Gopinath D

Reviewed on 07 Aug, 2023

Mridangam

"My name is Dr Praveen Sudhindar based out of the United Kingdom. I have been learning Mridhangam from Guru gopinath for the last 8 months. Shri Gopinath is an excellent teacher and is extremely patient while making me understand the lessons. He is quite flexible with the timing of the lessons and I really appreciate him for keeping up with online lessons despite the time difference. He has helped me grow as a musician in a short span of time since I started learning and I highly recommend him for those who want to learn Mridangam in a professional way."

Reviewed on 07 Apr, 2022

Konnakol

"I’m currently in class 10. Since one month, I am learning flute under the guidance of Gopi sir. I used to think that flute was a male dominated instrument and was hesitant to learn it at first. But sir treated me as equally as everyone and I’m very happy about it. He is very polite and teaches everything so patiently. The main fact is that sir teaches the swaras so perfectly. When I’d attended my first flute class it was very difficult for me to even get the blow. I was at the end of my patience and was going to give up soon. but it was sir who consistently kept correcting and motivating me. He takes doubts anytime and always rectifies our mistakes. My favorite part of learning is learning the Konakkol. Sir is so much experienced in Konakkol and his rhythms are so mesmerizing to hear! So for sure, if you wish to learn flute, you won’t get a better teacher than Gopi sir! Thank you so much sir. "

Reviewed on 30 Mar, 2022

Drums

"My brother(9) and I(14) are taking online drums and konakkol classes from USA. We really like Mr. Gopinath's teaching! It has been very helpful to me and my brother. He teaches the drums in a fun and effective way because Mr Gopinath helps us understand everything even when we are having trouble. Me and my brother have learned many beats and styles to play drums. We have also learned a lot of konakkol from him. I have been learning with Mr Gopinath from when I started playing drums and konakkol and I am much better than I was before. "

Reviewed on 09 Feb, 2021

Mridangam

"I connected with shri. Gopinath through urban pro to teach mridangam for my 9 yr old son and me. We are learning mridangam via online from hyderabad. His pace of class and instructions are at ease which helps not only my son even me at late 30s to learn this wonderful musical instrument. Though our journey started only 3 months back, from this short experience I'm confident we are in safe hands, not only to learn mridangam, also other percussion or musical instrument over period of time. His classes and voice notes even made my 5 year old daughter to learn konakol of mrindangam and she looks forward to learn new konakol lesson every week. His passion for teaching make us to not only learn but practice regularly. He pays individual attention and does personal follow-up via assignments to be completed in between weeks, which ensures learning are practised daily without fail. Thanks, mr. Gopinath ji and it's a pleasure to know you and hope to have long association in our music journey. "

Reviewed on 15 Sep, 2020

Mridangam

"I am a student from USA who started learning Mridangam full time online from Gopinath sir couple of months ago. It has definitely been a wonderful journey so far. Based on my personal experience with Gopinath, he has both in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of Mridangam and konnakol. In fact, I was amazed to see his passion towards music in general. Specifically , I would like to mention that it has been very comfortable for me to communicate and share any feedbacks related to the lessons. As part of his classes, you will get all the notes in pdf along with the voice notes for the same. He also never hesitates to send a short video clip when needed for more clarity for certain lessons. Additionally, he does not rush into advanced lessons unless he feels the student has had enough practice and matches his expectations.He is also very encouraging and straightforward . Overall, I would strongly recommend Gopinath to be your guru if you are looking for an energetic and skilled music professional. "

Reviewed on 31 Jul, 2020

Drums

"I am blessed with one such music teacher Mr Gopinath. He will never get tired while explaining to me. I am such a slow learner. He creates interest and makes me involve totally. The teaching method is also something unique initially I had that doubt how I can learn Drums that too through Skype class but from the very first class I got the answer for my doubt and I am improving now. The in-depth knowledge, passion, interest, dedication, the love for music and above all the patience I admire in my Guru Mr Gopinath. No wonder he is sure-handed. I am a gifted person to be his student. "

Reviewed on 30 Jun, 2020

Mridangam

"It was only the Divine Blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and my Purva Janma Punya that I could come across my unique Mridangam Master and a multi-talented genius Sri Gopinath in UrbanPro. His reverence towards the instrument inspires me a lot. Being a Teacher myself, I really admire his appreciable teaching techniques and concern for his students. When I was searching for a suitable Mridangam Master, I really had fear that I could get into any commercial-minded Master who would overcharge me. But, it is only Divine Sankalpa that I could get Gopinath Master who is really student-minded and not money-minded at all. He takes utmost care that the student copies the notation and learns the Kunnakol perfectly. He has made my hands speak the voice of Mridangam. I am really feel proud about my progress in a short span of time. I would really recommend my Master Gopinath to whomever searching for a sincere and dedicated Mridangam Master. My deep sense of gratitude to Gopinath Master. "

