Ghazal
A classical vocal form centered on poetic expression, phrasing, and emotional clarity.
Course Overview
This course introduces Ghazal singing as a classical vocal form through focused work with poetry, line, and expression. Students are guided step by step from basic familiarity with the style toward a complete, thoughtfully shaped ghazal performance.
The lessons combine explanation, demonstration, and guided practice. You listen, repeat, and apply ideas directly to your own voice, with attention to how text, melody, and feeling move together in each line.
Across the course, you build a working understanding of how a ghazal is structured, how the poetry sits in the melody, and how to approach the form with clarity and care in performance.
Hear About the Ghazal Course
What This Course Develops
Ghazal singing depends on restraint and clear expression. This course helps students develop controlled phrasing and a more thoughtful approach to poetic interpretation.
Students learn how breath, diction, melody, and expression work together in performance. The course also gives attention to pacing and the relationship between text and melody.
Through recorded lessons and guided sessions, students develop vocal control and expressive awareness within a classical framework.
Explore Ghazal Formats
An ideal starting point for students who wish to explore the art and beauty of ghazal singing.
Choose between guided live instruction and independent self-study.
Ghazal — Full Course
Includes the complete Ghazal Self-Study course plus 3 live Zoom group classes with Ustad Shafqat Ali Khan.
Course fee: $279
Includes:
- Full Ghazal Self-Study recorded course, with guided video lessons
- 3 live Zoom group classes
- Shared learning and Q&A
- Live class scheduling details after enrollment
- 12 months of course access
Live Support for Ghazal Expression
In Ghazal, the live group classes are where students learn how poetry, phrasing, and feeling come together in expressive performance.
- Class 1: Explore Ghazal form, phrasing, and poetic expression
- Class 2: Develop tonal clarity, vocal control, and refined delivery
- Class 3: Study how poetry, melody, and emotion come together in performance
Best for: Students who want the complete recorded course with live guidance, shared learning, and space for questions.
Ghazal — Self-Study
A flexible self-paced format built around recorded lessons for students who want to explore Ghazal independently and revisit the material in their own time.
Course fee: $79
Includes:
- Recorded guided video lessons
- Study at your own pace
- 12 months of access
- No live group classes
Recorded guided video lessons
- Ghazal: Introduction
- Ghazal: History
- Daily Vocal Exercises
- Ghazal: Lesson
- Ghazal: Demonstration
Best for: Independent learners who want flexible timing and clear self-paced guidance.
Experience a Full Ghazal Performance
Ghazal is best understood through listening.
In this performance, students can hear how poetry, melody, and expression unfold over time.
