Carnatic Vocal Music and Bhajan Classes by a Third-Generation Musician | 10+ Years of Teaching | All levels and ages welcome | English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu

As parents living away from India, we always wanted our child to stay connected to our culture and roots. We wanted her to learn Carnatic music and bhajans, but also wanted her to actually enjoy it and not feel like it was another class she had to attend. My daughter (11 yo) has been learning from Auro for a while now and it's been a really nice experience.

We first got interested in Auro because she's a generational classical singer. We had attended concerts by her and her mom and really liked them.

Honestly, I wasn't sure in the beginning how my daughter would manage the classes because she gets distracted very easily and doesn't have a very long attention span. But Auro has been really good with her. She understands what my daughter likes, which deity she enjoys singing bhajans for, which ragas and talas she finds interesting and somehow makes the classes around these things. She also uses stars, badges and little rewards to keep her excited about learning. My daughter looks forward to her classes now, which is something I wasn't sure would happen!

She has already performed at quite a few community events and temple bhajans and has got so many compliments. It makes us very happy to see her enjoying music and learning something that keeps her connected to our roots, especially while growing up away from India. Very thankful to Auro for this!

She's honestly the best teacher i've ever learned from. Not just because she knows her craft so well, but because she understood something that i struggled with all my previous teachers, flexibility!

I've always wanted to learn krishna bhajans, but every teacher i've learned from before insisted on getting the carnatic basics perfect first and only then moving on to songs. I get the importance of learning the basics, but sometimes you also want to learn something you're actually excited about, right?

Auro understood that. While teaching me the basics, she also taught me bhajans that I was interested in learning. Those little wins made such a difference and kept me motivated. I can now sing them during poojas at home and even at community events.

And finally my mom is happy that after all those years of music classes, i'm actually able to showcase some carnatic music skills

Really glad i found her. She's flexible, encouraging and makes learning so much more enjoyable!

I've always loved movie songs and playback music, and I wanted to learn Carnatic music to get my basics right and be able to sing movie songs better. Auro is the perfect teacher for me because she connects ragas to movie songs in such a fun and relatable way. It's amazing how she sings a Geetham or a Varnam and seamlessly connects it to a movie song. It's helped me understand ragas so much better and even made me curious enough to start figuring out the ragas in movie songs myself!

I also love her not-so-rigid approach to teaching Carnatic music. She makes learning fun without making it feel any less meaningful. Music should be fun, after all! And that's exactly what makes me look forward to every class.

I started learning from Auro with a little hesitation because I wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep up with music classes alongside everything else in life. But she's made the whole experience so comfortable and enjoyable.

What I really like about her teaching is that she doesn't make you feel conscious about making mistakes. She's patient, explains things properly and gives you the time to get comfortable with a song instead of rushing through lessons.

She also pays attention to the little things and genuinely wants you to improve, rather than just finishing the syllabus. I've noticed a big difference in my confidence and the way I approach singing now.

It's rare to find someone who's both passionate about teaching and genuinely invested in their students. Really happy to be learning from her!

I've been learning Carnatic music and Bhajans from Auro ma'am. She's pretty friendly and easygoing. I love that she never puts us down when we are ambitious (which many of my previous teachers did, especially when I wanted to learn Bhajans as a beginner). I've learned a lot and am also honing my basics side by side. Highly recommend her classes!