A one-to-one Sanskrit mantra chanting course on the banks of the Ganges — where sound, meaning and precision come together. Learn not just to repeat mantras, but to pronounce them properly and understand what you are saying.
A mantra is not a sentence you recite. It is a precise arrangement of sounds, and the precision is not decorative — it is the point.
Sanskrit was designed around the mouth. Every consonant has a named place of articulation, and the language groups its sounds by where the tongue touches. When a mantra is chanted correctly, you can physically feel where each syllable resonates — throat, palate, teeth, lips. When it is chanted approximately, that architecture collapses and it becomes ordinary noise.
This is why we spend real time on pronunciation before repetition. Most students arrive having learned mantras phonetically from recordings, carrying small errors they never knew were there. Correcting those is often the single most valuable part of the course.
Alongside sound, you learn meaning. A mantra you understand behaves differently in the mind than a mantra you merely echo — the attention has somewhere to rest. We go through the words, the grammar in outline, and the tradition each mantra comes from.
“First the sound, then the meaning, then the silence. In that order.”
Teaching principle at Rishikesh Music Class
No two students receive the same lesson, because everyone arrives with different mantras and different reasons. What stays constant is the shape of the session — and that shape is what makes the practice hold.
The Devanagari sound groups and where each one is produced in the mouth. Short and long vowels, aspirated consonants, and the retroflex sounds that most non-Indian students get wrong.
The mantra broken into its parts, each word explained, so you know exactly what you are saying rather than trusting a translation you read once.
Sanskrit verse has metre, and mantras have a pulse. Learning it keeps the chant steady over long repetitions instead of speeding up and losing shape.
Building up to sustained repetition with mala, controlling breath across cycles, and keeping attention present rather than mechanical.
Every class ends with a written instruction — which mantra, how many repetitions, at what time of day, and what to listen for in your own voice.

Students arrive in Rishikesh with very different amounts of time. Some want a handful of mantras pronounced correctly; others want a full daily practice. The course comes in four honest sizes, and we will tell you plainly which one fits.
A real first experience rather than a taster. Correct pronunciation of the Devanagari sounds, two or three core mantras chanted properly, and their meaning explained.
The most popular choice. A working set of mantras including Gayatri and Ganesha, rhythm and metre, and a daily japa practice you can genuinely sustain at home.
For students who want accuracy to become automatic. Longer mantras and stotras, finer pronunciation work, breath management across long cycles, and deeper meaning study.
Genuine depth. Extended stotras, Vedic chanting patterns, melodic chanting, kirtan crossover, and the ability to lead chanting for a group.
Not sure which to take? Start shorter. Many students begin with seven or ten sessions and extend while they are here — it is far easier to add sessions than to rush a course you have already paid for.

You do not need any Sanskrit, any musical background, or any religious affiliation to begin. The practice is taught as sound and meaning, and students of every belief and none study it here comfortably.
The Devanagari sounds, correct articulation, your first mantras chanted accurately, and their meanings explained clearly. No prior knowledge assumed.
Longer mantras and stotras, metre and rhythm, sustained japa with mala, breath control across cycles, and greater fluency in pronunciation.
Extended stotras, Vedic chanting patterns, melodic chanting, kirtan crossover, and confidently leading chanting for a group.
Class timings. Six slots run daily and you keep the one that suits your routine: 9:30–10:30 AM, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, 12:30–1:30 PM, 2:00–3:00 PM, 4:00–5:00 PM, and 5:30–6:30 PM. Early morning is traditionally considered the strongest time for mantra practice.
Online is available. Live one-to-one lessons run over Zoom, Google Meet or WhatsApp video, scheduled around your local time zone. Mantra work suits online study particularly well, since it depends on listening rather than on physical instruments.

Before the session begins, students and guru chant together. It is a short moment, but it settles the room and marks the class as something separate from the day around it — clarity, confidence and the removal of obstacles before learning begins.
Mantra chanting and Naad training at Rishikesh Music Class, Laxman Jhula, Rishikesh. Trained in the traditional Indian classical and Vedic lineage, with years of teaching students from across the world.
Rishikesh Music Class provides music courses only. Accommodation and hotel facilities are not provided by the school.
Please book your own hotel, room, guest house or ashram stay before arriving. Many comfortable and affordable options sit within walking distance of the school at Laxman Jhula, and we are happy to suggest areas.
Nothing to bring. Mantra chanting requires no instrument. A mala is helpful for japa practice and can be bought inexpensively in Rishikesh — your teacher will point you to honest sellers near the school.
Send the short form across and it opens directly in WhatsApp with your details already written out. We reply personally — usually within a few hours — with availability, the current fee for your chosen course, and a suggested start date.