Looking for Harmonium Classes in Mumbai?

A harmonium, also called a “melodeon”, “reed organ” or “pump organ”, is a keyboard instrument that is a lot like an organ. It makes sound by blowing air through reeds, which are tuned to different pitches to make musical notes.  This is joined to a mechanism which operates a bellows, sending air to the reeds.

Harmonium reeds are made of either copper or brass. Brass reeds have a louder, more penetrating sound. They are popular for kirtans and bhajans where often a number of people are singing vigorously.

The harmonium was conceived in the West, but today largely resides in the East, particularly in the Indian subcontinent; so much so that many mistakenly think it to be an Indian instrument. To go into the past and locate the precise starting point of an idea or an invention is tricky, but one must start somewhere