Indian Music Lessons Rahim Zullah - Learn from Indian Music Teacher in Brisbane

My long standing working relationship with Rahim Ji has been a sheer inspiration, he is a living treasure of Indian Classical music knowledge and wisdom

Before I met Rahim Ji, I could only repeat a note after hearing it but my memory of notes was poor. He started teaching me a 7 note Raga in the major scale. He insisted that I develop my memory for these seven notes such that I can pick any note; and reach any note from any other note in any octave. He also gave me a goal/dream that given any alapana, I should be able to decode its notes (or as he refers to it as a spelling of a musical phrase). With his help I have been trying to reach these main goals. I have been learning for a year and half now. My memory of notes has improved massively in comparison to when I started. With the help of an instrument (called harmonium) I can also manage to decode the notes of a musical phrase. However, I have not yet reached the mastery of decoding them in an instant without the help of the instrument.As ornamented notes is one characteristic of Indian music, he is also been teaching me to decorate the notes with meend and gamakh. He insists on the importance of rhythm ('tala') and has been teaching me to sing and improvise alongwith the rhythm. He also teaches various techniques to improve the voice texture, and how the voice should sound for low and high notes, and how to modulate the voice with different moods and emotions of songs.As a person, he is extremely nice and very patient. I can definitely dare to say that he can teach even a rock to sing, if rock had vocal cords. I look forward to keep learning from him, and one day I hope achieve mastery over notes and rhythm.

Ustad Rahimji Zullah is beyond expression by words. I have been his student and son for 10 years and counting and I consider myself extremely fortunate to be amongst the very few to witness and understand his moments of Genius. I am a part of his family and feel blessed.His passion and love for music has such incredible depth, that it transcends you to an unimaginable level of awakening towards Indian classical music. It is truly a gift to be in his presence with his harmonium in his study room. He is truly enlightened in the art.I am immensely blessed to spend long evenings with him, learning and listening to his masterpieces and have at many occasions been awestruck with his genius ways of expressing words, lyrics, songs through his music and in-depth knowledge of Ragas.His heavenly devotion to every moment of his singing is so overpowering, that I have seen tears rolling out of his eyes every time he sings his rendition, even though it must have been the 1000th time he is singing it.Such is the zenith of his celestial artistry, a layman cannot even fathom. Looking at Ustad Rahimji, one can only imagine how Ustad Mehdi Hassan must've been. He is a living proof of genius artistry.With great talent comes great humbleness as we see only in legendary artists. He showers everyone in his presence with free flowing love and care and is an exemplary example of how a true human should be. Just being in his presence is a gift in itself.I have secretly recorded a few sessions I spent with him because it can be too overwhelming as his student to take it in all at once; and every time I hear them, I learn something new. His teachings are priceless and for someone who truly wants to understand Indian classical music, Ustad Rahimji is a gift from the Almighty.

If you are looking for a good Indian Music Teacher in Brisbane, then Rahim Zullah is the right gentleman. He has taken Indian music training to the next level.