Learn Dholak Online with Devin

Dholak Lessons with Devin is a self-paced online dholak curriculum designed to take students from the fundamentals of dholak playing through advanced accompaniment techniques.

Whether you’ve never played dholak before, are starting lessons, or already have experience and want to expand your accompaniment vocabulary, the curriculum focuses on practical techniques and patterns that can be applied to real musical settings, particularly bhajans, devotional music and live performance.

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Not sure if the course is right for you? Try 7 lessons completely free and experience Devin’s teaching before subscribing.

The Free Trial includes:

3 Beginner Lessons: Dayan Bols, Beginner Theka and Beginner Half-Cycle Mukda
2 Intermediate Lessons: Intermediate Theka and Intermediate Mukda
2 Advanced Lessons: Advanced Theka and Advanced Mukda

The free trial gives you a taste of how the curriculum progresses from foundational concepts to more advanced dholak playing.

If you enjoy the trial and want to continue, you can subscribe to Part 1, Part 2, or the Part 1 & 2 Bundle.

Start Learning Dholak from Scratch

The introductory portion of the curriculum is designed so anyone can begin learning dholak, even without previous percussion experience.

You’ll learn:

Proper dholak hand technique
Foundational rhythmic understanding
How to structure practical accompaniment
How to play thekas (beats), mukdas, laggis and variations

These fundamentals prepare you for the practical accompaniment patterns that follow.

Part 1 — Intro to Dholak & Keherwa

Part 1 builds your foundation and introduces practical accompaniment material centered around Keherwa Taal, one of the most widely used rhythms in bhajans, devotional music and folk music.

Part 1 includes:

54 Bhajan Thekas in Keherwa Taal
24 Mukdas
2 Laggis
Beginner through advanced accompaniment techniques

The material progresses through different levels, allowing you to gradually build your technique, rhythm and accompaniment vocabulary.

Part 2 — Expand Your Keherwa Vocabulary

Part 2 continues where Part 1 leaves off and expands the curriculum to the complete collection of 100 Bhajan Thekas in Keherwa Taal.

Part 2 includes:

The remaining 46 Bhajan Thekas
20 Advanced Keherwa Full-Cycle Mukdas
The same 2 Laggis included in Part 1

Part 2 is designed for students who want to develop a much broader range of Keherwa accompaniment patterns and work with more advanced material.

Part 1 & 2 Bundle — The Complete Keherwa Curriculum

Want everything in one package?

The Part 1 & 2 Bundle combines both parts into the complete curriculum:

100 Bhajan Thekas in Keherwa Taal
44 Mukdas
2 Laggis
Beginner through advanced accompaniment techniques

This is the complete Keherwa-focused curriculum, taking you from foundational dholak skills into advanced accompaniment material.

Self-Paced Online Learning

Learn at your own pace with access to the lessons whenever you’re ready to practice. The curriculum is organized into seasons and episodes, with approximately 10 episodes per season.

The first module also includes the supporting documents and materials you need to follow along with the lessons.

With consistent practice, the full curriculum may take approximately 1.5–4 years to complete, depending on your practice schedule, pace and breaks along the way.

The curriculum is ideally suited for learners approximately ages 6–65.

Your Subscription

This is a recurring monthly subscription.

Part 1: $35 USD/month
Part 2: $35 USD/month
Part 1 & 2 Bundle: $50 USD/month

You can cancel at any time. If you cancel before your next billing cycle, you will not be charged for future months.

Your free trial gives you 7 lessons to try before deciding whether to continue with a paid subscription.

More Dholak Lessons Coming

The curriculum is continuing to grow. Future versions are being developed to explore:

Additional Indian taals
West Indian dholak accompaniment styles
Practical rhythms used in modern performances

Future versions will build upon the existing curriculum and include the previous material alongside new lessons. These expanded versions will be offered separately at a higher cost.

Perfect For

Complete beginners learning dholak from scratch
Students starting dholak lessons
Musicians wanting to improve their bhajan accompaniment
Hobbyists learning dholak at their own pace
Players looking to expand their Keherwa vocabulary
More experienced players looking to learn additional thekas, mukdas and laggis

Start with the free trial, experience the lessons for yourself, and continue with the package that fits your learning goals.

Dholak Lessons with Devin: An Introduction to Dholak, Focusing on the Fundamentals, Practical Application, Beats (Thekas), and Variations of Keherwa Taal — the Most Popular Taal for Bhajans & Bollywood