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The Hare Krishna Temple Songs Handbook: A Complete Musician's Guide to the Daily Temple Program
Paperback
Series: The Bhakti House Music
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Learn the sacred songs of the Hare Krishna temple-and understand the music behind them.
The Hare Krishna Temple Songs Handbook is a comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to sing, play, understand, and participate more confidently in the musical life of the Hare Krishna temple.
Created by The Bhakti House, this practical handbook brings together the essential songs and prayers of the temple program with accessible musical instruction for singers, harmonium and keyboard players, kīrtana leaders, mṛdaṅga players, karatāla players, and devotees who want to deepen their service through sacred sound.
Rather than presenting temple songs as melodies to simply memorize, the handbook helps musicians understand how the music works. Songs are supported by Bhatkhande notation, sargam, lyrics, and Western-note references, creating a bridge between North Indian and Western approaches to learning music.
Readers are also introduced to important concepts including rāga, tāla, laya, mātrā, sam, khālī, scales, intervals, chords, inversions, transposition, melody, rhythm, and accompaniment.
A substantial portion of the handbook is devoted to playing harmonium by ear. Step by step, musicians learn how to find Sa, recognize scales, discover melodies one phrase at a time, construct chords, hear chord progressions, transpose songs, accompany singers, and gradually move beyond dependence on written notation.
Inside this handbook you will find:
- Songs and prayers for morning, offering, and evening temple programs
- Bhatkhande notation with words and Western-note references
- Practical guidance for reading and using sargam
- An introduction to rāga, tāla, laya, mātrā, sam, and khālī
- Harmonium and keyboard techniques for kīrtana
- A systematic approach to finding melodies by ear
- Major and minor scale construction
- Chords, inversions, harmony, and chord progressions
- Transposition using sargam and Roman numerals
- Guidance for accompanying singers and congregational kīrtana
- Musical interaction between harmonium, mṛdaṅga, and karatālas
- Ear-training exercises and structured practice plans
- Practical guidance for developing confidence as a temple musician
Whether you are learning your first temple song, beginning harmonium, developing your ear, or preparing to lead kīrtana, The Hare Krishna Temple Songs Handbook is designed to be a practical musical companion that you can return to again and again.
THE BHAKTI HOUSE
www.TheBhaktiHouse.org
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