Gopinath D

Reviewed on 20 Feb, 2019

Mridangam

"Extremely professional. Very intelligible on many, if not most styles of percussion and percussive instruments. Knows how to teach percussion in a way that's easy to understand. If you're from outside India. He is the go to for Arabian and South Indian percussion. "

Reviewed on 07 Feb, 2019

Mridangam

"Gopinath is an excellent teacher. I've been consistently taking mridangam classes from him after deciding to spend 1 month in Chennai to learn about Carnatic music. I am originally from Australia. After trying a few teachers, I settled with Gopinath. Not only is he very skilled and knowledgeable about all things percussion, he is also a very clear communicator. Further, he adapts the lesson to what the student requires. In my case, I've already had years of western musical training and wanted to specifically hone in on percussion at a accelerated pace, which Gopinath was able to do. I highly recommend you to try at least a few lessons! "

Reviewed on 10 Dec, 2018

Mridangam

"Shri.Gopinath is not only knowledgeable but also an exceptional teacher of mridangam. He is great in understanding the student's needs and customising classes. I am learning online and absolutely enjoy every class. Highly recommend Shri Gopinath as a mridangam teacher. Pranams. "

Reviewed on 03 Dec, 2018

Mridangam

"Mr. Gopinath is an excellent Guru. He is patient, structured, encouraging and also extremely helpful. He not only conducts classes very well, he also sends notes, konokol voice messages and also video lessons to help me practice. I am very enthused by his classes and would highly recommend him. "

Reviewed on 18 Nov, 2018

Drums

"My son started Drums class with Gopi and is practicing with him for 2 years now. He took every step he could to create interest for my son on drums. He first made friends with my son, played with him after class hours, taught him some easy beats to create interest before going to regular class/lessons. He has been extremely professional, very punctual to classes. He made sure that the Skype lessons worked for my son few weeks before he actually went abroad. Prompt in giving accolades as well as what is not going well for my son and keeps me posted as well. My son scored distinction in his drums trinity exam and all credits goes to Gopi. He has extremely supportive and motivating my son throughout the preparation of his exam. I'll recommend Gopi very highly to anyone who wants to learn drums lessons. "

Reviewed on 12 Nov, 2018

Mridangam

"Thanks to UrbanPro for finding an excellent tutor for myself and my son. Gopinath is very talented and has a great passion for music. My son is learning Mridangam and I am leaning Kanjera from him. He also has excellent teaching skills. His notes are very clear and he ensures the speed at which the class is taken is very comfortable. He gives a lot of minute tips to ensure we find it easy to play the instrument and avoid making mistakes. Both of us enjoy learning from him. "

Reviewed on 08 May, 2018

Drums

"Mr.Gopinath is a dynamic energetic and charming person. Full of position vibe. Awesome knowledge. Talented diversely. Friendly in teaching. Caring personality for his students. Good guidance. Good hospitality."

Reviewed on 22 Apr, 2018

Drums

"A very clear, simple and structured approach to teach students from the basic combined with a pleasant personality makes Gopinath a great teacher. Highly recommended. "

Reviewed on 23 Oct, 2017

Mridangam

"I am learning Mridangam from my guru Mr. Gopinath, the way he take the class is very smooth and flexible. He understand the student temp and teach accordingly. He will not allow to move to next step without playing the current steps perfectly. He will advise to practice on daily basis. He helped me lot in personal to buy the mridangam. He is very friendly and jolly type teacher. "

Reviewed on 27 Jun, 2017

Drums

"Certainly a born teacher ,that's for sure. I never feel alien with him from the beginning. Very cordial, smooth, greasy human. Every class he asks me "practice ." Very blessed to have him as a teacher. "

Reviewed on 25 Jun, 2017

Drums

"Mr. Gopinath is a calm and respectful person. I told him that I only have 3 months time and he said that a lot can be learned and u can come daily if u wish. One thing that I like very much is the flexibility of timings. He can accommodate me in the early morning as well as in the late night. I could grasp the lessons quickly and so the pace of the class is fast and that's what I need because of the lack of availability of time. Sometimes I play a song and ask him the beats, for which he patiently listens and writes the notes for me. He emphasizes on the feel of the beat and asks me to play with different sticks for it. He innovates a lot of new rolls in the moment which is very good to play and hear. Another thing that I like is the tutoring is one-on-one and he immediately corrects my mistakes. Sometimes when a beat is tough, he teaches in such a way that I get it. He splits it into different parts, plays them for visual understanding. At the end of the day, he'll make u play it. He even teaches me beats from across the world like Bossa Nova, Rumba, Merengue, Samba to name a few. He also shares notes via WhatsApp and gives homework. He was very helpful right from selecting my kit to assembling it. He has already taken 50 hours of class for me in the span of one month. He is committed to teaching and his tutoring is worth the money. Overall, Mr.Gopinath is a great tutor and I highly recommend him without a second thought. "

Reviewed on 19 Jun, 2017

Drums

"I am a paramedical professional and very much interested in music and playing drums. Thanks to Urpanpro. For i got Gopinath master for drums. He is the first one to respond me from urpanpro that shows the first impression will be best impression suits Gopi sir well. Highly talented ,very kind , soft spoken, truly motivating, very knowledgeable about the music, first class itself he made me to play on the drums. Teaching are very easy and understandable, which makes the practice very easier and can make a good neat steady progress in what we learn from him. Definitely it will give an special identity wherever we go and play. Builds our interest and confidence more and more to learn and to go deep in what we learn from him. He also corrects the mistakes very gently. Gives home training lessons to get going which will be very helpful to us. Very encouraging which makes our doubtfulness and fearsome to get lost from us. Special thanks to Gopi sir and his wonderful teaching. I would suggest strongly to go for with Gopi sir for classes. "

Reviewed on 16 Feb, 2017

Drums

"Mr. Gopinath is a wonderful instructor. He is currently teaching me the drums. I appreciate the effort he puts into making sure the lessons are thorough and informative. He encourages me to pursue not only the drums but various other percussion instruments. I would gladly recommend him to anyone interested in learning the drums. "

Reviewed on 16 Feb, 2017

Drums

"Really a nice teacher who is keen on basics as well as he provides space for the learner's ability. It would help a lot for students like me (I prefer and can only a slow paced learning). He insists the learning and a method of practice in every class. Definitely he is one among the best teachers for percussion instruments' learning. "

Reviewed on 08 Feb, 2017

Mridangam

"I am a mature medical doctor and I am very passionate about mridangam. Gopinath is an amazing teacher. His teaching is tailored to the student's knowledge base and the student's aspirations. Everyone can learn mridangam very well with him. Obviously the student needs to understand the lesson, ( Gopinath has got several techniques to make it easy for the student to understand the lessons ) practice daily, improve the tonal quality and the speed. I firmly believe that the student can achieve perfection if he sticks with Gopinath. He is the perfect teacher that any student can find. He is also en excellent teacher of western drums and Egyptian percussion instrument. I thoroughly recommend him as a teacher without any hesitation. "