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alapana offers regular three-tier course in Carnatic music (South Indian Classical music) - Vocal, Veena, Violin, Mridangam - and a structured course with three levels of proficiency in Indian classical dance,Bharatanatyam. Besides the regular courses, there are Intensive Modular courses and 'Flexilearn' courses in music and dance. While the regular courses lead to proper certfication through a qualifying examination, Intensive Modular courses and 'Flexilearn' courses are not examination oriented. alapana has a well-defined fee structure for various courses without any hidden cost.

In future, there will be auxillary courses such as Yoga, theory of dance, musicology, Indian decoration concepts, Costume designing, Stage management, Maintenance of Musical instruments, Cultural elements in Indian way of living.

Music

	Regular For all those who want to join regular music classes.Follows a strict syllabus. Examination is offered but not compulsory. .
	Intensive For those who intend to have special training for performances, competitions, auditions or even examinations. The hours spent will also qualify for alapana examinations. These are usually modular, each module is not longer than 3 months.
	Flexilearn For those who cannot attend regular classes. Suited for frequent travellers, shift-duty officers and even those staying far away. This is a convenient worry-free way to learn at your pace, without any examination pressure.

Dance

	Regular For all those who want to join regular Bharatanatyam classes.Follows a strict syllabus. Examination is offered but not compulsory. .
	Intensive For those who intend to have special training for performances, competitions, auditions or even examinations. The hours spent will also qualify for alapana examinations. These are usually modular, each module is not longer than 3 months.
	Flexilearn For those who cannot attend regular classes. Suited for frequent travellers, shift-duty officers and even those staying far away. This is a convenient worry-free way to learn at your pace, without any examination pressure.