Reviewed on 26 Apr, 2020

Mridangam

"I reached out to Mr.Gopinath through Urban Pro to teach mridangam for my son. He started with basic notes on konnakol. His passion for teaching mridangam is really good and made sure my son learning curve is steady and steep. He pays individual attention and does the personal follow-up to make sure learnings are practised daily to stay on top of the lessons learned. Thanks, Mr. Gopinath and it's a pleasure to know you on this journey. "

Reviewed on 15 Apr, 2020

Mridangam

"My 7 year old boy started taking online mridangam lessons with Gopinath master 4 months ago and he has been thoroughly enjoying every session. The excitement of learning something new is keeping my little boy hooked to mridangam lessons with his guru Gopinath. He has now completed the basics and has moved on to the intermediate lessons such as ‘nadai’. One of Gopinath’s key strengths in teaching is the adaption of lessons to suit the skills and pace of the learner. Gopinath not only ensures that he introduces something new in every session, but he also stresses the importance of regular and methodical practice. Strong theoretical knowledge and background is also evident from his approach to teaching combined with clear explanations of the terminology used. His continued learning and teaching of instruments has clearly an added advantage to his knowledge. Besides, Gopinath is very flexible with the lesson timings and he clearly communicates his availability before the sessions. He is very meticulous in his teaching and he makes sure that the lessons are conducted on a regular basis. To sum up, I can confidently say that we have found one of the best mridangam teachers for our little boy and we feel excited to continue this wonderful journey of music with one of the finest in the field. No wonder he is one of the most sought after and highly recommended teachers of percussion and we would also like to add our gratitude, praise and strong recommendation for him. "

Reviewed on 15 Mar, 2020

Mridangam

"I joined classes with specific request to be patient with my learning skills and ability to pace upbto a yping GURU in Mr GOPI. To my surprise i found Guru GOPI (GG) to be playful and cheer my learnimg steps with abundant joy and enthusiasm. My GG gives me score put of 10 to gently nudge me to better in next classs. My learning at an advance age has become fun. I need some better grounding in theory content . I am just 3mths old and have completed 5MORAS and 3 Descending oeders in Madhyamkalam . Thank you GG for guiding me. "

Reviewed on 21 Jan, 2020

Mridangam

"I want to deeply thank my guru Gopinath for incredible studying experience. I am from Kazakhstan. I stayed in Chennai for 13 days and Gopinath adapted Konakkol course specifically for me. I had lessons every day 2 hours each. They went at desirable pace, so I learned everything I could according to my current experience in music. His classes met my expectations and gave me even more, what I didn't expect. I came for konakkol and Gopinath excited me with his mridangam, so I decided to buy one. Gopinath fully assisted with buying mridangam for a more convenient price. Later he assisted me with buying another instrument, ganjira. I continued learning not only konakkol, but also mridangam. Gopinath is amazing, he's a professional musician, great teacher and just astonishing human being. He's very open and efficiently combines Eastern and Western approaches to teaching, making a foreigner like me settle down easier. Every meeting with him was a joy, which was a necessary energy source to study. He's answering all questions, explains everything that you ask to explain, very clear and informative. He teaches what's right and what's wrong, he's always on his toes and notices every little thing you need to correct early in your training. If you want to learn konakkol and mridangam the right way, meaning not only get the science and the knowledge, but get the proper learning experience which is very rare these days - guru Gopinath is the right choice. "

Reviewed on 25 Jul, 2019

Mridangam

"If you are looking for any percussions classes-Classical or western - beginners or advanced - look no further, than Mr. Gopinath. Gopi is a versatile and extremely talented percussionist, a great mentor and a teacher par excellence. In every lesson, in every class, he actually makes you come up to his level and then inspires you to keep pushing forward. Wish you good luck if you're starting music classes, and if you're with Gopi, welcome to the club. "

Reviewed on 12 Jul, 2019

Mridangam

"I went with a doubt whether an old man in the age group of 50+ like me can learn and will be able to play. Guru is not the one who just teaches the subject but the one who prepares you to learn the subject. That is the first lesson he gave to me. Since then for the past 4 months the Guru- Shishya bond gets stronger with every class and I am sure it will go on for some more years. I am a slow learner and he has the patience to come along with me. Guru never leave their student at any stage. And, I am happy to say Guru.Gopinath posess it. So with Guru. Gopinath, you not only get an expert teacher who teaches you the music but also the teacher who moulds you to face the world. If any one wants to learn with detail, I would strongly recommend them to be part of guru Gopinath's team. I am proud to be one in the team. "

Reviewed on 06 Mar, 2019

Drums

"My son Tarun is a budding drummer under the guidance of Mr. Gopinath. Mr. Gopinath is an extremely talented drummer. His instructions are clear and simple. He maintains a beautiful bond with the students. ( My son always calls him as Anna and do not allow me to address him as Sir). What sets him apart is the beautiful balance of passion and patience, friendly attitude and strict discipline. I highly recommend him as a teacher. "

Reviewed on 04 Mar, 2019

Drums

"Gopinath Sir is a gentle, kind, highly talented and an extremely professional drummer and tutor. He is really helpful and corrects my mistakes very gently. Truly honoured to be his student and I will be hoping to continue learning drums from him. "