

- Various Styles of Harmonium Playing

- Vocal Techniques & Breathwork for Singing

- How to use Harmonium & Vocals for Meditation

- How to Lead Kirtan/Mantra/Music Circles

- Harmonium Mastery

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Teacher Alice Miyagawa is a Harmonium Specialist and has been teaching professionally for over two decades. In these roles, she is in her genius zone with small groups of learners who are motivated and goal oriented.
 Since 2011, she has been facilitating chant-related events in Japan and Australia: hosting kirtan events, leading vocal workshops and kirtan circles, and teaching harmonium for lovers of the mantra medicine. Her Japanese surname means Shrine River, leading you through sound and silence with a sacred flow. She is currently based in the rainforest region of the Northern Rivers, New South Wales.

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Solid curriculum. Small group. Limited spaces. Fun and uplifting.

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BYO Harmonium or book a rental harmonium on a first-come first-served basis.

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Harmoniums available to purchase.

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Earlybird discount price available until 3rd May

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Register for Module 1 on 1st June 2024

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Register for the Full 4-Week Course